ROANOKE, Va. - It was recently announced by Hollins Director of Athletics, Myra Sims, that Dave McGee will have his interim tag removed and be named the full-time head coach of the Green and Gold volleyball team. 

McGee, who was hired in July 2020 on a part-time basis, will begin his full-time coaching duties in August 2021. 

"I am so glad that Dave is going to become our permanent, full-time volleyball coach," Sims said. "Despite the difficult circumstances of this past year with limited practices and no competition, he has connected well with our current student-athletes and is helping them improve on a daily basis. His technical expertise in the sport has impressed the players and I am confident that he can lead the program in a positive direction going forward."

It's been a weird year for McGee, as Hollins hasn't been able to play any matches. But he's led the team through off-season workouts and practices and is gearing them up towards a return to play in the fall. 

Before arriving at Hollins, McGee had been the head volleyball coach of the 16's Open team for the Roanoke United Volleyball Club, and, since 2012, had been the head coach of the James River High School volleyball team. While at James River, he led the Knights to five district championships and two region championships and took the team to the VHSL state quarterfinals in 2012. 

Prior to his time James River, he was the head coach at Bath County High School from 2004-2012. He took Bath County to three-straight VHSL state semi-final appearances, bringing home a state championship in 2011. He was also named the 2011 VHSL Coach of the Year. He developed a feeder program for youth volleyball in the Bath County area and helped the team to a winning season in his inaugural year, the school's first in over 20 seasons. In his nine years at the helm at BC, he was voted the District Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year three times.

"I'm excited to be a part of this program and university," McGee said. "The students and staff are dedicated and form an extremely supportive community. I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with this team." 

McGee graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics before earning his master's degree in kinesiology with a focus in sports psychology from A.T. Still University, in Mesa, AZ.
 

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