Michael Sealy

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]

Michael Sealy
Personal information
BornJanuary 28, 1971
California, USA
HometownSanta Monica, California
College(s)UCLA
Coaching information
Current teamUCLA Women's Volleyball
Previous teams coached
Years
2010-Present
Best results
Years Location Result
1993
2011		 NCAA National Championship (Player)
NCAA National Championship (Head Coach)		 1st
1st
Last updated: December 19, 2011

Player

Sealy graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1989 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.

Coaching

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. En route 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 Famer Dave Shoji. He helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to National Semifinal in 2009 in Tampa, Florida.

Honors and awards
  • NCAA All-American at UCLA in 1991 to 1993
  • NCAA National Champion at UCLA and Co-MVP in 1993
  • 2011 AVCA Coach of the Year
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References
  1. Mike Sealy Named UCLA Head Women's Volleyball Coach Archived 2012-09-15 at Archive.today
  2. Legendary UCLA Volleyball Coach Andy Banachowski Announces Retirement Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
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