Key Highlights
- 18, Texas A&M makes its first appearance in the NCAA volleyball Final Four in the Morrison era and in program history.
- Morrison and the Aggies defeated No.
- 6 TCU in the second round, No.
- 2 Louisville with a reverse sweep in the Sweet 16 and No.
- 1 Nebraska in an Elite Eight five-set thriller to reach the Final Four stage in Kansas City. Before joining the Aggies in 2022, Morrison was the head coach of the Team USA Volleyball U19 team and the director of sports performance for League One Volleyball. AVCA NCAA Division I Coaches of the Year1982: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i1983: Taras Liskevych, University of the Pacific1984: Leilani Overstreet, Fresno State University1985: Mike Hebert, University of Illinois1986: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska1987: Kathy DeBoer, University of Kentucky1988: Lisa Love, University of Texas-Arlington1989: Andy Banachowski, UCLA1990: Russ Rose, Penn State University1991: Don Shaw, Stanford University1992: Mary Wise, University of Florida1993: Kathy Gregory, University of California Santa Barbara1994: Terry Pettit, University of Nebraska1995: Chuck Erbe, Michigan State University1996: Mary Wise, University of Florida1997: Russ Rose, Penn State University1998: Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State University1999: Iradge-Ahrabi Fard, University of Northern Iowa2000: John Cook, University of Nebraska2001: John Dunning, Stanford University2002: Bobbi Peterson, University of Northern Iowa2003: Mick Haley, University of Southern California2004: Jim McLaughlin, University of Washington2005: John Cook, University of Nebraska2006: Andy Banachowski, UCLA2007: Russ Rose, Penn State University2008: Russ Rose, Penn State University2009: Dave Shoji, University of Hawai’i2010: Rich Feller, University of California Berkley2011: Michael Sealy, UCLA2012: Jerritt Elliott, University of Texas2013: Russ Rose, Penn State University2014: Shawn Olmstead, BYU2015: Hugh McCutcheon, University of Minnesota2016: John Dunning, Stanford University2017: Mary Wise, University of Florida2018: Heather Olmstead, Brigham Young University2019: Ryan McGuyre, Baylor University2021 (spring): Craig Skinner, University of Kentucky2021 (fall): Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Louisville2022: Jennifer Petrie, University of San Diego2023: John Cook, University of Nebraska2024: Dan Fisher, University of PittsburghThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Texas A&M's Jamie Morrison wins college volleyball Coach of the Year.