Volleyball coach Dave Rubio retires after 31 years at Arizona. 'Dave guided generations of student-athletes to become academic, athletic and life champions,' AD Dave Heeke said. 'He is a true
PJ Brown Dave Rubio, the longest-tenured coach at Arizona and winningest volleyball coach in program history, has decided it’s time to hang up his clipboard.
“I want to thank Dave for his outstanding leadership of our volleyball program for 31 seasons,” UA athletic director Dave Heeke said in a news release. “His coaching career put him among the winningest volleyball coaches in NCAA and Pac-12 Conference history while leaving a tremendous legacy here at Arizona. His tenure as leader of Arizona volleyball puts him among the greats of the sport and garners respect from his peers across the country and around the globe.
Rubio is the 11th-winningest active DI coach. He led all Pac-12 coaches with 570 wins and is only the second coach in league history to win 500 career matches. Rubio noted that it was “time for me to retire,” in the UA’s news release. He went on to thank all those in the Arizona Athletics administration who helped him along the way, including Heeke, Jim Livengood, Greg Byrne, Cedric Dempsey and Rocky LaRose, who hired him.
Rubio's players earned numerous honors, including Pac-10 Player of the Year, Pac-12 Setter of the Year, Pac-10/12 Freshman of the Year , all-conference , all-conference freshman team , academic all-conference and conference player of the week . “I want to especially thank my associate head coach, Charita Stubbs, who has been with me for over 20 years as a former player and assistant. I appreciated your loyalty and wisdom.”
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