Women's Volleyball
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Phone:
- 985-8749
Matt Fuerbringer enters his fourth season as the associate head coach at Long Beach State working alongside his wife, head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer.
In his third year at the Beach, Fuerbringer was instrumental in helping LBSU make its first postseason appearance since 2014 as the Beach hosted the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) in 2019. The Beach posted a 12-17 overall record and went 9-7 in Big West action, while boasting four Big West Conference selections in Hailey Harward, Kashauna Williams, and YiZhi Xue, who were named to the First Team, and Katie Kennedy who was selected to the All-Freshman Team.
Fuerbringer helped Long Beach State to a 16-13 overall record in 2018, while the team ended the season with three-straight victories over conference foes to bring their Big West mark to 8-8.
With Fuerbringer on the bench, the Beach came away with five Big West All-Conference selections highlighted by Tyler Spriggs taking home First Team honors. Hailey Harward, Emma Kirst and YiZhi Xue were all Honorable Mention selections, while Kashauna Williams was named to the All-Freshman squad.
In his first season with the Beach, Fuerbringer helped the team post a 10-19 overall record and a 7-9 conference mark. Under Fuerbringer’s guidance, Long Beach State received four Big West All-Conference selections in Hailey Harward (First Team), Megan Kruidhof (Honorable Mention), YiZhi Xue (Honorable Mention), and Radi Marinova (All Freshman Team).
Prior to coming to the Beach, Fuerbringer was an accomplished indoor player at Stanford University, where he was a four-time All-American from 1994-97, also winning a National Championship in his senior season with the Cardinal. He won MPSF and AVCA Freshman of the Year honors in his first season on campus and left as the all-time kills leader at Stanford. Following his college career, Fuerbringer played indoor volleyball professionally from 1998-2003, with stops in Austria, Spain, and Greece. During his time in Europe, he was a Spain Super League champion and Austria Bundesliga champion.
Following his indoor career, Fuerbringer made the successful transition to the beach, spending a decade as a professional on the sand from 2003-12. He was the AVP Rookie of the Year in 2003, won eight tournaments in his career, and reached a career-best ranking of No. 5 in the world.
As a coach, Fuerbringer spent five years at the Mizuno Long Beach Volleyball Club as a strength and conditioning coach and outside hitters coach. He would then open up Team Rockstar Volleyball Club in Carson, where he has been an owner, director, and coach since 2009. He spent the 2013 season as a volunteer assistant coach with the UCLA men's volleyball program, before getting his biggest coaching opportunity at the international level.
Since 2013, Fuerbringer was an assistant coach with the United States Men's National Team, winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. During his time with the national team, he was responsible for developing and implementing all defensive systems and schemes while also overseeing player development, college recruitment and international scouting. He was the head coach of the 2017 Pan American Team, and in addition to the Olympic medal helped the U.S.A to a World League title in 2014 and a World Cup championship in 2015.
