NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball announced Thursday the signing of a third Texas student-athlete — 6-foot forward Kiera Robinson of Arlington, a Dallas suburb — for the 2015-16 season.
Robinson graduated this year from Mansfield Summit High School. She played on the varsity her final two seasons. As a senior she averaged 4.9 points and 5.4 rebounds and had 40 steals and 15 blocked shots for a 21-12 team. As a junior, she helped the Lady Jaguars win a district championship and reach the finals of the area playoffs.
Robinson is enrolled in Xavier's second summer session and has impressed Nuggets coach Bo Browder during free play.
"Kiera can do a lot of things well," said Browder, who will enter his 17th season as head coach, "and she loves to play defense, which is always a plus for me."
Robinson played four seasons of AAU basketball with the Arlington Hurricanes Elite, and her association there with coach Michael Fairley — the husband of former Gold Nugget LaTasha Coleman — helped earn her a recommendation at Xavier.
The other Texans on the 2015-16 XU roster will be recent signees Amani Davis, a junior from Cypress, and Joi Simmons, a freshman from Houston. During the previous 22 seasons, the Gold Nuggets had a combined four Texans on their rosters, none last season.
Xavier was 18-15 in 2014-15 and finished second in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season and tournament. The Gold Nuggets qualified for the NAIA Division I National Championship 18 of the past 21 seasons.
| 2015-16 Xavier women's basketball signees | |||||
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Yr.* | Hometown | High School (College) |
| Mikayla Bates | G | 5-7 | Fr. | Baton Rouge, La. | University |
| Amani Davis | F/C | 5-11 | Jr. | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Springs (McLennan CC) |
| Kiera Robinson | F | 6-0 | Fr. | Arlington, Texas | Mansfield Summit |
| Joi Simmons | G/F | 5-8 | Fr. | Houston, Texas | North Forest |
* athletic classification at Xavier in 2015-16  Ed Cassiere, Sports Information DirectorXULAgold.com XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA https://twitter.com/xulagold https://www.facebook.com/ | |||||
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