Alan Knipe
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLong Beach State
ConferenceBig West
Record383–164 (.700)
Biographical details
Born (1969-01-01) January 1, 1969
Huntington Beach, California
Playing career
1989Orange Coast College
1990–1992Long Beach State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995Golden West College
1996–2000Long Beach State (asst.)
2001–2009Long Beach State
2013–presentLong Beach State
National team
2009–2012United States
Head coaching record
Overall383–164 (.700) (NCAA)
28–14 (.667) (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:
  • 2 National (2018, 2019)
  • 3 MPSF regular season (2001, 2008, 2017)
  • 4 Big West regular season (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • Big West conference tournament (2018)
  • MPSF conference tournament (2017)
  • California State Community College champion (1995)
As player:
Awards
As coach:
As player:
  • First-team All-American (1992)
  • Second-team All-American (1991)
Medal record
Head coach for men's volleyball
Representing  United States
FIVB World League
Silver medal – second place2012 Sofia
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 Winnipeg
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place2011 Puerto Rico
Silver medal – second place2009 Puerto Rico

Alan Knipe (born January 1, 1969)[1] is the head coach of the Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team and head coach of the 2012 Olympic Team United States men's national volleyball team. He played and coached at Long Beach State. As a player, he helped the team win the 1991 NCAA championship and an appearance in the 1990 NCAA Championships. and as a coach, he has guided them to seven final four appearances (2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) and two national championships (2018, 2019). As a player, assistant coach and head coach, Knipe has helped Long Beach to 10 of the programs 12 NCAA Final four appearances.

Playing career

Knipe played on the Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team from 1990 to 1992. In 1991, he was named to the All-America second team and helped the 49ers win the NCAA championship final.[2] In 1992, he was named to the All-America first team.[2]

Knipe then played for the U.S. national team in 1992 and 1993. Knipe played professionally in Italy and Belgium. He also played on the Bud Light 4-Man Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.[2]

Coaching career

College

Knipe was the men's head volleyball coach at Golden West College in 1994 and 1995. In 1995, along with Co-Head Coach and former LBSU teammate Patrick Sullivan, led the team to the California State JC championship. The championship was the first in school history for the men's team.[2]

Knipe then became an assistant coach at Long Beach State in 1996. He was named the head coach in 2000. In 2004, he led the team to a 28-7 record and into the NCAA final.[2] He was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year.[2]

In 2005 and 2006, Knipe led Long Beach State to the MPSF Tournament finals. In 2008, he led the team to the NCAA Tournament semifinals and was named MPSF Coach of the Year and Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year. Following the 2009 season, Knipe took three seasons off to coach the United States men's national volleyball team. Upon his return to the Beach in 2013, Knipe wasted no time in getting Long Beach State back to the top of the NCAA. The 2013 49ers advanced to the conference title game and one match away from the Final Four. Knipe lead Long Beach State to four straight NCAA Final Four appearances from 2016-2019. In 2018 and 2019, Knipe led Long Beach State to the NCAA Championship. The back-to-back championships are a first in Long Beach State Athletics history. Knipe was named AVCA Coach of the year in 2017 and 2018. He was also named conference coach of the year in 2017, 2018, and 2019. He had developed the NCAA player of the year in 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 (Paul Lotman ‘08, Talor Crabb ‘13, TJ Defalco ‘17, Josh Tuaniga ‘17, and TJ Defalco ‘19, Alex Nikolov ‘22.)[2]

International

Knipe became the head coach of the U.S. national team in 2009. He led the team to gold medals at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 and a silver medal at the 2009 at the NORCECA Continental Championships and the 2012 FIVB World League. Knipe lead Team USA to the World League Finals in 2009, 2011, and 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. finished tied for fifth, winning their pool and finishing with a 4-2 record.[3]

Personal life

Knipe graduated from Marina High School in 1987 and from Long Beach State in 1992.[2] He lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife and two sons, Evan and Aidan.[3]

Head coaching record

NCAA

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Long Beach State Beach (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (2001–2009)
2001 Long Beach State 18–712–51st
2002 Long Beach State 13–189–137th
2003 Long Beach State 17–1311–118th
2004 Long Beach State 28–718–42ndNCAA Runner-Up
2005 Long Beach State 22–1014–85th
2006 Long Beach State 22–1014–84th
2007 Long Beach State 11–176–1610th
2008 Long Beach State 23–718–41stNCAA Semifinals
2009 Long Beach State 14–1411–117th
Long Beach State Beach (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (2013–2017)
2013 Long Beach State 24–818–6T–2nd
2014 Long Beach State 18–1015–9T–4th
2015 Long Beach State 15–1311–117th
2016 Long Beach State 25–817–5T–2ndNCAA Semifinals
2017 Long Beach State 24–716–21stNCAA Semifinals
Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Long Beach State 28–19–11stNCAA Champion
2019 Long Beach State 28–210–01stNCAA Champion
2020 Long Beach State 10–1 [n 1][n 1]
2021 Long Beach State 7–56–43rd
2022 Long Beach State 21-68-21stNCAA Runner-Up
2023 Long Beach State 21-53-1T-1stNCAA Semifinals
Long Beach State: 392–166 (.703)232–121 (.657)
Total:392–166 (.703)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. 1 2 Season not played past March 6 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Junior college

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Golden West Rustlers (1994–1995)
1994 Golden West 10–99–8
1995 Golden West 18–512–5
Golden West: 28–14 (.667)21–13 (.618)
Total:28–14 (.667)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ @lbsumvb (January 1, 2021). "Happy New Year #LBNation!!! • Also, very Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, @CoachAlanKnipeciach! 🥳 • Comment below to wish Coach Knipe a Happy Birthday!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alan Knipe". longbeachstate.com. California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Alan Knipe". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
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