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Ken Shibuya, who joined Stanford's staff in the fall of 2006, never touched a volleyball until he was a student at University of Virginia, but quickly made up for lost time with his appreciation, passion and knowledge for the game. Shibuya's 21-year collegiate coaching journey began during his undergraduate days. He was instrumental in starting the school's first men's club team, before assisting the Cavaliers' women's varsity from 1990-94. Shibuya established himself as a head coach in the small-college ranks, first with the women's team at Sweet Briar (Va.) College from 1994-95, where he set a school mark for consecutive victories. He then led the Christopher Newport women to their best success. The Newport News, Va., program had one 20-win season in 21 years until Shibuya led the Captains to three consecutive 20-win seasons (1999-2001), capturing the 2001 Dixie Conference title with the school's first undefeated conference season and reaching the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in school history. Twice during his four seasons, he was named conference coach of the year. He next took over the men's team at Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.) in 2002 and led the Eagles to three consecutive Molten Division III national titles (2004-2006). Shibuya coached two national players of the year and was named AVCA Division III Coach of the Year in 2004. Shibuya has been part of the coaching staff of the USA Boys Youth team since 2003 and has headed U.S. development camps. In 2002, he served on Kosty's staff at the boys High Performance camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He also is the lead coach for the Bay to Bay Volleyball Club, with a specific assignment of the 18 Nike Black team. | |||||||||||||
