CHICAGO - Chicago State University Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Denisha Hendricks today announced the hiring of Brandon Reeves as the university's head volleyball coach.
Reeves comes to CSU after serving the last two seasons as head volleyball coach at Concordia University in Selma, Ala., where he tallied a 25-8 record last season, was ranked No. 1 in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) power rankings and advanced to the Elite Eight of the USCAA National Tournament. He was also a finalist for the USCAA National Coach of the Year award.
Reeves also served as an assistant coach for the Concordia women's basketball team that advanced to the semifinals of the USCAA Division I Tournament last year with a 24-4 record.
Before his stint at Concordia, Reeves spent six seasons as head coach at Rust College, an NCAA Division III institution from Holly Spring, Miss. During his tenure at Rust, the Lady Bearcats posted an 81-55 record under Reeves while advancing to the NCAA South Region Tournament. He produced a third team All-American and two all-region performers.
Reeves also served as head coach of the Rust men's volleyball team, which became the first southern Historically Black College/University (HBCU) to field a collegiate men's program. The 2013 squad posted an 18-6 record and ranked 11th nationally in the NCAA D-III poll. He also coached men's and women's track & field at Rust.
Reeves has also gained experience coaching several clubs in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi in addition to serving as an instructor for six years at the Nike Camp hosted by the University of Mississippi.
Reeves graduated from Lane College in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and competed on the school's men's tennis and traveling club volleyball teams. He obtained a master's degree in education with a concentration in sports administration from Tennessee State University and is currently finishing up requirements for his doctorate in sports management from Northcentral University.