ST. LOUIS – Former Missouri State women's basketball standout Tina Robbins Wilson was announced Wednesday (April 15) as a member of the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame class.
Robbins was an All-America guard for coach Cheryl Burnett's Lady Bears teams from 1991 to 1994 and helped Missouri State compile a 104-23 ledger during her tenure.
Joining her in the 29th MVC Hall of Fame class are Paul Pressey of Tulsa (men's basketball), Ray Conger of Iowa State (men's track), and Desiraye Osburn Speer of Wichita State (women's track) and Phil Rodgers of Houston (men's golf). These individuals will be recognized at the institutional level with events in the coming year.
A native of Duenweg, Mo., and a product of Joplin High School, Robbins played on four consecutive conference championship teams and was a member of Missouri State's first four NCAA Tournament teams.
Her most celebrated moment came as a sophomore in 1992, when she earned NCAA Midwest Regional MVP honors after leading Missouri State to regional wins over UCLA and Ole Miss, propelling the Lady Bears to the program's first Final Four appearance in Los Angeles. The team returned to the Sweet Sixteen the following season in 1993.
As a senior, Robbins was named to the Kodak All-American Team as an honorable mention selection and earned Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MVP honors. She also earned Academic All-District VII recognition in her final campaign.
She remains Missouri State's all-time career assists leader with 657 and holds the single-season assists record with 216. She was inducted into the Missouri State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
Tina is married to James Wilson and has a stepson, Collin Wilson. She just completed her 19th season as head women's basketball coach at Crowder College in Neosho.
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