Title: Director of Volleyball Education | Coach
City: Istanbul, Turkey
Email: michael@coastvba.com
Hometown: Richmond, VA
High School: Deep Run, '19
Alma Mater: The Ohio State University, '24
Education: Bachelor's in Marketing, Master's in Administration
2025 - Present Director of Volleyball Education of Coast Volleyball Academy
2025 - Present Professional Men's Indoor Volleyball Player (USAV & Galatasaray, Turkey)
2023 - 2024 Assistant National Coach & Setters' Trainer at Mintonette Sports (Columbus, OH)
Club: Mintonette Sports
2024 m.51 Assistant Coach (USAV 2nd American, AAU 19th Open) & m.61 Assistant Coach (AAU Open National Champions, USAV 11th Open)
2023 m.71 Assistant Coach (AAU 5th Open, USAV 5th USA)
2025-Present Nice Volleyball (France)
2025-Present USA Volleyball
Member of the 2025 Volley Nations League Roster
2024-2025 SVG Luneburg (Germany)
Bundesliga Runner-Up
2nd Best setter in the German League
Led team to first Bundesliga final in club history
2019-2024 Ohio State Men’s Volleyball
2024 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
MIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2023, 2024)
OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2022, 2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2024)
Academic All-MIVA (2020, 2022)
National Freshman All-American by Off the Block (2020)
2018-2019 East Coast Volleyball Club
2015-2019 Deep Run High School Volleyball
2x State Player of the Year
2x Metro Player of the Year
3x First Team All Conference
2013-2018 Richmond Volleyball Club