SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State women's basketball head coach Beth Cunningham announced today the signing of transfer Tyra Robinson. Robinson has three years of eligibility remaining.
 
The 6-3 forward spent last season at Western Carolina, where she appeared in 29 games and earned four starts. She averaged 3.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 7.6 minutes per game while blocking seven shots in her freshman campaign. Robinson's best performance of the 2023-24 season came against Missouri Valley Conference member Murray State, as she posted a season-high 20 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against the Racers.
 
A native of Little Rock, Ark., Robinson played basketball at Parkview High School. She earned 5A Central all-state and all-conference honors in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, Robinson averaged 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds for Parkview, and she helped lead the Patriots to state titles in 2021 and 2022.
 
Cunningham on Robinson:
"We are thrilled with the addition of Tyra to our Lady Bear family. She will bring an inside presence, physicality and a skill set to our interior game. With three years of eligibility remaining, I am extremely excited about her high ceiling and her potential to really grow and develop in our program. We couldn't be more excited to get her on campus in two weeks!"