Don Shondell

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Dr. Don Shondell has had a long and varied career as a volleyball coach. He has a career record of 734-254-6 (.741), making him the coach with the second highest number of wins in NCAA men's volleyball history, behind UCLA's Al Scates.

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 (MIVA) titles in 34 seasons. He led Ball State to the first NCAA Championship tournament in 1970. He later earned twelve 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. After retirement Shondell began coaching the boys volleyball team at Muncie Central High School. He also coaches youth volleyball in the Muncie, Indiana area.

Shondell wrote the Volleyball Coaching Bible.

Among his former players are Olympian Phil Eatherton and Walton.

Shondell is the father of Dave, who is the head Women's Volleyball coach at Purdue University, John, who is Dave's assistant at Purdue University, and Steve, who is the head Girls Volleyball coach at Muncie Burris High School. Steve has accumulated over 1,000 wins.

Shondell is also the grandfather to former Tennessee women's player, Jasmine Fullove and former Purdue women's player and current Mississippi State University Assistant coach, Lindsay Shondell.