California State University, San Bernardino Men's Volleyball

Danny Scott, the AVCA 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year begins his 16th season as the associate head coach of Kim Cherniss's staff.  He was an assistant coach for the 1997 and 1999 seasons before taking time off to secure a post-graduate degree in 2000. He rejoined the staff in 2001 and has played an instrumental role in building the Coyotes into a national powerhouse. CSUSB has won 14 CCAA titles and won seven NCAA West Region titles since Scott's return. He was a member of the Coyotes’ men’s volleyball team in 1998, the last year the sport was offered, leading CSUSB to its best season ever. Before that, he was an all-conference player at San Diego Mesa College.  Scott is a Cal State San Bernardino graduate with a degree in kinesiology. He is head coach of the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club and in 2006 took his 18s team to the championship of the Reno Volleyball Festival.  Scott is married to former CSUSB volleyball standout Mary Thornton. The couple and their twin children reside in Rancho Cucamonga.

Tolan was named assistant coach of the women's volleyball program at Cal State San Bernardino prior to the 2019 season. In her first season on the bench for the Coyotes, the team completed an undefeated 33-0 season and won the 2019 Division II National Championship. Tolan played for the Yotes from 2008-2011 as a libero and had a record of 123-10. In the four years she played at CSUSB, her team was CCAA Conference Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Regional Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), and two-time National Finalist (2008 and 2011). After college, Tolan played two years professionally overseas in Copenhagen, Denmark for Lyngby and Holte volley (Silver Medal, 2017).  While playing overseas, Tolan taught at Lindegårdskolen and coached for both Københavns Studenter Volley (KSV) and Copenhagen International School from 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Tolan spent 2018 as an assistant coach at San Bernardino Valley College and has also coached eight years with Rancho Valley Volleyball Club where is currently the Director of Programs.   Tolan received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a double concentration in pedagogy and exercise science, followed by two master’s degrees from Concordia University Irvine, a Master of Arts in coaching and athletic administration and a Master of Science in exercise science. Tolan received her PhD from Concordia University Chicago in 2023 in leadership: health and human performance. Her dissertation title was Understanding NCAA Volleyball Head Coaches' Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Related To Cardiovascular Emergencies.