Tahnee Robinson was born on February 2,1988 and is an American former professional basketball player now actively coaching in the NCAA Division I She is the first enrolled Native American woman to be drafted into the WNBA being a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe.
19 Facts About Tahnee Robinson
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Tahnee Robinson was the first player to be drafted into the WNBA from the University of Nevada-Reno.
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Tahnee Robinson was born February 2,1988, in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, to Tim and Sara Robinson.
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Tahnee Robinson's mother is Pawnee and Shoshone and her father is Cheyenne and Sioux.
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Tahnee Robinson was raised on the Wind River Reservation in Fort Washakie, Wyoming with her two brothers.
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Tahnee Robinson is an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe.
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In high school Tahnee Robinson became one of McDonald's High School All-Americans.
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Tahnee had a successful high school career; during her senior year Robinson led her team to win the Class 3A State title in 2006, and signed her letter of intent to play at the University of Wyoming.
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Tahnee Robinson was then granted a chance to play for Sheridan College, and took the opportunity.
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Tahnee Robinson tried balancing being a full-time student, a single mom, and an athlete at the same time but she was overwhelmed and forced to leave her son with her parents.
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Tahnee Robinson became the leading scorer in the nation for National Junior College Athletic Association schools, averaging nearly 30 points per game.
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Tahnee Robinson then picked up her second All-WAC first-team nod and was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team.
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Furthermore, Tahnee Robinson was named a WBCA All-Region honoree and WAC Verizon Wireless Player of the Week three times over the season.
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Tahnee Robinson then received her Bachelor of Science Degree in General Studies with emphasis in Health Education, Communication and Native American Studies at Nevada-Reno.
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Tahnee Robinson was then traded to the Connecticut Sun where she played for them overseas before she was released from the roster.
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Tahnee Robinson stated, "Tahnee just hadn't been able to beat out the people in front of her," Thibault said.
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Tahnee Robinson has some work to do in a couple of areas of her game and hopefully she can go overseas and work on them.
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Tahnee Robinson then returned to the University of Nevada-Reno and became a graduate assistant for the Wolf Pack Women's basketball team while she pursued her master's degree in the University of Nevada's educational leadership program.
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Tahnee Robinson was then promoted to the Director of Player Development for the Wolf Pack.