2026 AVCA Hall of Fame Nomination Info

Nominations for the 2026 AVCA Hall of Fame are now being accepted. Please help in determining who will be the next group of volleyball coaches and administrators to be inducted at the 2026 AVCA Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

Download the 2026 AVCA Hall of Fame Nomination Form

Nominations are due to be completed by Friday, May 29.

Reminder: Nominated individuals will be considered for three (3) consecutive years. Because the AVCA selected only one inductee in 2023, persons nominated in 2023 that have not yet been named to the AVCA Hall of Fame will be considered for this year’s award.

Nominations are broken down into three main categories:

• Coach/Educator
  • Outstanding career as a coach/educator that has brought exceptional distinction to the individual, the institution, and/or the AVCA.
  • Must have served as a head coach/educator for a minimum of fifteen (15) years. Other considerations will be at the discretion of the Hall of Fame Committee.
• Administrator
  • Outstanding career as an administrator or professional staff member that has brought exceptional distinction to the individual, institution and/or the AVCA.
  • Must have served as an administrator for a minimum of fifteen (15) years. Other considerations will be at the discretion of the Hall of Fame Committee.
• Organization
  • Outstanding organization or business that has brought exceptional distinction to the sport of volleyball and/or the AVCA.
  • Must have been associated with the sport or the AVCA for a minimum of ten (10) years. Other considerations will be at the discretion of the Hall of Fame Committee.

Nominations should be submitted to:

AVCA
2365 Harrodsburg Rd, Suite A325
Lexington, KY 40504
bradley.wilson@avca.org

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The American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame honors those who are the best of the best.

Since 2003, the association has provided the ultimate recognition for those who have made significant contributions to the sport by naming them to its Hall of Fame. Individuals representing any level or division of the sport—college, high school, club, indoor, beach, NCAA, NAIA, two-year colleges, women’s/girls and men’s/boys—can be nominated in three categories: coach/educator, administrator, and organization.

Each year the new Hall of Famers, who represent all levels of the sport, are inducted during a luncheon ceremony at the AVCA Convention. The first class included 23 individuals, and there are 105 members as of 2025.

CLICK HERE to see the 2025 AVCA Hall of Fame Class of 2025 press release.

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AVCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES