Dave Shoji

Dave Shoji (born December 4, 1946) has been the Head Coach of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team since 1975. Under his leadership, the Rainbow Wahine have won four national titles (1979, 1982, 1983, 1987).

As of September 6, 2013 his record was 1,107–185–1, which translates to a winning percentage of 85.7%.[1] On September 6, 2013 he became the winningest coach in Division I women's volleyball history with 1,107 wins, breaking the record formerly held by retired UCLA coach Andy Banachowski. Shoji earned the win in 4 games over Santa Clara University. His teams are known for having great ball control.

Shoji has coached many standout players, including Deitre Collins, Tee Williams, Angelica Ljundquist, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Heather Bown and Kim Willoughby.

Shoji himself played collegiate volleyball for three years as the University of California, Santa Barbara's setter, earning All-American honors in 1968 and 1969. He is also a graduate from the University of Hawaii ROTC program.

Shoji's elder son, Kawika, was a 3-year starting setter for the Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team and won the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) player-of-the-year award in 2010 as a senior. Kawika also led Stanford to the 2010 NCAA National Championship. Shoji's younger son, Erik, was a libero for Stanford and was the first player in AVCA history to earn first-team AVCA honors four years in a row.

Honors

During his long tenure at the University of Hawaiʻi, Shoji has received many coaching honors, including (as of 2010):

See also

In Film

Dave Shoji's role in the first few years of women's athletics at the University of Hawaii is chronicled in the documentary film Rise of the Wahine, directed by Dean Kaneshiro. [2] Dave was hired by UH's first female Athletic Director Dr. Donnis Thompson shortly after the passing of Title IX.


References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Women's Volleyball Coaching Records through 2012" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rise of the Wahine Documentary Film".

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