will now take place on Saturday, Aug. 8. Callaway Plaza
activities start at 3 pm. Autographs in the stadium from 4-6 pm.
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LaChina Robinson recently completed her sixth season with Georgia Tech Women's Basketball and her first as Special Assistant to Head Coach MaChelle Joseph. Prior to last season, Robinson was the Director of Basketball operations from 2004-2008 and held administrative positions from 2003-2004 including serving as the administrative assistant for recruiting where Georgia Tech signed a USA Today nationally-ranked top-five class.
As the Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Robinson serves as the team's marketing liaison between the Georgia Tech events and promotions office, media relations, the Atlantic Coast Conference office and the A-T Fund. Her responsibilities also include fundraising, overseeing the Georgia Tech Wreckin' Crew (women's basketball booster club), alumni relations, and community outreach. In the fall of 2008 Robinson was nominated for the Women of Distinction Award which is given to outstanding Georgia Tech women in conjunction with the annual Georgia Tech Women's Leadership Conference and honors women with exemplary leadership abilities. This past season, Robinson was chosen to serve on the Atlantic Coast Conference's Blue Ribbon Panel which consists of distinguished members of the media and the ACC Women's Basketball Head Coaches.
Robinson has recently jumpstarted a career in broadcasting after serving as the color analyst on WREK-FM for Georgia Tech women's basketball road contests since 2005.LaChina made her television debut serving as a color analyst for CSS. Robinson has also filled in as the host of the MaChelle Joseph Coach's show on ramblinwreck.com. She currently serves as a radio analyst for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. This summer, Robinson's role with the Dream will continue as she will serve as the color analyst on WNBA Live Access.
Prior to arriving at Tech, Robinson served as the championships intern for the ACC during the 2002-03 school year, where she assisted with all Olympic sport championships for the league along with both the men's and women's basketball tournaments. She was also responsible for coordinating the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Medallion ceremonies.
Robinson earned her bachelor's degree in sociology in 2002 from Wake Forest University, where she was a four-year starter for the Demon Deacon basketball team. A member of the 1999 ACC All-Freshman team, Robinson finished her career third all-time in blocked shots and 15th in rebounds while being named to the ACC Honor Roll on three occasions, including 2002, when she was named Academic All-ACC.
A native of Alexandria, Va., Robinson has been presiding over the WBCA's (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) "So You Want to be a Coach" seminar sponsored by Nike since 2005, she has also been selected to facilitate for several NCAA Regional Leadership Conferences as well as the NCAA's National Student-Athlete Development Conference in 2009. LaChina was also one of 25 chosen to participate in the 2006-07 NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Females, which she graduated from in 2007.
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