Factoid

The facts speak for themselves.

In Brief

  • Over 41 years of head coaching experience
  • Four national championships
  • Three NCAA championships: 1988, 2002, 2003
  • One AIAW championship: 1981
  • Six junior college championships: two women’s titles and four men’s crowns
  • Member of the AVCA, Junior College Coaches’, and Ball State Halls of Fame
  • Three-time National Coach of the Year honoree
  • Over 300 victories at three different schools (Kellogg Community College, Texas, and USC)
  • Former Olympic and U.S. Women’s National Team head coach; 4th place in the 2000 Olympic Games

University of Southern California - 17 Years

  • Two NCAA championships (2002, 2003), four Pac-10/12 Conference championships (2002-03, 2011, 2015)
  • 2003 AVCA National Coach of the Year, 2015 Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year
  • Winningest coach in program history (435 victories)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2015)
  • 17 consecutive NCAA berths with 12 appearances in the regional semifinals and six national semifinals
  • Coached three Pac-12 Players of the Year, three Pac-12 Liberos of the Year, four Pac-12 Freshmen of the
  • Year and one Pac-12 Setter of the Year

University of Texas - 17 Years

  • Two national championships (1988 NCAA, 1981 AIAW)
  • 1988 Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year
  • Two-time AVCA South Region Coach of the Year
  • Six-time Southwest Conference Coach of the Year
  • Member of the Texas Women’s Athletics Hall of Honor
  • 14 Southwest Conference championships
  • Coached 13 Southwest Conference Players of the Year

Superlatives - 41 Years

  • Ranks 3rd in NCAA Division I Career Wins Among Active Coaches (957)
  • Ranks 7th in NCAA Division I Career Win Percentage Among Active Coaches (.789)
  • Has coached three AVCA National Players of the Year, two Honda Sports Award Winners, one Broderick
  • Award Winner, and two AVCA National Freshmen of the Year
  • Developed 47 All-America student-athletes, 115 All-Conference players
 

Winning Records

SCHOOL RECORD WIN %
Kellogg Community College (7) 251-51 .831
University of Texas (17) 522-137 .792
University of Southern California (17) 435-119 .785
TOTAL NCCA DIVISION I 957-256 .789
TOTAL WOMEN'S TEAMS 1208-307 .797
TOTAL ALL TEAMS 1305-339 .794


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