Kevin Hambly Assistant Coach USA Women’s National Team Fourth Year

Kevin Hambly is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for the USA Women’s National Team and head coach Toshi Yoshida.

Hambly came to the USA Volleyball from UNLV, where he served as the first assistant coach of the Runnin' Rebels under head coach Deitre Collins. Hambly was entering his fourth year at UNLV prior to accepting the position at USA Volleyball. He is a former Brigham Young University volleyball standout.

"I am extremely excited about this great opportunity to work with the women's national team,” Hambly said when he was hired in February 2001. “I look forward to learning the international game from a veteran like Toshi. This is a dream I have had for a long time and I am thrilled about the chance to prepare a team to compete in the Olympic Games in Athens."

Hambly, 31, played at BYU from 1992-95 and started at middle blocker in his final three seasons. He was named to the Volleyball Monthly All-Freshman Team in 1992, selected as a third-team All-American by that publication in 1994 and earned American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team All-America honors in 1995. He also participated on the USA Men's Volleyball National “B” team in 1993-94.

Hambly continued his playing career after he left BYU with Montpellier, a first-division professional club team in the France.

He was the head coach of Highline, a men's club team in Northridge, Calif., prior to joining the UNLV coaching staff.

In addition to his administrative duties at UNLV, Hambly was responsible for coaching the offense, the setters, serving and passing. He also served as recruiting coordinator, co-camp director, travel coordinator and was responsible for equipment selection.

In 2002 Hambly served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Chill of the United States Professional Volleyball league and helped guide the team to the inaugural USPV championship.

He has also served as the head coach of the USA Women’s National Training Team for two tournaments during his tenure with USA Volleyball. In 2002 he guided the team at the Pan American Cup in Mexico. In 2003 he led the team at the Mexicali Centenarian Women’s Volleyball Cup, also in Mexico.

Hambly, who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brigham Young in 1996, is originally from Simi Valley, Calif. He played five sports at Royal High School: football, basketball, baseball, tennis and volleyball. He was a high school All-American in volleyball.