2024-2025 Coaching Staff

"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford

2024-25 Lady Villains' Coaching Staff.

Head Varsity Coach Brian Robinson.

Career Record: 548-190 overall in twenty-six seasons as a head varsity high school coach.

1994-1998:

- Varsity assistant boys basketball coach at R.J. Reynolds High School (Winston-Salem).

Won two conference regular season titles in 1997 and 1998.
Won two conference tournament titles in 1997 and 1998.
1997 NCHSAA Western Regional Semifinals.
1998 NCHSAA Sectional Runner-Ups.

- Head ninth grade boys basketball coach at R.J. Reynolds High School (1995-1997).
- Head JV baseball coach at R.J. Reynolds High School (1995-1997).

1998-2002:
- Head varsity boys basketball coach at Starmount High School (Boonville).

47-44 record overall.
Qualified for the state playoffs in 1999 and 2000.

- Assistant softball coach at Starmount High School (1999-2001).

2002-Present:
- Head varsity girls basketball coach at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School (2002-Present).
- Head girls golf coach at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School (2003).
- Assistant softball coach at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School (2006).

The Villains have gone a combined 501-150 in Robinson's twenty-twp seasons as a head coach at Bishop.
The Lady Villains won nine consecutive state championships, a North Carolina High School Athletic Association record for any gender or classification in basketball, from 2006-2014. They have won two more in 2022 and 2023 bringing their total to eleven state titles under Coach Robinson.
The nine straight titles rank second all-time in the National Federation of High Schools record books.
The Lady Villains have won eight Conference Championships and ten conference tournament titles.
The Lady Villains have finished in the USA Today Top 25 national poll twice (2006 and 2007).
The Lady Villains have made it to the Elite Eight eighteen times and the Sweet Sixteen nineteen times and the Final Four fifteen times since 2002.

College Coaching:

In the summer of 2010, Robinson was offered and accepted an assistant coaching position at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
Southeastern University is an NAIA School which, under NAIA Rules, allowed Robinson to continue his daily activities, including coaching the Varsity Lady Villains.
Robinson's role with Southeastern included "distance" scouting and pre / post-season skill development.
The "distance" scouting translates to uploading video of Southeastern's future opponents, then developing a tendency and scouting report for the team, and sending the report to team via email. The pre / post-season skill development aspect of Robinson's job took place during the spring-fall months, and didn't interfere with his activities with the Lady Villains.
Robinson held the position for one year under head coach Dee Stokes, before Stokes left her position to be professor-only on campus at Southeastern.

Coaching Awards:

Was named the Northwest 1A Conference Coach of the Year in 2005-06, 2008-09, 2013-14 and 2019-20.
Was named the Northwest Piedmont Conference Coach of the Year in 2022-23.
In 2009-10 Robinson was selected as the Associated Press' State Coach of the Year.
Is a three-time Runner-Up for the NCHSAA State Coach of the Year in 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2011-12 as voted on by the Associated Press in North Carolina.
In 2007-08 and 2012-13, Robinson was the second runner-up for the AP State Coach of the Year.
Was named Coach of the Year by the Greensboro News & Record in 2005-06, 2007-08 and 2011-12
Named Coach of the Year by Triad Sports in 2005-06 and 2009-10
Named Coach of the Year by NCPreps.com in 2006-07.
Won the Homer Thompson Award "Eight Who Make A Difference" at the conclusion of the 05-06 Season.
Was named the PACIS Coach of the Year in 2003-04.
In 2013, Robinson was honored by the NCHSAA to be on their "100 Coaches to Remember", in celebration of their 100th year anniversary of coaches in all high school sports in North Carolina.
In January 2014, Robinson was named as State Coach of the Year by the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) for the 2013 Year.
In 2010, Robinson was one of four people named a "Living Legend" at the annual "Hang-the-Net" Contest at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center. Robinson joined Kim Underwood from the Winston-Salem Journal, his former high school head coach Howard West, and former Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell in receiving the "Living Legend" award.

USA Basketball:

Robinson also was one of thirty coaches nationwide that took part in the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In 2007, Robinson was selected as Head Coach of the USA Basketball Blue Team that took the silver medal at the Youth Development Festival in Colorado.
Robinson was nominated and selected as one of five high school coaches in the nation to serve on the USA Basketball Women's Basketball Development Committee in 2009. This was a four-year commitment. The committee selected the 2009 U16 Team for USA Basketball which won the gold medal at the FIBA Tournament in Mexico City and qualified for the U17 FIBA Tournament in France for 2010.
The 2011 and 2012 Teams that he helped select also won gold medals at the FIBA Tournaments in Mexico and Amsterdam.
In 2010, Coach Robinson was a court coach with two-time gold medalists Ruthie Bolton at the U17 USA Basketball Trials in Colorado. The 2010 U17 Team won the Gold at the inaugural World Championships in France.
In 2013, Robinson was selected as an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Women's National Team. The team went 5-0 in Cancun, Mexico, and won the Gold Medal for the FIBA Americas Championships.
Robinson was selected as an assistant coach again in 2014, this time for the U17 National Team. The team went 7-0 in Pilsen, Czech Republic and the FIBA World Championships.
Coach Robinson attended the USA Basketball National Team Trials in Annapolis, Maryland at the Naval Academy in September of 2014.
Coach Robinson was also the only varsity girls high school basketball coach to be a court coach at the USA Basketball East Regional Skills Clinic in October of 2015.
In 2016, Robinson was selected to be on the three-team national board for USA Basketball's Appeals Panel which handles nationwide appeals for coaching certification and approval of gold licenses.
In January 2019, Coach Robinson was hired to be one of four Regional Youth Coordinators in the country.
In February 2019, Coach Robinson worked the inaugural Mamba League Coaching Clinic at the Nike Headquarters in New York City.
In July of 2021, Coach Robinson worked as team liaison for the Nigerian Women's National Team in Las Vegas, NV at the Pre-Olympic Training Camp.
In August of 2021, Coach Robinson won a third gold medal as support staff in Guanauto, Mexico with the U16 National Team.
In 2022, Coach Robinson was selected to be part of the USA Basketball Junior National Team U16 and U17 Selection Committee for a four year term.

NBA / WNBA Experience:

Worked with the NBA and WNBA in July of 2021 in Las Vegas at the Pre-Olympic Festival.
Served as country liaison with the Nigerian National Team during the Pre-Olympic Festival.

Wheelchair Basketball

Head Coach of the Triad Trackers Wheelchair Basketball Team based out of Winston-Salem from 2013-2019.
Led the Trackers to a third place finish in the conference tournament in Myrtle Beach in 2017.
Helped the Trackers reach the national tournament in 2017 and 2018; the team's first appearances in the national tournament.
Brought the wheelchair conference tournament to Winston-Salem for the first time in program history in 2015.

Women's Basketball Coaching Association (WBCA) High School All-American Selection Committee:

In 2006-07 Robinson was named to the NCHSAA Women's Basketball Sectional Tournament Committee.
In 2007, Robinson was given a three year appointment to serve as the District 3 (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, DC) Coordinator for the WBCA All-American Game's Selection Committee.

In 2008 and 2011, Robinson was named a chaperone for the WBCA's High School All-American Game held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four in Tampa, Florida ('08), Indianapolis, Indiana ('11) and Denver, Colorado ('12).
In 2011, Robinson was selected to be the Chair for the WBCA HS All-American Game Selection Committee.
In 2019, Robinson spoke at the WBCA Coaches Classroom at Duke University. Here is a link to his presentation: HERE.

Professional Organizations:

Robinson is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA); this is a National Organization of Professional, College, High School and Club Coaches.
Robinson is also a member of three other national associations and one state association including the National Federation of High School Coaches (NFHS), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and at one time locally, the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA).
Robinson was selected to serve on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's President's Advisory Committee in August of 2008.
Coach Robinson was the club sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Bishop McGuinness from 2008-2018.

Club Program:

Is the founder and president of 292 Real Basketball Report,LLC., in Winston-Salem.
The 292 Program helps girl's basketball players pursue their dream of playing basketball in college.
Is the Director of Basketball Operations for the Winston-Salem Stealers' Girls Club Program in Winston-Salem, an organization he founded in 1996.
Handles the day-to-day operations of the programs, such as practice and tournament scheduling, club registration of the players and coaches, and web site maintenance.
Helps instruct and groom the head and assistant coaches of the teams in the program, but, as of August of 2004, does not coach any of the Club Teams in the Stealers' Program.
In 2014, Robinson's club program was selected to be one of twelve organizations nationwide to be a USA Basketball Youth Pilot Program.
Founded the Twin City Jazz boys basketball program in 2014 which ran until 2018.
Head Coach the Triad Trackers adult wheelchair basketball team based out of Winston-Salem (2013-2019).
The Trackers were founded in 1988 and qualified for the wheelchair basketball nationals for the first two times in program history in 2017 and 2018.
Over 190 girls have gone on to play in college from the program.

Graduation and Degrees:

Robinson graduated from Appalachian State University in 1994, with a degree in Business Administration.

Professional Speaking:

Also in 2007, Robinson received an invite to, and then spoke at, the Georgia Tech Women's Basketball Coaches Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2008 at both the University of Florida's Women's Basketball Coaching Clinic (after working elite camp there in 2008).
Also in 2008, Robinson spoke at the first annual Duke Women's Basketball Clinic.
Coach Robinson spoke at the first annual Westchester Country Day School Coaching Clinic in 2012.
Spoke at the first annual Triad Basketball Officials Association Clinic in Greensboro also in 2012.
In 2013 and 2014, Robinson spoke at the North Carolina Coaches Association Coaching Clinic in Greensboro.
In 2015, Robinson was a speaker at the first-ever USA Basketball Youth Development Coaching Academy which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada and was the first girls high school coach to speak at any USA Basketball Coaching Academy.
In 2015, Robinson spoke at the Emory & Henry Coaching Clinic in VA.
In 2016, Robinson spoke at the Catholic Middle School Coaching Symposium at Immaculate Heart of Mary in High Point, NC.
In 2018, Robinson spoke at the USA Basketball Coaching Academy in Chicago, Illinois.
In 2018, Robinson spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Winston-Salem meeting.
In 2019, Robinson spoke at the USA Basketball / Mamba Coaching Clinic in Manhattan, New York.
In 2019, Robinson spoke at the USA Basketball Coaching Academy in Dallas, Texas.
In 2022, Robinson spoke at the KTS Basketball Coaching Clinic held at Greensboro College.

Teach The Game:

Coach Robinson is the co-founder of Teach The Game.
You can follow Teach The Game on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Publisher:

In June of 2008, Robinson authored "My Foundation of Coaching", a book that covers his experiences as a basketball coach, the roles that coaches play in the lives of young people, his beliefs and values as a person, and how everything happens for a reason.
Click on the Greensboro News & Record Link to watch his interview following the 2007-2008 Season.
Robinson also published an article in "A System of Success: 2009 State Championship Basketball Playbook", a national high school publication. He also has entries in the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 State Championship Basketball Playbooks published by Dan Ninham. In 2014, Robinson's club program was selected to be one of twelve organizations nationwide to be a USA Basketball Youth Pilot Program. In August of 2015, Coach R became the first high school girls basketball coach to speak at the first-ever USA Basketball Youth Coaching Academy which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Published "A Decade of Dominance" in 2012 chronicling the Lady Villains first ten years under Coach Robinson.
Coach Robinson's published a manual and DVD set on "Building & Sustaining A Successful Basketball Program" in 2017.

Coach Robinson's Coaching Tree:

Bradley Shore - Former head Girls Basketball Coach at Forbush HS; was Coach Robinson's varsity boys assistant at Starmount HS.
Craig Clark - Former Head Boys Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem Christian; was Coach Robinson's varsity girls assistant at Bishop McGuinness.
Megan Buckland - Former assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Presbyterian College; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Brittany Cox - Former head Girls Basketball Coach at West Forsyth HS; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Rebecca Role - Former Head Girls Basketball Coach at Parkland HS; part of Coach Robinson's club program.
Katheryn Lyons - Former Head Girls Basketball Coach at Westchester Academy; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Calvin Davis - Assistant Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem Prep Academy and East Forsyth; formerly part of Coach Robinson's club program.
Andrew Porter - Former head Girls Basketball Coach at A.L. Brown HS; played for Coach Robinson at Starmount HS.
T.J. Eggers - Head Girls Basketball Coach at R.J. Reynolds HS; was Coach Robinson's varsity girls assistant at Bishop McGuinness.
Amanda (Cross) Brown - Former Assistant Girls Basketball Coach at North Raleigh Christian; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Gina Simmons - Former Assistant Girls Basketball Coach at West Forsyth; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Sammi Goldsmith - Former assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, now head high school coach at Allen Academy in College Station, Texas; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Tessa Johnston - Former assistant Women's Basketball Coach at DeSales University and current head coach at Emory & Henry; played for Coach Robinson at Bishop McGuinness.
Barbara Robinson - Former head Coach at Calvary Baptist; was a former player and coach in Coach Robinson's club program.

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"I wake up everyday feeling like I have something to prove."- Anonymous
"Weeding negativity from your team and organizational culture is essential. Once you do this, you're free to do great work." - Jon Gordon
"Strive to know your craft better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it." -Mark Cuban
"Winners are those who learn to take full responsibility for their actions. The losers are those who blame others for their failures." Coach K
"There’s one thing about quitters you have to guard against – they are contagious." – Bear Bryant
Click HERE for Coach R's Thoughts On: Advice To Young Coaches.

More on Coach R: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachrobinson292/

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Assistant Varsity Coach Trish Grant.

Trish Grant completed her 21st season at Bishop McGuinness High School, and her sixteenth season as the #1 Assistant Varsity Coach in 2021-22. In 2005-06,Coach Grant helped lead the Varsity Lady Villains to a perfect 31-0 Record and a State Championship Victory in March. In 2006-07, the Villains went 32-1 and repeated as State Champions. In 2007-08, the Lady Villains went 27-6 and won their third consecutive state championship. The Lady Villains won their fourth straight state title in 2008-09 with a 29-4 record. In 2009-10, the Lady Villains went 23-7 and won state title number five. The Villains won their sixth consecutive state championship going 26-6, in 2010-11. In 2011-12, the Lady Villains won their seventh consecutive state title. In 2012-13, the Villains rallied to win their eighth consecutive state championship, 57-52, in Raleigh. In 2013-14, the Villains made a half-court shot as time expired to win their ninth straight state championship, 61-58. The Lady Villains went 16-11 in 2015-16. In both 2015-16 and 2016-17, the Lady Villains advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. In 2016-17, the Lady Villains went 16-13 and made it to the third round of the state playoffs. The 2017-18 Season saw the Lady Villains go 16-12 and to the second round of the playoffs. The Lady Villains improved to 19-9 in 2018-19. The Lady Villains went 24-5 and made it to the Eastern Regional Finals in 2019-20. In 2020-21, in a shortened season due to COVID, the Lady Villains made it to the Elite Eight. In 2021-22, The Lady Villains went 26-6 and won their tenth state championship.

She spent her first four seasons as the head junior varsity coach. Coach Grant previously had coached the jvs to a record of 67-8 over the past four seasons, going 16-5, 16-3, 18-0, and 17-0. Coach Grant's previous coaching experience includes both Head JV and Head Varsity Basketball Coach at her alma mater Saint Maria Goretti High School in Philadelphia and Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School in High Point.

Coach Grant helped organize intramural basketball leagues for basketball as other sports at King of Peace grade school where she played CYO basketball and won a city championship as a grade school player. Coach Grant was an All-Catholic Basketball and Volleyball player at Saint Maria Goretti High School. She attended LaSalle University on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a BS in Business Administration.

Coach Grant is a state certified Real Estate Appraiser with Bank of America/Home Focus. She is the youngest of seven children with four sisters and two brothers. She currently resides in High Point with her husband Bobby. Coach Grant has 1 daughter, Suzanne, who graduated from Appalachian State University in 2007 and is a former Varsity Lady Villain and a 2003 graduate of Bishop McGuinness High School. Suzanne now works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Assistant Varsity Coach Laurie Mulqueeny.

Laurie Mulqueeny is in her second stint as a member of the Lady Villains coaching staff. 2015-16 was her first as a head junior varsity girls basketball coach. Her 2016-17 team went 12-8. Coach Mulqueeny was a JV and Varsity assistant in 2006-07, and 2007-08 winning a state title each year with the varsity team. Mulqueeny returned as the program's video coordinator in 2013-14 as the Lady Villains won a state title again. Since 2013-14, the Lady Villains have made it to the Eastern Regional Finals in 2019-20, the Elite Eight in 2020-21, the third round in 2016-17 and the second round in 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

The Lady Villains went 26-6 in 2021-22 winning the state championship 70-42.

Coach Mulqueeny played basketball and softball at Meredith College in Raleigh.

Head Junior Varsity Coach Leslie Schuneman.

Leslie Schuneman is the newest addition to the Lady Villains coaching staff. She graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Art History in 2020. While attending school and then later teaching art (2020-2022), she also coached middle school and high school volleyball (2017-2022). In her final year, her team won the Auburn League Championship.

She grew up playing volleyball, basketball and soccer at in Montgomery, Alabama. In the 2013-2014 season, the Lady Wildcats advanced to the Final Four in basketball.

Assistant Varsity Coach McKenzie Rochford

McKenzie Rochord joined the Lady Villains staff for the 2019-20 season as a varsity assistant and then moved to our head junior varsity coach in 2020-21/.
As a varsity assistant in 2019-20, she helped the Lady Villains reach the Eastern Regional Finals. In 2020-21, the Lady Villains made it to the Elite Eight. The Lady Villains went 26-6 in 2021-22 winning the state championship at NC State.

Coach Rochford has been around the Lady Villains program from the time she was in elementary school. She was a ballgirl for the first two state championship games in 2006 and 2007 and then played for the Lady Villains from 2010-2014, winning four state championships.