| Personal information | |||
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| Born | January 28, 1971 California, USA |
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| Home town | Santa Monica, California, | ||
| College(s) | UCLA | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | UCLA Women's Volleyball | ||
| Previous teams coached | |||
| Best results | |||
| Years | Event | Result | |
| 2011 | NCAA National Championship | 1st | |
| Updated on December 19, 2011. | |||
Michael (Mike) Sealy (born January 28, 1971 ) is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the women's volleyball team at UCLA. He was named on February 10, 2010[1] to succeed Andy Banachowski who announced his retirement after 43 years.[2]
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Sealy graduated from Santa Monica High School and went on to play on the UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team. He helped the Bruins win the NCAA National Championship in 1993 during his senior year.
In his second year as a head coach, Sealy took the Bruins to the championship game and captured their fourth title in history by defeating Illinois 3-1 on December 17, 2011 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bruins were seeded 9th in the NCAA championship tournament. Enrouting to the title game, they defeated defending champions Penn State and No. 1 seeded Texas to face No. 3 seeded Illinois. Rachael Kidder was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. Lauren Van Orden and Zoe Nightingale were also named to the all tournament team. He is now a champion both as a player and a head coach. Sealy was also a former Assistant Coach at the University of Hawaii under Hall of Fame Dave Shoji. He helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to National Semifinal in 2009 in Tampa, Florida.