Jim McLaughlin (coach)

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Jim McLaughlin
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Personal information
Born (1960-11-18) November 18, 1960 (age 63)
Malibu, California, U.S.
HometownMalibu, California, U.S.
College / University UC 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]

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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.

Playing career

McLaughlin attended Santa Monica Junior College (1980–81), where he played volleyball for two years and transferred to UC Santa Barbara (1982–83). He was the Gauchos' starting setter for two seasons, earning honorable mention All-America honors as a senior.

Coaching career

USC

McLaughlin was the head coach for the USC Trojans men's volleyball team for seven seasons. In his first year as head coach in 1990, he led the Trojans to the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship match, defeating Long Beach State, and finished as runner-up the following year. While at USC, McLaughlin's teams were ranked in the top 10 five times, while 15 players earned All-America accolades, led by two-time national player of the year Bryan Ivie.

Kansas State

McLaughlin spent four seasons building the Kansas State women's program into a national power; he compiled an 82-43 (.656) record and took the Wildcats to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. In his final season, McLaughlin led Kansas State to a 22-9 (.710) record, a program-best No. 16 national ranking, and its first-ever trip to the NCAA Sweet 16, before losing to top-seeded Wisconsin.

During his tenure in Manhattan, two Wildcats earned All-America honors, seven were named to the All-Big 12 first team and 15 garnered first-team academic all-conference accolades. McLaughlin also was honored as the 1999 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year.

Washington

When McLaughlin took over the Washington program in 2001, the team was last in the Pac-10 Conference. In his first year at UW, he led the Huskies to an 11-16 record and a 4-14 mark in the Pac-10. The team's 11 wins in 2001 were the most for the program since 1997. One year later, the Huskies went 20-11 and made the NCAA second round. Since 2003, Washington has not won fewer than 23 matches or lost more than nine in any season. [4]

In 2004, the Huskies won their first-ever Pac-10 title, and McLaughlin earned his first AVCA National Coach of the Year honor. In his fifth year at UW in 2005, he led Washington to its first-ever NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship and a 32-1 (.970) record as Washington swept all six of their matches in the tournament, [5] including top-ranked Nebraska in the final at the Alamodome in San Antonio. [6] McLaughlin was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, and made history as the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in both men and women's volleyball, having led the USC men's team to a national title in 1990. [7]

In 2006, he led UW to its third straight national semifinal, but the Dawgs fell to runner-up Stanford. [8] [9]

The NCAA Championships were hosted in Seattle at KeyArena at Seattle Center in 2013. The Huskies, led by AVCA National Player of the Year and Honda Award Winner Krista Vansant, won the Pac-12 title and reached the Final Four, but fell in straight sets in the semifinals to eventual national champion Penn State. [10] [11]

In his 13 years as head coach, McLaughlin established Washington volleyball as a championship-caliber team. Under his leadership, Washington appeared in the NCAA Tournament every year except in his first year in 2001 and boasts a .789 winning percentage. There have been 51 players that have been honored with All-Conference selections, 50 Academic All-Conference honorees, 31 All-Americans and 8 Academic All-Americans since McLaughlin’s arrival. [12]

Notre Dame

McLaughlin was named the women's volleyball head coach at the University of Notre Dame on January 17, 2015. He resigned from his position in June 2018 due to severe back issues. [13]

Personal

Jim is married to the former Margaret Jarc, a four-year soccer monogram winner at the University of Notre Dame. They have three daughters.

Head coaching record

Men's college volleyball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
USC Trojans (WIVA/MPSF)(1990–1996)
1990USC 26–712–4T-2nd NCAA Champion
1991USC 34–216–01st NCAA Finals
1992USC 11–139–73rd
1993USC 18–211–8T-3rd
1994USC 18–211–8T-3rd
1995USC 23–814–52nd
1996USC 14–169–105th
USC:142-65 (.686)79–45 (.637)
Total:142–65 (.686)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Women's college volleyball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12 Conference)(1997–2000)
1997Kansas State 20–1311–96th NCAA First Round
1998Kansas State 19–1212–85th NCAA Second Round
1999Kansas State 21–914–64th NCAA Second Round
2000Kansas State 22–914–6T-2nd NCAA Third Round
Kansas State:82-43 (.656)51–29 (.638)
Washington Huskies (Pac-10/12 Conference)(2001–2014)
2001Washington 11–164–148th
2002Washington 20–119–9T-5th NCAA Second Round
2003Washington 23–910–8T-5th NCAA Quarterfinals
2004Washington 28–316–21st NCAA Semifinals
2005Washington 32–116–12nd NCAA Champion
2006Washington 29–515–3T-2nd NCAA Semifinals
2007Washington 27–415–32nd NCAA Second Round
2008Washington 27–515–32nd NCAA Quarterfinals
2009Washington 24–613–5T-2nd NCAA Second Round
2010Washington 24–910–85th NCAA Quarterfinals
2011Washington 24–815–7T-4th NCAA Second Round
2012Washington 25–714–6T-4th NCAA Third Round
2013Washington 30–318–21st NCAA Semifinals
2014Washington 31–318–22nd NCAA Round of 16
Washington:357-90 (.799)198–63 (.736)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2015–present)
2015Notre Dame 7–252–1815th
2016Notre Dame 22–1013–76th
2017Notre Dame 22–1012–8T–5th NCAA First Round
Notre Dame:51-45 (.531)27–33 (.450)
Total:490–178 (.734)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

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References

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  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.
  4. ↑ "Jim McLaughlin Bio - University of Washington Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  5. ↑ Wood, Terry (December 17, 2006). "Volleyball Notes: Huskies aim to launch a legacy". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ Wood, Terry (December 18, 2006). "Bump, set, champs! Huskies stun No. 1 Cornhuskers". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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  8. ↑ Hamann, Jack (December 15, 2006). "Volleyball: Stanford sweeps UW". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Washington blitzed by Stanford in national semifinal". Archived from the original on January 30, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  10. ↑ Evans, Jayda (December 20, 2013). "Huskies' Krista Vansant is national player of the year" . Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  11. ↑ Stone, Larry (December 18, 2013). "With UW in Final Four at KeyArena, we're a city rabid for volleyball". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wash/sports/w-volley/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/record-book.pdf Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. ↑ Seattle Times staff (June 15, 2018). "Former Husky volleyball coach Jim McLaughlin steps down at Notre Dame". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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