Lucia Robinson-Griggs enters her fourth season as head coach of the MIT women's basketball program in 2024-25. Previously working as an assistant coach (2011-18) and associate head coach (2018-19) for the Engineers, Robinson-Griggs returned to Cambridge after serving as the head coach and physical education instructor at Vassar College (N.Y.) for 2019-2021.
In the 2019-20 season, Robinson-Griggs guided the Brewers to a 19-8 overall record, including a 14-4 mark in Liberty League play an 11-1 record at home. The team advanced to the Liberty League Championship Game and finished the season ranked 12th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio, 18th in three-point percentage and 20th in overall field goal percentage. Her team also led the conference in multiple categories and was named to the 2019-2020 WBCA Top 25 Honor Roll with a 3.794 team GPA that ranked second nationally.
In addition to her eight-year tenure at MIT, Robinson-Griggs began her coaching career as the head coach of Lesley University (Mass.), where she worked from September 2008-2011. She guided the team to back-to-back conference championships in 2009 and 2010 as the program also had six All-Conference selections. Off the court, Robinson-Griggs worked at Revere High School from 2011-2019 as a member of the School Redesign and Innovation Team (SRI), the Advisory Leadership Team and as a teacher in Inclusion Mathematics.
Robinson-Griggs is currently a member of the MIT Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and serves on the board of directors for The Lewis Latimer Society and Dave’s Promise.
A Dean's List student, Robinson-Griggs graduated from Bentley in 2007 with degrees in mathematics and psychology. During her senior campaign, the Falcons advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Robinson-Griggs went on to earn her Master's degree in math education from Lesley University in 2010.
