Alan Knipe

Alan Knipe
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Long Beach State
Conference	Big West
Record	419–168 (.714)
Biographical details
Born	January 1, 1969 (age 55); Huntington Beach, California
Playing career
1989	Orange Coast College
1990–1992	Long Beach State
Position(s)	Middle Blocker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995	Golden West College
1996–2000	Long Beach State (Asst.)
2001–2009	Long Beach State
2013–present	Long Beach State
National team
2009–2012	United States
Head coaching record
Overall	447–182 (.711)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As Coach: 2x NCAA Men's Volleyball Champion (2018, 2019); 5x Big West regular season (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024); 2x Big West Conference Tournament (2018, 2024); 3x MPSF regular season (2001, 2008, 2017); MPSF Conference Tournament (2017); California State Community College Champion (1995); Co-Champion; As Player: NCAA Men's Volleyball Champion (1991);
Awards
	As Coach: 3× AVCA Coach of the Year (2004, 2017, 2018); 3× Big West Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2024); 2x MPSF Coach of the Year (2008, 2017); As Player: First-Team All-American (1992); Second-Team All-American (1991);
Medal record
Head coach for men's volleyball
Representing United States
FIVB World League
Pan American Cup
NORCECA Championship

Alan Knipe (born January 1, 1969) is the head coach of the Long Beach State men's volleyball team. As a player at CSULB, he helped the team reach back-to-back NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships in 1990 and 1991, winning the Championship in 1991. As a head coach, he has guided them to nine NCAA Semifinal appearances (2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) and two National Championships (2018, 2019). As a player, assistant coach and head coach, Knipe has helped the Long Beach State team to 12 of the program's 14 NCAA Semifinal appearances.