COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – This past week, Concordia-St. Paul head coach Brady Starkey was honored among a group of 20 volleyball legends and stars of the sports as he was inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Starkey and the other recipients were recognized in a virtual ceremony that can be viewed here.
 
Brady Starkey enters the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame as the Donald S. Shondell All-Time Great Coach (contemporary division) for 2020, becoming the 32nd recipient of the award overall and the first NCAA Division II head coach to earn the honor. Past recipients include current University of Minnesota head coach Hugh McCutcheon and former U of M head coach Mike Hebert.
 
Starkey has led the Golden Bears to nine NCAA Division II national championships, including an incredible stretch of seven consecutive years from 2007 to 2013. He holds a 550-66 record in 17 seasons at Concordia St. Paul, including stunning marks of 298-22 in NSIC play and 72-8 in NCAA Tournament play. Starkey's .893 career winning percentage also ranks first all-time among NCAA volleyball coaches at all three levels.
 
In addition, Starkey's squads have reached the NCAA Tournament in each of his 17 seasons at the helm while also winning 14 NSIC championships and 11 NCAA Central Region titles. During his tenure, CSP has had 56 players named AVCA All-Americans, including 27 First Team selections, as well as 13 Academic All-Americans and a pair of NCAA Woman of the Year Top-9 Finalists.
 
Brady has been recognized as AVCA Division II National Coach of the Year three times, AVCA Region Coach of the Year eight times and NSIC six times.
 
2020 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame Recipients
Jon Lee - Harold T. Friermood "Frier" Award
Holly McPeak - All-Time Great Female Beach Player Award
Kent Steffes - All-Time Great Male Beach Player Award
Danielle Scott - Flo Hyman All-Time Great Female Player Award
Tim Hovland - Tom Haine All-Time Great Male Player Award
Diana Hoffman - All-Time Great Player Award – Pioneer Division
Chuck Nelson - All-Time Great Player Award – Pioneer Division
Dr. Cecile Reynaud - Bertha Lucas All-Time Great Coach Award – Pioneer Division
Brady Starkey - Donald S. Shondell All-Time Great Coach Award – Contemporary Division
Joe Campbell - George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award
Michelle Goodall - George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award
Michael Blalock - Wilbur H. Peck Referee Emeritus Award
Donna Wigton – Nancy S. Sharpless Scorekeeper Emeritus Award
John Nelson – Junior Service Award – Outstanding Clinician
Loren Paulozzi – Junior Service Award – Outstanding Program Director
Bethani Hincherick – Junior Service Award – Outstanding Female Coach
Sam Nimpchaimanatham – Junior Service Award – Outstanding Male Coach
Kathy Ets-Hokin – Junior Service Award – Outstanding Parent
 
Donald S. Shondell All-Time Great Coach – Contemporary Division
1995: Dr. Douglas P. Beal, Al Scates
1996: Marilyn McReavy Nolen, Dr. Donald S. Shondell
1997: Linda Dollar
1999: Dr. Marvin Alex Dunphy, Dr. Arie Selinger
2000: Andy Banachowski, Dr. Carl McGown
2001: Elaine Michaelis
2002: Dave Shoji
2003: Brian Gimmallaro
2004: Mick Haley
2005: John Dunning, Russ Rose
2006: Dr. Taras Liskevych, Mary Wise
2007: Fred Sturm
2008: John Cook
2009: Larry Bock, Sue Gozansky
2010: Jim McLaughlin
2011: Mike Hebert
2012: Jim Stone
2013: Hugh McCutcheon
2014: Kathy Gregory
2015: Charlie Sullivan
2016: Mark Pavlik
2017: Bill Hamiter
2018: Anna Collier
2019: Pete Hanson
2020: Brady Starkey