Jim McLaughlin

Who is Jim McLaughlin?

Jim McLaughlin is an American volleyball coach. He just completed his 13th season as Head Coach for the University of Washington Women's Volleyball team. During his time at UW, McLaughlin has become one of the most successful and respected coaches in the country and instituted a value system that has produced wins year-in and year-out, turning Washington into one of the nation’s elite volleyball programs.

The McLaughlin era has so far produced one National Championship, four Final Four appearances, six trips to the Elite Eight, two national players of the year, three Pac-12 Conference titles, and 13 players that combined for 28 AVCA All-America awards. McLaughlin was named the 2004 NCAA National Coach of the Year and received the 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2013 Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards.

Before coming to the University of Washington, he spent seven seasons as the men's head coach at USC, where he won the 1990 National championship and finished as runner-up in 1991, followed by a four-year run at Kansas State.

Through his 13th year as head coach at Washington, McLaughlin boasts a 326-87 record.