COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball has added Craig Sherman to its coaching staff, announced Thursday by interim head coach Joshua Taylor. Sherman has 20 years of coaching experience across the Division I, NAIA and club levels, including an eight-year stint as the Mizzou head coach from 1986-93. He will join Molly Taylor as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2019 campaign.
"We're really looking forward to Craig being a part of our coaching staff this season," Taylor said. "He brings a wealth of knowledge as a former elite player and an experienced coach. He not only knows the game well, but also coaches it extremely well."
"I want to thank Joshua and Molly for bringing me on board," Sherman said. "I'm so excited to be a part of this new era of Mizzou Volleyball and can't wait for the new season to start!"
Recently, Sherman has served as the head coach for New Vision Volleyball Club in Columbia, Missouri. In 2017, New Vision placed fifth at the USAV 17U Girls' Junior National Championship. The year prior, Sherman led the squad to fifth place honors at the 16U Girls' Junior Nationals.
In 2000, he was the head coach for Columbia College Men's Volleyball, leading the team to a NAIA National Championship. Sherman became Mizzou's third-ever head coach prior to the 1986 campaign. He accumulated 88 victories over an eight-year run at the helm, highlighted by a 22-win season in 1992.
Sherman opened his coaching career as an assistant with Ohio State Men's Volleyball in 1982. The following four years, he served as an assistant coach for Wichita State Women's Volleyball.
In August 2019, Sherman will be inducted into the Hearts of America (HOA) Volleyball Hall of Fame. Each year, the HOA honors outstanding players, coaches, officials and leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to its region of USA Volleyball. Sherman will become the group's 21st all-time Hall of Fame inductee, which originated in 2007.
Before transitioning into his coaching career, Sherman starred collegiately at Ohio State from 1981-82. He was named the 1981 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) league MVP. Sherman earned back to back First Team All-MIVA honors in his lone seasons in Columbus, Ohio.
The Buckeyes reached the Final Four in both campaigns as well, led by Sherman's outstanding performance on the court. Prior to his collegiate playing career, Sherman competed for the 1978 U.S. Sport Festival Team and 1980 U.S. World University Team.
Sherman, a native of Independence, Missouri, graduated with a Bachelor's in Political Science from Ohio State in 1982.
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