Don Shondell
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Dr. Don Shondell has had a long and storied career as a volleyball coach. He has a career record of 734-254-6 (.741), making him the second winningest coach in NCAA men's volleyball history, behind only UCLA's Al Scate.
Shondell graduated from Ball State University in 1952 and started Ball State's men's volleyball program in 1964. He took 1965 off to finish his doctorate at Indiana University.
As coach of Ball State he won 20 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association titles in 34 seasons. He led Ball State to the first NCAA Championship tournamnet in 1970. He would earn 12 more NCAA berths.
Shondell was a co-founder of the MIVA, and the organization's first president and an eight time MIVA coach of the year winner.
Shondell retired as head coach of Ball State in 1998 and was replaced by Joel Walton, a former player and assistant coach. He now coaches youth volleyball in the Muncie, Indiana area.
Shondell also (literally) wrote the Volleyball Coaching Bible.
Among his former players are Olympian Phil Eatherton, and Walton. His sons Dave and John are coaches at Purdue University.
Shondell is also the grandfather to former Tennesee women's player, Jasmine Fullove and current Purdue women's player, Lindsay Shondell.
