Robin Pingeton
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox college coach
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| current_title = Head Coach
| current_team = Wisconsin
| current_conference = Big Ten
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|7|9}}
| birth_place = Atkins, Iowa, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1986–1990
| player_team1 = St. Ambrose
| coach_years1 = 1990–1992
| coach_team1 = Drake (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1992–2000
| coach_team2 = St. Ambrose
| coach_years3 = 2000–2002
| coach_team3 = Iowa State (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2002–2003
| coach_team4 = Iowa State (associate HC)
| coach_years5 = 2003–2010
| coach_team5 = Illinois State
| coach_years6 = 2010–2025
| coach_team6 = Missouri
| coach_years7 = 2025–present
| coach_team7 = Wisconsin
| overall_record = {{winning percentage|584|374|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 3–6 (NCAA Tournament)
11–9 (WNIT)
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Robin Renee Pingeton (née Becker; born July 9, 1968){{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Women's Basketball|date=|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach|website=NCAA|accessdate=16 Aug 2015}} is American basketball coach for Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball. She has served as head coach of St. Ambrose, Illinois State, and Missouri.{{cite web|last1=TIDINGS|first1=TIGER|title=Q&A with Robin Pingeton (Part I): Reflecting on themes of the season|url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/tiger_tidings/q-a-with-robin-pingeton-part-i-reflecting-on-themes/article_016dc43b-1126-5bba-8ef2-4edb18104a14.html|website=columbiatribune.com|publisher=Columbia Daily Tribune|accessdate=23 July 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Matter|first1=Dave|title=Robin Pingeton: "We're right on the cusp"|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/robin-pingeton-we-re-right-on-the-cusp/article_dedbe3b6-1a18-5f53-a84f-9b6efb333e83.html|website=stltoday.com|publisher=stltoday.com|accessdate=23 July 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Austin|title=Extended interview with Mizzou head coach Robin Pingeton|url=http://www.abc17news.com/sports/extended-interview-with-mizzou-head-coach-robin-pingeton/34008912|website=abc17news.com|publisher=The Networks of Mid-Missouri Columbia, MO USA|accessdate=23 July 2015}}{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | title =Robin Pingeton Tabbed Head Women's Basketball Coach | publisher = MUTigers.com| date = | url =http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040810aaa.html | doi = | accessdate = 2011-01-20}}
Playing career
=College=
Pingeton graduated in 1990 from Saint Ambrose University. She remains the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,502 points. She also earned All-America honors in softball and basketball.
=WBA=
Pingeton played three seasons of professional basketball in the Women's Basketball Association.
Coaching career
Before coming to Missouri, Pingeton was the head women's basketball coach at Illinois State University. She also was the head coach at her alma mater, Saint Ambrose University.
On March 25, 2025, she was named the head coach at Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2025/3/25/womens-basketball-pingeton-selected-to-lead-badger-womens-basketball-program.aspx |title=Pingeton selected to lead Badger women's basketball program |website=uwbadgers.com |date=March 25, 2025 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}
Personal life
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=St. Ambrose Fighting Bees
|startyear=1992
|conference=Midwest Collegiate Conference
|endyear=2000
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 22–8
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| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–94
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 25–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Division II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 19–11
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 29–6
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Division II Elite Eight
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 27–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Division II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–98
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 19–15
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 19–15
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Division II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = 30–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NAIA Division II Elite Eight
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = St. Ambrose
| overall = {{Winning percentage|190|76|record=y}}
| confrecord =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Illinois State Redbirds
|startyear=2003
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|endyear=2010
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2004–05
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = WNIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2007–08
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 26–7
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2008–09
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 27–8
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = WNIT semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009–10
| name = Illinois State
| overall = 28–8
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = WNIT semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Illinois State
| overall = {{Winning percentage|144|81|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|80|46|record=y}}
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Missouri Tigers
|startyear=2010
|conference=Big 12 Conference
|endyear=2012
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Missouri
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Missouri
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 2–16
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Missouri (Big 12)
| overall = {{Winning percentage|26|36|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|7|29|record=y}}
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Missouri Tigers
|startyear=2012
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|endyear=2025
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Missouri
| overall = 17–15
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = T-8th
| postseason = WNIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Missouri
| overall = 17–14
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = T-11th
| postseason = WNIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Missouri
| overall = 19–14
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason = WNIT third round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Missouri
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Missouri
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Missouri
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Missouri
| overall = 24–11
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Missouri
| overall = 9–22
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Missouri
| overall = 9–13
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason = WNIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Missouri
| overall = 18–13
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason = WNIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Missouri
| overall = 18–14
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason = WNIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Missouri
| overall = 11–19
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Missouri
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T–13th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Missouri (SEC)
| overall = {{Winning percentage|224|182|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|87|119|record=y}}
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Missouri (total)
| overall = {{winning percentage|250|218|record=y}}
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Wisconsin Badgers
|startyear=2025
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|endyear=
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2025–26
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall = {{Winning percentage|584|372|record=y}}
|}}
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