Davis named BSU head volleyball coach

Robin Davis is Boise State University’s head volleyball coach. Boise State Director of Athletics Gene Bleymaier announced the selection of Davis today (Friday, April 7, 2006). Davis, who previously has served as the associate head coach at a very successful Notre Dame program, will join the Broncos Friday, April 14. He will become Boise State’s eighth head coach since the program’s inception in 1975.

Davis fills the position vacated by Scott Sandel who left Boise State last month to take a

high school teaching and coaching position in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas.

“When visiting the Boise State campus, seeing the community and researching the WAC, I REALLY liked everything. After meeting with the team and staff, I know this is a great fit. I am elated.” Davis said.

A 16-year veteran of the college game, Robin Davis has been a member of the Notre Dame volleyball staff for the past five seasons, and this past season (2005-06) served as associate head coach. In addition to assisting in all aspects of the Irish program, he worked closely with Notre Dame’s middle and outside blockers and was instrumental in building the Irish into one of the top blocking teams in the country.

During his five years as an assistant at Notre Dame with head coach Debbie Brown, the Fighting Irish amassed a record of 120-35 (.774), won all five Big East Conference championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005). During those same five seasons, Notre Dame finished in the top 25 each of those years. In 2005, Notre Dame made it to the NCAA Round of 16 and finished with its highest national ranking – 12th in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches poll and 11th in the Molten/Volleyball Magazine poll.

Before moving to the Midwest to join the Irish staff, Davis was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northern Arizona, after enjoying 10 highly-successful years as head coach at Biola (Calif.) University.

Davis spent two seasons at Northern Arizona, helping it qualify for the NCAA tournament in 1999, for the first time in school history. NAU also captured a share of the Big Sky Conference title in 2000, another program first. Davis served as NAU’s recruiting coordinator and was heavily involved in on-court coaching, focusing on the middle blockers and helping with advance scouting, as well.

Davis led Biola to the NAIA national semifinals twice, including a loss in the title match in 1997. His Biola squads posted 20 wins six times, advanced to the regional semifinals seven times, and captured two league titles. In `97, Biola earned the national sportsmanship award. Davis left Biola as the winningest coach in the history of the school, accruing 221 wins and a .734 winning percentage.

A 1979 graduate of Northern Arizona with a degree in physical education, Davis also served as athletics director and assistant principal at Brethren Christian High School in Cypress, Calif., spending nine years coaching volleyball, basketball, and baseball.

As a player, Davis was a member of the NAU men’s volleyball club team while in college and spent time on the USVBA indoor tour (1979-85), the beach volleyball circuit (1982-87), and the AVP tour (1986-87). The Boise State volleyball team is currently in the midst of spring training. He will take over a program that went 17-12 in 2004 and 8-18 in 2005. The team graduates just two seniors from last fall’s squad.

Courtesy Broncosports.com

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