LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head volleyball coach Grayson DuBose has announced the addition of Mike Wilton to the staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2019 season.
"When you have a chance to add a coach with the expertise and experience of Mike Wilton, it's really a no-brainer. I've known Coach Wilton for a long time and coached against his teams when he was at Hawai'i. I'm stoked he's going to be working with our team and staff this season," DuBose said. "He's a great volleyball coach and a better person. Our team will benefit from his knowledge."
Wilton's coaching career began at Cal Poly, where he spent 11 seasons at the helm of the women's program, compiling a 292-137 record. While there, he guided the Mustangs to 10-straight national tournament appearances, while Cal Poly finished the season ranked in the top-five four times.
Following his stint at Cal Poly, Wilton spent 17 years as the head men's coach at Hawai'i. Posting a career record of 316-167, Wilton guided the Warriors to three Final Four appearances and five Mountain Pacific Sports Federation titles. In his time at Hawai'i, Wilton coached 26 players to All-America honors, while two were named the National Player of the Year.
Individually, Wilton has earned conference Coach of the Year accolades three times, and was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2002.
"I am very grateful that Grayson has invited me to come be in his gym," Wilton said. "I love to coach, and I look forward to working with Grayson, Taubi (Palmer), Craig (Choate) and the team."
Since his retirement from Hawai'i, Wilton has made assistant coaching stops on both the men's and women's side of the game. Most recently, he spent two seasons at Utah Valley, with previous stints at Southern Utah (2015-16), Hawai'i-Hilo (2010) and BYU (2009). He was also an assistant coach on the BYU men's staff from 2011-15, helping the Cougars to the NCAA Finals in 2013 and the semifinals in 2014.
Wilton earned his bachelor's degree in physical education and coaching from BYU-Hawaii, and his master's in physical education and administration from BYU.
Utah State will open the 2019 season at home when it hosts the Utah State Invitational, Aug. 30-31. The Aggies return seven letterwinners, along with two players who redshirted the 2018 season. The team will also welcome seven new signees to the roster this season in three transfers and four freshmen.
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