Aggie Basketball
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF
Patricia Cage-Bibbs · Tarrell Robinson · Freddie Murray · Erica Handy-Cousar · Freddie McLean
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Tarrell Robinson enters his fourth season under women’s basketball head coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs in his second stint as an assistant coach at N.C. A&T. After a season in which helped Bibbs put together one of the most impressive seasons in school history, Robinson was promoted to associate head coach. Robinson earned the new position by establishing himself as one of the best recruiters in the MEAC.
Under Bibbs’ guidance, he was instrumental in the Aggies 2006 recruiting class. Among the outstanding athletes in that class was Ta’Wuana “Tweet” Cook, who eventually became the first MEAC Rookie of the Year in the history of the N.C. A&T women’s basketball program. The class also included Lamona Smalley, one of the best rebounders in the conference and an all-tournament selection in 2008. Shantar Waddell was named MEAC Rookie of the Week during the 2006-2007 season.
Robinson repeated and accomplished the same for the Aggies 2007 class. He was out front in helping Bibbs bring in the most highly regarded recruit in the history of the Aggies program. Jaleesa Sams was ranked as high as No. 31 nationally by Scouts.com. Robinson also helped the program bring in two more excellent recruits that could help the Aggies be a premiere team in the MEAC for years to come. The Aggies 2008 class also looks to be impressive.
An Aggie alumnus, Robinson brings experience as a player and as a successful coach on the high school level. Robinson returned to his alma mater after two seasons as the assistant boys basketball coach at High Point (N.C.) Andrews High School, where he helped Andrews compile a 42-13 record and a pair of appearances in the NCHSAA State Tournament.
Prior to coaching at Andrews, Robinson spent two seasons as an assistant coach at N.C. A&T. He served as the graduate assistant for the men’s basketball team for the 2001-02 season. He worked with student-athletes with individual skill development and served as the film exchange coordinator. He also coordinated the summer basketball camp and taught classes in the university’s Health and Physical Education Department.
The following season, Robinson was named as an assistant coach for the Aggie women’s basketball program. He served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and played a key role in helping the Lady Aggies win more games than the previous three seasons combined. Robinson believes in teaching and coaching and has filled a number of roles in both capacities.
He has participated as an instructor in basketball camps hosted by NCAA Division I head coaches Roy Williams (North Carolina), Skip Prosser and Fran McCafferty. He is an active participant in the award-winning National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) at N.C. A&T. Robinson also has taught at risk children at local elementary schools as a part of the university’s Gear-Up Foundation Program.
Robinson had a stellar playing career at N.C. A&T. He scored 934 career points, grabbed more than 700 rebounds and blocked 35 shots during his career. He had a 15-rebound performance against Bethune-Cookman in 2001 and averaged 11.5 points and 7.4 rebounds his last two seasons in an Aggies uniform.
Robinson attended E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, N.C., where he was a Honorable Mention McDonald’s All-American and lettered three years on the varsity level. Robinson earned his B.A. degree in psychology in 2001 and, is enrolled in the graduate program at N.C. A&T, where he is a candidate for a master’s degree in Human Performance and Leisure Studies.