Pepperdine University Men's Volleyball

Dunphy has directed Pepperdine to four NCAA mens volleyball titles and is heading into his 34th season as the Waves head coach in 2016-17. Dunphy, who holds a career record of 602-265 (.694)*, is noted for his highly technical approach to the game and diligent training methods. He was the 2005 National Coach of the Year and is a three-time MPSF Coach of the Year. As a result of his training, 22 different Waves have earned 38 All-American first team accolades. Overall, 44 Pepperdine players have been named All-Americans 74 times under Dunphys direction. Six different athletes have gone on to earn either AVCA or Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year honors a combined nine times in Bob Ctvrtlik (1985), George Roumain (1998, 1999), Brad Keenan (2002, 2003), Sean Rooney (2004, 2005), Jonathan Winder (2007) and Paul Carroll (2009). With six AVCA Player of the Year selections, no other mens program has had more POTY recipients than Pepperdine since the organization began issuing the awards in 1991. Dunphy has had a long, successful coaching tenure with the U.S. National Team. The American squad maintained a No. 1 world ranking and compiled an impressive overall record of 197-31 (.864) during his time as coach. Additionally, the team won every major international tournament: the 1985 World Cup, the 1986 World Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games and, most importantly, the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has been an assistant coach for the mens team at the 2000 Olympics and a consultant coach at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. In 2012, Dunphy served as a consultant coach in London for the silver medal winning womens squad. Dunphy helped the U.S. Womens National Team make history in October 2014. He served as an assistant coach during Team USAs gold-medal run at the FIVB World Championships in Italy. It was the U.S. womens first-ever gold medal at any major tournament, including the World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. In the spring of 2011, Dunphy was awarded the U.S. Olympic Achievement Award for his part in helping the U.S. National Team capture gold in Beijing. Nineteen of his Pepperdine volleyball players have represented the U.S. National Team, with 10 taking part in the Olympics. In 1994, Dunphy was formally recognized for his immense contribution to the sport, as he was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass. His 1988 Olympic Team was inducted in the fall of 1999. He was also put into the AVCA Hall of Fame in December 2009 and the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.  Among his honors from the FIVB (the International Volleyball Federation) are the 1987 Coach of the Year and the 1999 All-Time Great Coaches Award (contemporary division). Also in 1999, he was a finalist for the FIVBs Greatest Coach of the Century Award. Under Dunphys guidance, the program has received NCAA public recognition awards for its outstanding APR scores five times (2004-50, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11).  A native of nearby Topanga Canyon, Dunphy was a middle blocker at Pepperdine during the sports formative years at the intercollegiate level and earned a bachelors degree in kinesiology from the university in 1974. After completing his athletics eligibility, Dunphy continued his affiliation with the Pepperdine program, serving as an assistant coach to both Harlan Cohen and Burt DeGroot before assuming the head coaching duties in 1977. The following season, Dunphy led Pepperdine to its first-ever NCAA team championship, as the Waves upended UCLA in five games in Columbus, Ohio, to win the national crown. Dunphy, who earned a masters degree in physical education from USC in 1978, left Pepperdine following the 1978 championship season to obtain his doctorate degree in the same subject area at Brigham Young University. Dunphy completed work for his doctorate in 1981, and then returned to Pepperdine that fall to quickly elevate the program back to national title contention. Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA title match in 1983 and 1984, but the Waves were beaten on both occasions by crosstown foe UCLA. However, the tide turned for the fabled Malibu Roofing Company in 1985, as Pepperdine rolled to an impressive 25-2 record still tied as the best single-season mark in school history and defeated USC in four games at Pauley Pavilion to capture the NCAA title. The victory proved to be a perfect farewell gift to Dunphy, who took a leave of absence following the 1985 season to immediately begin working with the U.S. National Team at its San Diego base. Under Dunphys watchful eye, the American squad gained international attention, and the 12-man roster (which included former Pepperdine standouts Craig Buck, Bob Ctvrtlik, Jeff Stork and Troy Tanner, three of whom were starters) won the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Pepperdine captured its third NCAA championship in 1986 without him, but Dunphy returned to the head coaching position in November 1988. Upon returning to Malibu, he hit the recruiting trail and once again rebuilt the program. The Waves reached the pinnacle in 1992, as the team upset Long Beach State to win the MPSF Tournament and then captured its fourth NCAA crown with an impressive three-game sweep of top-ranked Stanford in Muncie, Ind. In 1998, Pepperdine compiled an impressive 23-5 mark and won the MPSF Tournament with a four-game victory over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. Unfortunately, UCLA gained its revenge in the NCAA title match, defeating Pepperdine in three games.  During the 1999 campaign the Waves notched a solid 20-5 mark and senior outside hitter George Roumain was tabbed the AVCA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Roumain was a member of the 2000 Olympic Team along with former Pepperdine players Kevin Barnett and Chip McCaw. Dunphy took another 17-month sabbatical in order to serve as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He returned to Pepperdine in October 2000. Pepperdine won the 2002 MPSF regular-season title with a 20-2 mark and then proceeded to win the leagues postseason tournament for the second time in three years. In 2003, Pepperdine went 24-6 overall, including 19-3 in the MPSF, advanced to the title game of the MPSF Tournament and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. There, the Waves suffered a hard-fought five game setback to eventual national champion Lewis, which later vacated the title. In May of 2003, Dunphy was honored as one of four coaches named to the U.S. Volleyball Associations Mens 1978-2002 All-Era Team. Dunphy served the U.S. National Team in a scouting and advisory role during the 2003 World Cup in Japan. Pepperdine earned its fifth NCAA title in the programs history in 2005. Pepperdine swept Ohio State in the national semifinals before rallying back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat UCLA, 3-2, in the championship match at Pauley Pavilion, capping off its 25-2 season. That year Dunphy was selected as National Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. He also earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors for the second time after previously picking up the honor in 2002. In 2006, Volleyball Magazine selected Dunphy as one of the 30 Most Recognizable Names in Volleyball. Dunphy earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors again in 2007 as the Waves went 26-3 overall, won both the MPSF regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in school history. During fall 2007, Dunphy rejoined the U.S. National Team for the World Cup in Japan, where he served as team leader. The 2008 Waves made one of their most unexpected runs to the national championship match, as they began the postseason as the #5 seed in the MPSF Tournament, but won the event with three straight wins away from home. Pepperdine knocked off Long Beach State in the NCAA semifinals before falling to Penn State in the championship. The Waves finished with a record of 18-11 and a #2 national ranking*. Dunphy was a member of the coaching staff for the 2008 U.S. Olympic squad, which made a remarkable run to the gold medal. One of his former All-Americans, Sean Rooney, was a player on the team. He returned to the London Olympics in 2012, and served as a consultant coach to the silver-medal winning womens team. The 2009 squad was one point away from making another NCAA Championships appearance before falling in the MPSF Tournament final to USC in five games. The Waves ended the season with a 22-5* record and a #3 national ranking. In 2014, the Waves tied for first in the MPSF regular-season standings marking just the 10 time in program history the team has finished the season at the top. Pepperdine, ranked #4 in the final AVCA poll, ended the year with a 19-7 overall record after reaching the MPSF Tournament semifinals. 2015 played out similarly, with the Waves advancing all the way to the MPSF Tournament finals and end the year ranked #5. Between the two seasons, Pepperdine won a program-record 20 matches in a row inside Firestone Fieldhouse. A popular instructor for Pepperdine Universitys sports medicine department, Dunphy resides in the Decker Canyon area of Malibu with his wife Su. The couple has two daughters, Karen and Alexandra, and one son, Dijon. Alexandra won a national championship as a member of the USC womens volleyball team and is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Waves womens volleyball team. Marv and Su also have three grandchildren, Hunter, Shay and Trent. *Pepperdine later vacated all wins (66), NCAA Tournament losses (1), MPSF Tournament Championships (1) and NCAA Tournament appearances (1) accrued during the 2008, 09, 10 and 11 seasons due to self-reported NCAA violations. Records marked with an asterisk do not reflect this. Pepperdines official NCAA all-time record prior to the 2016 season is 686-350, while Marv Dunphys official  NCAA record at Pepperdine is 523-253 overall. Pepperdines official conference record is 482-270 and its official MPSF record is 277-153. The Waves have officially won three MPSF Tournament titles and made 14 NCAA appearances. Official season records are as follows: 2008, 0-10; 2009, 0-5; 2010, 0-10; 2011, 0-15. *Pepperdine later vacated all wins (66), NCAA Tournament losses (1), MPSF Tournament Championships (1) and NCAA Tournament appearances (1) accrued during the 2008, 09, 10 and 11 seasons due to self-reported NCAA violations. Records marked with an asterisk do not reflect this. Pepperdines official NCAA all-time record prior to the 2016 season is 686-350, while Marv Dunphys official  NCAA record at Pepperdine is 523-253 overall. Pepperdines official conference record is 482-270 and its official MPSF record is 277-153. The Waves have officially won three MPSF Tournament titles and made 14 NCAA appearances. Official season records are as follows: 2008, 0-10; 2009, 0-5; 2010, 0-10; 2011, 0-15.

Hunt returns to the Pepperdine sideline for his seventh season as an assistant coach in 2016. He has been working with the men's volleyball team for nine seasons overall. "He is one of the best young coaches is our sport," praised head coach Marv Dunphy upon Hunt's return. "He teaches well, scouts well, recruits well and is great to work with. We are lucky to have him." Following the 2013 collegiate campaign, Hunt resigned from his post to serve as an assistant coach for the Japanese Men's National Team. Hunt was hired by Gary Sato, a former coach for both the Pepperdine men's and women's squads. While Hunt was in Japan, the team moved up two spots in the FIVB World Rankings and earned its first FIVB World League win in over two years. He returned to the Pepperdine sideline just prior to the start of the 2014 collegiate campaign. Before being elevated to the role of assistant coach prior to the 2010 season, he was Pepperdine's video coordinator and a volunteer assistant the previous two years. As a full-time assistant, his duties include film exchange, preparing scouting reports, recruiting, travel and summer camps. In 2010, he received the AVCA's Thirty Under 30 award, given to standout volleyball coaches under the age of 30. In his six seasons as an assistant, the Waves put together a record of 98-65 (.601)*. Hunt's coaching expertise has also been extended to the USA Volleyball community. In 2014, Hunt was picked as head coach for the U.S. Women's National Team as they battled at the NORCECA World Championship Qualification Tournament at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Under Hunt's leadership, Team USA was dominant, posting four shutout victories to punch its ticket into the 2014 FIVB World Championship. Hunt later helped the U.S. Women's National Team make history in October 2014. He served as a consultant coach during Team USA's gold-medal run at the FIVB World Championships in Italy. It was the U.S. women's first-ever gold medal at any major tournament, including the World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. He was again given the reins to the national team in 2015, when selected to coach Team USA at the Pan American Cup in Lima, Peru. He traveled to Tijuana, Mexico in July 2012 as an assistant coach for the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team where the squad won the bronze medal at the NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship and qualified for the 2013 FIVB Youth World Championships. In the summer of 2011, he worked as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's Junior National Team that competed at the FIVB World Championships in Brazil. The squad earned its highest-ever finish with a fourth-place showing. In the fall of 2008, Hunt was selected to travel with the U.S. Men's National Team to the Pan American Cup in Cuiaba, Brazil, where he was the technical coordinator. Prior to joining Pepperdine, Hunt worked at Harvard-Westlake High School as an assistant to former Pepperdine assistant coach Adam Black. The pair led the team to a state championship in 2007. Hunt has also coached at the Marv Dunphy Volleyball Camp, and has participated in Gold Medal Squared coaching clinics across the United States since 2007. Hunt graduated from UCLA in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in history. A native of Glendale, Calif., he earned his master's degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia in 2011. *Pepperdine later vacated all wins (66), NCAA Tournament loses (1), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament titles (1) and NCAA Tournament appearances (1) accrued during the 2008, `09, `10 and `11 seasons due to self-reported NCAA violations. Records marked with an asterisk do not reflect this. The Waves have officially won three MPSF Tournament titles and made 14 NCAA appearances. Official season records are as follows: 2008, 0-10; 2009, 0-5; 2010, 0-10; 2011, 0-15. Pepperdine's official NCAA all-time record prior to the 2015-16 season is 686-350. Since 2010, Pepperdine's official NCAA record stands at 71-65.