Volleyball Coaches' Profiles

Mark Massey

Head Volleyball Coach

MASSEY joined the Logger staff for the 1996 season after seven outstanding years leading the Cal State L.A. program. His CSLA team was ranked in the TOP 5 nationally in NCAA Division II from 1992-95, with a 91-29 record (.758 winning percentage) and four consecutive NCAA "Sweet 16" National Tournament appearances. The squad garnered four consecutive 2nd place CCAA conference finishes behind perennial NCAA Division II power CSU-Bakersfield, and placed 4th in the 1992 National Championships.

Since arriving at Puget Sound, his volleyball squad has captured three Northwest Conference titles and continued to win at a .700+ clip, including a 5th place finish at NAIA nationals in 1997, a #16 NAIA ranking in 1998 (despite competing without athletic scholarships against scholarship teams), a #4 NCAA-III ranking in 2000, and #11 in 2001. In all, Coach Massey has produced eleven "Top 20" ranked teams in the past 16 years

Massey has produced nine All-American, 21 All-Region, and 33 All-Conference performers. He was recognized in 1992 as the Asics/Volleyball Monthly NCAA Division II NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR, was a two-time recipient of the AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year award, and was CCAA Conference Co-Coach of the Year. He was also selected as the NWC Conference Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2000 after undefeated seasons, and chosen as the 2000 West Region Coach of the Year. He currently chairs the NWC volleyball coaches, and is a voting member on the AVCA "Top 20" poll.

Massey holds a B.S. degree from Furman University (Greenville, SC) in Biology/Physical Education, a Master's degree from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), and is at the ABD stage of a Doctorate in Education at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), specializing in Sport Psychology.

He has worked with numerous national team athletes and high school and college coaches designing mental training programs for peak performance. Massey is also a noted speaker at coach education workshops on high-speed offensive systems. He was a featured speaker on "swing attack" at the 1999 NCAA Volleyball National Convention held in conjunction with the Division I finals in Hawaii. He conducted a "How to Teach the Swing Attack" drill session at the 2001 AVCA National Convention in San Diego.

His outstanding collegiate coaching career includes Cal State Los Angeles ('89-'95), Northeastern University (Boston, '84-'89), Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC, '83), Syracuse University (NY, '80-'82), and Furman University (Greenville, SC, '76-'79.)

Massey at Puget Sound