hawaiiathletics.com/news/2009/5/22/MVB_0522092843.aspxWade Named New Men's Volleyball Head Coach
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5/22/2009 8:25:49 AM
HONOLULU – Charlie Wade has been selected as the University of Hawai‘i’s new head men’s volleyball coach, athletics director Jim Donovan announced Friday at a press conference in the Ed Wong Hospitality Room. Wade is the program’s fifth head coach and succeeds Mike Wilton, who guided the Warriors for the past 17 seasons.
“I’m pleased to announce Charlie Wade as our new men’s volleyball head coach,” Donovan said. “He had an outstanding in-person interview and impressed the selection committee with his passion for volleyball and love for the state of Hawai‘i. He is a proven recruiter who was instrumental is the tremendous success of our women’s volleyball program during his time with head coach Dave Shoji. We are starting a new chapter in our men’s volleyball program and we welcome Charlie back to the UH Athletics ‘ohana.”
“This is a great day for me personally and professionally,” Wade said. “I’m excited and honored for the opportunity to lead one of the premiere programs in our sport. I’m very thankful to Jim and the committee for the confidence in me to take on this challenge. I’m a little saddened to leave my team at Pacific but very proud of the progress we made returning Pacific to one of the elite teams in the Big West. When I came to Hawai‘i in 1995 to work with Dave it didn’t take long for me to notice I wanted to coach here and bring UH the elusive national championship the fans so deeply deserve. Coaching men’s volleyball in Hawai‘i gives me the opportunity to do just that.”
Wade, a former UH women’s volleyball assistant from 1995-2005, was most recently the head women’s volleyball coach at University of the Pacific. He compiled a 38-46 record in three seasons. His teams improved 10 wins from his inaugural season to finish with an 18-9 record in 2007. That year, his squad won three tournament titles and defeated 20th-ranked Cal Poly.
In the summer of 2007, Wade coached the USA Volleyball Federation Senior Select Team which toured Argentina.
Wade spent 11 seasons with the Rainbow Wahine (1995-2005), the last nine of which were spent as head coach Dave Shoji’s right-hand man. During his time at UH, the Rainbow Wahine won 11 conference titles, advanced to the NCAA Regionals 10 times, and made four NCAA Championship appearances. UH posted a remarkable 160-1 conference mark and an overall record of 310-39 for an 89 percent winning percentage.
In post-season competition, Wade helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, six Regional Finals (1995, ’96, ’98, 2000, ’02, ’03), and four Final Fours (1996, 2000, ’02, ’03), including the national championship match in 1996. As the
program’s primary recruiter, Wade coached eight All-Americans, who earned 18 All-America certificates and two National Players of the Year (Angelica Ljungquist in 1996 and Kim Willoughby in 2003).
In addition, Wade served as head coach three times in Shoji’s absence and the Rainbow Wahine won all three matches.
Prior to UH, Wade was a veteran coach of club volleyball. In 1986, he founded the Magnum Volleyball Club, which was regarded by many collegiate coaches as one of the top junior programs in the country. He also served as head coach of the Anaheim, Calif., club and coached eventual Rainbow Wahine standouts Kristal Attwood, Kee Williams, Sarah Chase, Heather Bown and Jessica Sudduth and former UOP standout Tracy Chambers.
Wade also founded the Southern California Volleyball Institute in 1993 and served as its executive director. The 17,000-square foot volleyball training facility featured four courts, offices, weight and training rooms and a pro shop.
During his first five years at UH, Wade also coached the Rainbow Asics club team, which featured Rainbow Wahine All-American Lily Kahumoku and former Minnesota setter and current U.S. Olympian Lindsey Berg.
Wade’s first stint in collegiate coaching was at Cal State Fullerton, where he was an assistant for two years while finishing school. He earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 1991.
Wade is married to former University of Washington player Tani Martin. The couple have two children, Makana (4) and Kainoa (2).
Wade Resume
Alma Mater: Cal State Fullerton, 1991
Cal State Fullerton, Assistant Coach, 1987-88
Magnum Volleyball Club, 1986-1995
Southern California Volleyball Institute, 1993-1995
Hawai‘i, Assistant Coach, 1995-1997
Hawai‘i, Associate Coach, 1998-2005
Pacific, Head Coach, 2006-08
USA Volleyball Federation Senior Select Team, 2007
Hawai‘i
Season W L Pct. Position Postseason
1995 31 1 .969 Assistant Coach NCAA Regional Finals
1996 35 3 .921 Assistant Coach NCAA Runner-Up
1997 25 8 .758 Associate Coach NCAA First Round
1998 32 3 .914 Associate Coach NCAA Regional Finals
1999 29 2 .935 Associate Coach NCAA Regional Semifinals
2000 31 2 .939 Associate Coach NCAA Championship Semifinals
2001 29 6 .829 Associate Coach NCAA Regional Semifinals
2002 34 2 .944 Associate Coach NCAA Championship Semifinals
2003 36 2 .947 Associate Coach NCAA Championship Semifinals
2004 30 1 .968 Associate Coach NCAA Regional Semifinals
2005 27 7 .794 Associate Coach NCAA Regional Semifinals
Pacific
Season W L Pct. Position Notes
2006 8 21 .276 Head Coach First season at UOP
2007 18 9 .667 Head Coach Won three tournament titles
2008 12 16 .429 Head Coach Finished 4th in Big West
