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The University of Utah Athletics
Brian Hosfeld Named Interim Assistant Volleyball Coach
8/11/2011 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Aug. 11, 2011
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Brian Hosfeld will join the University of Utah volleyball staff as an interim assistant coach for the 2011 season, head coach Beth Launiere announced. Hosfeld has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas since 2004.
"We are very excited to have [Hosfeld] on our staff this season," Launiere said. "Brian has agreed to take this position on an interim basis, which works well for us considering the timing of the hire.
"[Hosfeld] comes to Utah with a tremendous amount of experience at the highest levels of the game. He is highly regarded in the coaching profession as one of the top coaches in the country and I look forward to working with him."
This summer, Hosfeld was an assistant on the staff of the USA A2 Blue Team that won a gold medal at the Open National Championships in Dallas and he also was an assistant coach for the USA High Performance Select Red team at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Tucson, Ariz.
Most recently in the collegiate ranks, Hosfeld served as an assistant coach at Texas for seven seasons and helped the Longhorns reach the NCAA Final Four during each of the last three seasons, including a national runner-up finish in 2009. During his time in Austin, Hosfeld mentored 10 different student-athletes who earned 13 AVCA All-American citations and 13 All-Big 12 Conference selections.
"I'm fortunate to be here at Utah and have a chance to work with [Launiere]," Hosfeld said. "She has built a tradition of success here and the move to the Pac-12 is a great opportunity for the program to get even better. I'm here to help in any way I can and become a part of a solid program."
Before joining the Longhorn coaching staff, Hosfeld was the winningest head coach in school history at Baylor University with 129 victories over eight seasons with the Bears. He led Baylor to the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2001, the first two postseason berths in school history. The 1999 team went 26-9 overall and beat Temple in the first round. Under Hosfeld's tutelage, three players earned AVCA All-District recognition and eight were All-Big 12 Conference honorees.
Hosfeld has also served as the Director of the USA Volleyball Development Camp four times (2005 and '06 in Austin and 2002 and '03 in Waco) and was the head coach of the USA A2 Junior National Team in 2005. He was also the head coach for the USA squad that earned a silver medal at the 1997 World University Games in Sicily.
Hosfeld began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Long Beach State where he was an assistant coach for the 1993 NCAA champions. The 49ers also reached the Final Four in 1994.
"To have the opportunity to have [Hosfeld] on our staff, even on an interim basis, will be valuable for us in the Pac-12 Conference," Launiere said. "Brian's recent tenure at Texas gives him a working knowledge of many of the Pac-12 teams as Texas faced several of our conference opponents with its deep runs into the NCAA tournament. We are thrilled to have him as part of our staff."
The Utes' first official practice of the 2011 season will be held Tuesday. Opening night is Fri., Aug. 26 against Weber State at 7 p.m., in the Utah Classic at Crimson Court. Tickets for Utah's inaugural Pac-12 campaign are on sale now online and by phone at 801.581.UTIX.
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