29 Facts About Crystal Robinson

Crystal LaTresa Robinson was born on January 22,1974 and is an American basketball coach and former player.

Crystal Robinson grew up in Atoka, Oklahoma, and first garnered national recognition during her collegiate career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Professionally, Robinson played for the Colorado Xplosion of the ABL before playing in the WNBA for the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics.

Crystal Robinson was raised in Atoka, Oklahoma and attended Atoka High School, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.

Crystal Robinson participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring a game-high twenty-five points, and earning MVP honors.

Crystal Robinson went on to earn her bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation.

Crystal Robinson averaged 26.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg and six apg during her collegiate career and is the all-time Southeastern leader in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.

Crystal Robinson scored a career-high 60 points against rival East Central in her senior year, which remains the most point scored in a game in the history of Oklahoma women's basketball.

Crystal Robinson was a three-time NAIA first-team All-American, who led the nation in scoring in 1994 and '95 and was named the NAIA Women's Basketball National Player of the Year in 1996, after leading Southeastern to NAIA runner-up finishes in 1995 and '96, dropping a pair of one-point decisions in back-to-back championship games to Southern Nazarene.

Crystal Robinson is SE's all-time career leader in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, while ranking second in career blocks.

Crystal Robinson is the school's all-time leader for points in a season, scoring average in a season, field goals made in a season, three-point field goals made in a season, rebounds in a season, assists in a season, steals in a season.

Crystal Robinson has been inducted into the Southeastern Athletic Hall of Fame, NAIA Hall of Fame, and the Jim Thorpe Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

Crystal Robinson was chosen to The Daily Oklahoman All-Century First Team for both Oklahoma high schools and Oklahoma universities.

Crystal Robinson was named the ABL Rookie of the Year, which she says is the award in her playing career she is most proud, and an ABL All-Star in 1997.

Crystal Robinson played seven years for the franchise and - alongside WNBA great Teresa Weatherspoon and all-stars Tari Phillips, Sue Wicks and Becky Hammon - and helped the Liberty to four-straight WNBA Playoff berths and three WNBA Finals.

Crystal Robinson averaged 10.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.1 spg over 30.1 mpg during her eight-year WNBA career.

Crystal Robinson led the team in scoring eight times and recorded three 20+ scoring games, leading the Liberty past the Charlotte Sting in the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to the Houston Comets in the 1999 WNBA Finals.

In 2000, Crystal Robinson was top scoring threat both as a starter and off the bench as she helped lead the Liberty to the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

In 2001, Crystal Robinson turned in another solid campaign starting all 32 games and authored 19 double-figure scoring games.

Crystal Robinson averaged 11.5 ppg in the playoffs that season, leading the team to an opening round sweep of Miami before being eliminated by the Charlotte Rockers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In 2002, Crystal Robinson started all 32 games and helped the Liberty back to the championship series for the third time in four seasons where they fell to the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2002 WNBA Finals.

In 2003, Crystal Robinson had a career-high in points per game while starting 33 of the Liberty's 34 games.

In 2004, Crystal Robinson started all but one of the Liberty's 28 games and finished with 12.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game on.

Crystal Robinson's shooting percentage and scoring dropped to career lows in her final season with the Liberty in 2005, as Crystal Robinson battled some nagging injuries.

Crystal Robinson recorded 500th career rebound on May 26, versus Indiana and the Liberty earned the three-seed in the 2005 WNBA season but were swept by Indiana Fever in the opening round of the playoffs.

On February 8,2006, Crystal Robinson signed with the Washington Mystics and played her final two seasons of professional basketball in our nation's capital.

Crystal Robinson appeared in 29 games in 2006 and 2007 before her retirement.

Crystal Robinson announced her retirement on June 1,2007, to become an assistant coach with the Washington Mystics.

In May 2013, Crystal Robinson joined Jerry Finkbeiner's staff at Utah State where she stayed for one season.