North Carolina Central University

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     ATLANTA -- North Carolina Central University head women's basketball coach Joli Robinson has be selected as the 2006 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division II Regional Coach of the Year, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Wednesday.
     Robinson is now one of eight finalists for the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year award, which will be presented at a luncheon on Tuesday, April 4 in Boston.
     Robinson, who just finished her 10th season as the leader of NCCU's women's basketball program, guided the Lady Eagles' to their third best season in school history with an overall record of 23-7. The Lady Eagles also opened the season by posting a school-best 11-1 record and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Championships, advancing to the regional semifinals before losing to the eventual champion.
     A native of Charlotte, N.C., Robinson also received WBCA Regional Coach of the Year honors in 2001, after leading the Lady Eagles to a school record 25 victories. She has won more than twice as many games as any other NCCU women's basketball coach with a record of 155-129.
     Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.