Jim McLaughlin (coach)

Jim McLaughlin
Jim McLaughlin
Personal information
Born (1960-11-18) November 18, 1960 (age 63)
Malibu, California, U.S.
HometownMalibu, California, U.S.
College / UniversityUC Santa Barbara
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1986–1989
1990–1996
1996
1997–2000
2001–2014
2015–2017		Pepperdine (men's asst.)
USC (men's HC)
Notre Dame (women's asst.)
Kansas State (women's HC)
Washington (women's HC)
Notre Dame (women's HC)
Last updated: December 4, 2018

Jim McLaughlin (born November 18, 1960)[1] is an American volleyball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the women's volleyball team at Notre Dame.[2] McLaughlin was selected to be inducted into AVCA Hall of Fame in 2021.[3]

Teams under McLaughlin's coaching have accomplished two national championships, six Final Four appearances (most recently in 2013), six trips to the Elite Eight, two national players of the year, three Pac-12 (formerly the Pac-10) Conference titles, and 13 players that combined for 28 AVCA All-America awards. McLaughlin was named the 2004 NCAA National Coach of the Year and received the 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2013 Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards.

Before Washington, he spent seven seasons as the men's head coach at USC, where he won the 1990 national championship and finished as runner-up in 1991, followed by a four-year run in the Big 12 Conference leading the women's program at Kansas State.

Through the 2013 season, McLaughlin had a 326-87 (.789) record with the Huskies in 13 seasons.

  1. ^ Wood, Terry (December 15, 2005). "Q&A with Washington head coach Jim McLaughlin". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jim McLaughlin Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Volleyball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics". Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "McLaughlin To Be Inducted Into AVCA Hall Of Fame". Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.