On the Move: NCAA men’s volleyball coaching changes this offseason

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There was no shortage of coaching movement leading up to the 2025 season.

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Check out all the head coaching changes and other notable additions for NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams during the offseason.

Head coaching changes

Team New HC Previous position Prior HC
American International Wade Robidoux HS & club coach Matthew Cribbin
Charleston Robert Poole Charleston asst. Luke Reynolds
Central State Devin Walker Quincy asst. Anitra Brockman
Daemen Darek Przbyl Daemen asst. Donny Gleason
Emmanuel Nate Shadoan Union asst. James Friddle
Kentucky State Keith Jones Club coach Eileen Butts
Long Island Justin Beaumont St. Francis Brooklyn HC Kai Dugquem
Loyola Shane Davis Northwestern HC John Hawks
Morehouse DeShaun Blake N/A Lamar Johnson
Purdue Fort Wayne Donny Gleason Daemen HC Ryan Perrotte
Quincy Omar Sanchez Lewis asst. Caren Kemner
St. Thomas Harris Boyes Mount St. Vincent HC Zac Ober
Tusculum Alberto Chiaparini Tusculum director Bryan Buckius
UCLA John Hawks Loyola HC John Speraw

Head coaches of first-year teams

Team Inaugural HC Previous position
Catawba Bill Ferguson USC HC
LeMoyne-Owen Tyrell Jamison Spalding asst.
Rockhurst Corey Marks Eastern Nazarene HC

Notable coaching staff additions

Team New asst. coach Previous position
Penn State Rock Perrotte Purdue Fort Wayne HC
Pepperdine Luke Reynolds Charleston HC
UCLA Lindsay Brown Loyola asst.