Chris Tamas

Christopher Tamas (born January 27, 1981) is the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini Volleyball team. In 2018, he led the Fighting Illini to the NCAA Final Four.[1]

Chris Tamas
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIllinois
ConferenceBig Ten
Record100–52 (.658)
Biographical details
Born (1981-01-27) January 27, 1981
Santa Barbara, California
Alma materUniversity of the Pacific
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–11UC Riverside (asst.)
2011–2012Minnesota (asst.)
2013–15Cal Poly (asst.)
2014–17Nebraska (asst.)
2017–PresentIllinois
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 2018 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year

Early life

Tamas graduated from Pacific, earning his bachelor's degree in sports sciences/management in 2003.[2]

Coaching career

UC Riverside

Tamas Served as an assistant coach at UC Riverside from 2009 to 2011.

Minnesota

Tamas served as an assistant coach at Minnesota from 2011 to 2012.

Cal Poly

From 2013 to 2015, Chris Tamas served as an assistant volleyball coach at Cal Poly.[3]

Nebraska

On May 28, 2015, Tamas was hired by Nebraska to be an assistant volleyball coach under Hall of Fame head coach John Cook.[4]

Illinois

Chris Tamas was hired as Head Volleyball Coach by the University of Illinois on February 10, 2017, as the eighth head coach in Illinois history. Tamas led Illinois to the 2018 NCAA National Semifinals. In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Tamas led his team, who ranked 7th in the Big Ten conference, to an upset of national no. 7 seed and defending NCAA national champions Kentucky in the second round.[5]

Head Coaching Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2017–Present)
2017 Illinois 23–1112–8T–5thNCAA Regional Semifinals
2018 Illinois 32–417–32ndNCAA National Semifinal
2019 Illinois 16–1411–97thNCAA First Round
2020 Illinois 7–117–117th
2021 Illinois 22–1212–87thNCAA Regional Semifinals
Illinois: 100–52 (.658)59–39 (.602)
Total:100–52 (.658)

      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

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Tamas who became NCAA head coaches

  • Rashinda Reed - Alabama [6]

References
  1. "Chris Tamas". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. "Chris Tamas". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. "Chris Tamas". gopoly.com. Cal Poly. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "Husker volleyball hires assistant Chris Tamas from Cal Poly". omaha.com. BH Media Group. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "The Dance Continues as Illini Stun No. 7 Kentucky for Trip to Sweet 16". Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. "Reed Named Head Coach for Alabama Volleyball".
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