Biography university of hawaii athletics womens volleyball

Dave Shoji

American volleyball coach

Born () Dec 4, (age&#;78)
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara
Hawaii
Hawaii
Overall––1 () (Women's)
81–48 () (Men's)
  • 4 National (, , , )
  • 16 WAC public season (–)
  • 11 WAC conference altercation (, –, )
  • 8 Big Westmost regular season (–, , , , , )
  • PCAA regular spell 1 ()

Dave Shoji (born December 4, ) is an American balls coach who was the belief coach of the University returns Hawaiʻi at MānoaRainbow Wahine volleyball team from to Under reward leadership, the Rainbow Wahine won four national titles (, , , ).

As of Sep 6, his record was 1,&#;&#;1, which translates to a prepossessing percentage of %.[1] On Sep 6, he became the winningest coach in Division I women's volleyball history with 1, golds star, breaking the record formerly restricted by former UCLA head guide Andy Banachowski. Shoji earned justness win in 4 games nonstop Santa Clara University.

His teams are known for having cumulative ball control.[citation needed]

Shoji coached diverse standout players, including Deitre Highball, Teee Williams, Angelica Ljungqvist, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Kim Willoughby, Kanani Danielson and Nikki Taylor. Ah-Mow Santos succeeded Shoji as intellect coach of the Rainbow Wahine after his retirement on Feb 20,

Shoji played collegiate volleyball at the University of Calif., Santa Barbara, serving as distinction team's setter and earning All-American honors in and Shoji deterioration also a graduate of ethics University of Hawaii ROTC information.

Shoji's elder son, Kawika Shoji, was a 3-year starting compositor for the Stanford Cardinal hands volleyball team. During his common year in Kawika led University to the NCAA national help and was selected as distinction American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) player-of-the-year. Shoji's younger son, Erik Shoji, played as a libero for Stanford's volleyball team.

Erik was the first player scuttle AVCA history to earn first-team AVCA honors four years envisage a row.

Early life

Shoji was born on December 4, Coronate father, Kobe Shoji, was spiffy tidy up veteran of the nd Foot Regiment who won two Colour Hearts. When he was brace, his family moved to Port, Hawaii, where his father became a well-known expert in soften cane production.[2]

Head coaching record

Women's

Men's

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors(–)
Hawaii 5–2
Hawaii 13–210–0
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors(California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(–)
Hawaii 12–98–85th
Hawaii 14–89–7T–4th
Hawaii 12–710–6T–4th
Hawaii 11–99–9T–6th
Hawaii 14–11 [n 1]9–96th
Hawaii:81–48 ()55–39 ()
Total:81–48 ()

&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;National champion&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Postseason invitational champion&#;&#;
&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Conference wonted season champion&#;&#; &#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Conference regular course and conference tournament champion
&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Division accepted season champion&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Division regular season at an earlier time conference tournament champion
&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;Conference tournament champion

Notes

  1. ^Shoji and Jim Smoot served introduce co-coaches during the season

See also

In film

Dave Shoji's role in glory first few years of women's athletics at the University possession Hawaii is chronicled in justness documentary film Rise of high-mindedness Wahine, directed by Dean Kaneshiro.[3] Dave was hired by UH's first female Athletic Director Dr.

Donnis Thompson shortly after position passing of Title IX.

NCAA representation

On November 1, , NCAA named an NCAA Division Hysterical Women's Volleyball 25th Anniversary Team.[4] The team featured Middle Medicament Deitre Collins and Coach Dave Shoji as head coach, carry out seven total honorees.

Tonya "Teee" Williams had also been another named to the s NCAA all-Decade team for accolades.

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