Coach Wright Volleyball Camps

Coaching Staff

Matt Noland | Assistant Coach

3rd Season at The University of North Florida
Was part of the historic 2021 season at UNF where the Ospreys went 25-8 with the highest standing RPI ranking in program history at 49.
First Power 5 victory in UNF history vs VT on 9/3/21
Spent 2020 season with University of Pittsburgh
Helped the Panthers to a 19-5 record and the program’s first elite 8 appearance.
5 All Americans & 3 Player of the Years
Competed internationally with the Guam Men’s Indoor National Volleyball Team from 2017-20
Spent 3 years as a high school Athletic Director
Wisconsin Volleyball Conference MVP honors and conference championship in 2017

Doug Wright | Head Coach Beach Volleyball

Doug Wright took over as head coach of the beach volleyball program Nov. 5, 2021 after serving for four-plus years in a volunteer and interim head coaching role.

Four Years of Success at UNF
Wright's hire marks the first time the UNF beach volleyball and indoor volleyball programs have separate head coaches since the inception of the beach volleyball program roughly a decade ago. The move furthers UNF's emphasis on growing its national brand and presence of its beach volleyball program, coming on the wings of the construction of UNF's first on-campus beach facility in the Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex opened in February of 2020.

Wright served as an integral piece to the program for the past four seasons, doing more than his titles of volunteer assistant and interim head coach could do justice. The Ospreys won the 2021 ASUN Beach Volleyball Championship during a year that saw Wright handle an even larger portion of the coaching duties as then head coach, Kristen Wright, handled the non-traditional spring indoor volleyball season.

Since coming to the River City in December of 2017, Wright has helped guide the Ospreys to a 65-42 overall record, an ASUN Championship and another appearance in the ASUN Finals.

Additionally, the 2021 Ospreys earned the program's first-ever ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Collegiate Beach Volleyball poll April 27 of last year following the Ospreys' run to the conference title. UNF was also a regular in the Collegebeachvb.com Poll last season as North Florida finished 24-10.

Last year the Ospreys defeated three ranked teams in No. 11 FAU, No. 20 FGCU and No. 16 Stetson. North Florida had six all-conference picks in addition to Dana Roskic and Antonia Harrison's AVCA Top Flight recognition.

The Ospreys have also touted incredible success in the classroom since 2018. The beach program earned USMC/AVCA Team Academic Awards as well as a team GPA of 3.78 and a 100 percent rate of student-athletes on the ASUN Honor Roll.

A visionary, Wright was instrumental in the development of The Cooper Beach Volleyball Complex, even going as far as to create artwork that was shared with donors and board members for the eventual design of UNF's on-campus complex.

Wright came to North Florida after serving with the MiraCosta College beach program over the last two seasons. Wright led the team to two conference championships and a state championship during his time. In 2017, he was also named the Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year. He also spent time as the associate head coach for the indoor program at MiraCosta where he worked closely with his wife Kristen Wright to win two conference championships.

Prior to UNF
Prior to his time at MiraCosta, Wright was an assistant coach for Tri-City Christian that won eight straight CIF Championships, five So-Cal State titles and had five state championship appearances. He also coached the top men's and women's team from age 16 and 18 while earning the clubs first 18-1’s Gold Medal at Far Western Qualifier and Bid to National Championships. Earned Bronze Medal at Los Angeles Qualifier.

Wright was recruited as a setter and received an athletic scholarship to Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa. He was a four-year starter as a libero where he helped lead the Red Flash to their first-ever EIVA-HAY Division title. He reached as high as the top 10 in the country for digs/game and concluded his career in the top ten all-time in school history in that category. Wright holds the distinction as being the only person from his high school to earn a volleyball scholarship. He played for Red Rose and Lancaster Volleyball club, earning three trips to the Junior Olympics. His experience playing indoor volleyball expanded to the grass and beach at age 16 when he started playing tournaments.

In addition to coaching, Wright is a CPA and currently works as an analyst for a government contractor that investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare. He is married to Kristen and they have two children.

Coaching Résumé

*UNF Beach Volleyball Head Coach (November 2021-Present)
UNF Beach Volleyball Interim Head Coach (August of 2021-Present)
UNF Beach Volleyball Volunteer Assistant Coach (2018-21)
UNF Indoor Volleyball Volunteer Assistant Coach/Statistical Analyst (2018-19)
MiraCosta College Beach Volleyball Head Coach
MiraCosta College Indoor Volleyball Associate Head Coach
Tri-City Christian Assistant Coach
SoCal Volleyball Club Head Coach

Coaching Accolades

Two conference and state championships at MiraCosta College (beach volleyball)
Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2017)
Two conference titles as associate head coach at MiraCosta College (indoor volleyball)
Eight consecutive CIF Championships, five So-Cal State titles, and five state championship appearances.
Earned a bid to the national championships at age 18 club volleyball, earning a gold medal at Far Western Qualifiers.

Brandon Row | Assistant Coach

Coached for three years at the University of Georgia including the 2020 campaign where the bulldogs defeated #5 Florida.
In 2019 Brandon helped Georgia to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 6 years.
Defeated # 12 Kentucky for their first loss in SEC in 4 years
Helped coach SEC Freshman of the year
Apart of the Canadian National team’s coaching staff for over a year working with the Canadian setters, and defense.
Coached in 2022 at CSU Bakersfield as the blocking and defense coordinator.
Spent 5 years on staff with Carson-Newman University
2 All Americans & 9 All Conference selections

Morgan Wilson | Assistant Coach

Current UNF Players