LaChina Robinson

LaChina Robinson is a basketball analyst who calls college basketball games for ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and FS South. She is also the analyst for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and calls select WNBA games for ESPN and NBATV.

Robinson comes from a family where there weren't many female athletes. However she desired to be involved with sports. After a flirtation with cheerleading, Robinson decided to try out basketball and fell in love. A size of 6'4" certainly would help her cause, but experience would be needed.

While basketball proved to be hard for Robinson, she stuck with it and became an AAU member in high school. Her experience earned her a scholarship to Wake Forest University where she would play for four seasons under Charlene Curtis. Over her four-year career Robinson played in 112 games, 95 of which she started. Robinson found herself in elite company as she went on to rank third in school history with blocks (77) and 15th in rebounds (475).

After playing her four years of college, Robinson joined the ACC administration offices for one full season before heading to Georgia Tech where she served as a special assistant to the head coach, director of operations, and administrative assistant in charge of recruiting over a number of years. No matter what task she had, Robinson chose to travel with the team. While on the road, Georgia Tech approached her about being the analyst for their radio broadcasts. Robinson accepted the challenge, and quickly fell in love with broadcasting.

In 2009 Robinson was contacted by ESPN. The network needed an analyst for its Maggie Dixon Classic coverage, and officials there thought Robinson would fulfill their needs. Robinson accepted, and it wasn't long before she realized she was covering Brittney Griner in her freshman year, Pat Summitt, and Vivian Stringer. The 2009 Maggie Dixon Classic field featured Tennessee vs. Rutgers and Baylor vs. Boston College from historic Madison Square Garden. Robinson's part of the broadcast proved to be a success, and she soon found herself working games as an analyst three to four times a week.

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