Coach

Elvis Robinson

Robinson returned to Alcorn in July 2020 as assistant women's basketball coach. He previously served as both a graduate assistant and assistant coach with the Lady Braves and graduated with a Master’s degree in secondary education from Alcorn.

Robinson started his professional career at Alcorn as a graduate assistant from 2004-06 and helped the Lady Braves win the SWAC Championship in 2004-05. He stayed with the women’s program from 2006-08 after being retained as an assistant coach.
 
Robinson went on to become the head women’s basketball coach at Mississippi Valley State for four seasons from 2012-16. In his first season in 2012-13, he coached the Delta Devilettes to a 17-15 mark and an appearance in the finals of the 2013 SWAC Championships, falling in four overtimes to Prairie View A&M.
 
Between his stints at Alcorn and MVSU, Robinson worked at Jackson State from 2009-11. He worked his way up from an assistant coach to assistant head coach and interim head coach.
 
As a student-athlete, Robinson was a four-year letter winner at MVSU from 2000-04. He was a member of the 2003-04 regular season SWAC championship team. Robinson earned his Bachelor’s degree in computer science from MVSU in 2004.