Matt McShane is back for his second stint on Cal's coaching staff, taking over as head coach of the program in June of 2017.
McShane was largely respoinsible for arguably the greatest era ever of Cal Volleyball, while as an assistant coach he helped the Bears reach their first-ever Final Four in 2007 and two other NCAA Regional Finals. Cal went 114-47 during his five-year stint on the Bears' staff, reaching at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament every year. He also helped produce seven AVCA All-Americans and 26 Pac-12 All-Academic selections.
McShane left Cal in 2010 to become the head coach at Air Force, where the program improved on its win total in four consecutive years. Air Force's recruiting classes received two high honorable mention accolades by PrepVolleyball.com during his tenure, and his teams produced 22 Mountain West All-Academic selections.
Prior to his stint at Berkeley, McShane served as an assistant coach at Utah, New Mexico and BYU. He and Cal head coach Rich Feller were also assistant coaches together for the U.S. National Team in 1996.
As an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara, McShane played on the only intercollegiate team to win the USAV Open National Championship. The UCSB teams finished second in the NCAA Championships in 1974 and '75, and finished third in the NCAA Regional Championships in 1976. He was an All-American for the Gauchos in 1974.
He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara in 1977 and his master's degree from BYU in 1982. While at BYU, he played on the men's club team that finished third at the USAV Open National Championship in 1981.
McShane lives in the East Bay with his wife, Dana.
