DAVENPORT, Iowa – Mizzou Women’s Basketball head coach Robin Pingeton will be inducted into the Quad-City Sports Hall of Fame, it was announced Sunday. Pingeton is a former NAIA All-American in basketball and softball at St. Ambrose University. She also was the women’s basketball head coach for the Fighting Bees from 1992-2000, going 192-76 (.716) and twice leading the program to the NAIA Elite Eight.

As a basketball standout, Pingeton established a school record with 2,502 points that still stands. Following her college career, she spent three seasons playing professionally in the Women’s Basketball Association.

After taking over the program as head coach in 1992, Pingeton led St. Ambrose to five NAIA national tournament appearances in eight seasons, including the Elite Eight in 1995-96 and 1999-2000.

Pingeton will be inducted at the 35th annual Salute to Sports banquet at Bettendorf (Iowa) High School on May 4. A plaque highlighting her induction will be added to the suite level at Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits, a Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Pat Angerer and NBA veteran Ricky Davis are also part of the induction class.

— Mizzou Athletics —