Chrissy Roberts is entering her first year with the Lindenwood women's basketball team in 2022-23.
Roberts came to Lindenwood after two years as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of Indianapolis, where she specialized in defensive operations and scouting for the Greyhounds.
Before UIndy, Roberts was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Division I Eastern Kentucky University for 11 seasons beginning in back in 2008. Under Roberts’ direction, EKU reached the OVC Tournament Championship game two seasons in a row (2015-16 and 2016-17), which was something that had only been accomplished one other time in program history.
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Roberts began her coaching career back in 1999 at Tennessee Technology University as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Roberts then went on to become the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at EKU until 2002 before moving into the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach role at East Carolina University all the way through 2008.
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As a player, Roberts was the 1998 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and a nominee for the 1998 NCAA Woman of the Year. She was also inducted into both the DAWAHARES/KHSAA Hall of Fame in 2020 and the Eastern Kentucky Hall of Fame in 2007 for her outstanding athletic achievements.
Roberts received two degrees during her time at Eastern Kentucky- her master of science in sports administration in 1999 and bachelor of science in sports supervision in 1998.
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