University of Alabama Volleyball

Rashinda Reed was announced as the Alabama head volleyball coach on December 20, 2021. "I am extremely honored to be named the head coach of the University o...

what the future holds for this program," Matthews said. "The support offered to student athletes at Alabama is unmatched. Beyond that, I have been blown away by just how special the entire Alabama family is. I am so grateful to Coach Reed for this incredible opportunity and I cannot wait to prove what we can do. LANK!" at Wittenburg - Head Coach (2022-24) Led the Tigers to back-to-back 15 win seasons in 2023 and 2024, the first such streak since 2016 Two-time MCVL Coach of the Year (2023-24) Two-time MCVL Regular Season Champions (2023-24) Received votes in the AVCA Top 15 in 2023, the program's first appearance since 2016 Went undefeated in conference play in 2024 at Kentucky - Technical Coordinator (2020-21) Was in charge of video breakdown and analytics Helped guide the Wildcats to a 2020 national championship

Ray Lewis joined Alabama as an assistant coach in the spring of 2025. "From the first conversation with Coach Reed, it was clear that Alabama is a special place," Lewis said. "I am incredibly grateful to the coaching staff and administration for the opportunity to join this prestigious program as an assistant coach. Alabama is the standard in athletics and I look forward to contributing to the success of our student-athletes both on and off the court." at Merrimack College - Head Coach (2023-24) Charged with leading a brand new men's volleyball program starting in the spring of 2023 Improved to 16-6 in 2024, ending the year on a six-match win streak at Central State Universtiy - Men's and Women's Head Coach (2020-22) Guided the men to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conferene regular season and tournament titles 2021 SIAC Women's Coach of the Year at Benedictine University - Head Coach (2017-19) 2019 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Champions 2019 NIAI Coach of the Year Over his three seasons as head coach, his teams boasted six NAIA All-Americans, two Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors, two GSAC Defense Player of the Year accolades, two GSAC Setter of the year selections, a GSAC Newcomer of the Year and six All-Conference winners