University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Volleyball
Chris Nook
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Chris Nook joined the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball program as an assistant coach in March 2024.
Nook, a Wisconsin native, came to Louisiana following a pair of NCAA Tournament seasons on staff at Iowa State from 2022-23, serving as technical coordinator for player development. Nook’s background working in Division I volleyball also includes stops at Marquette, Florida, FGCU, VCU and Milwaukee.
He will work with the team’s offense, specifically the outside hitters.
While in Ames, Iowa working with the Cyclones program, Nook handled video and scouting duties helping produce back-to-back 20-win seasons and a pair of Top 5 finishes in the highly competitive Big 12 Conference. ISU advanced to the NCAA Tournament both seasons highlighted by an appearance in the second round in the 2022 event.
Nook launched his coaching career with one-year stops at VCU in 2012 and FGCU in 2013 before returning to his native Wisconsin to serve as the Director of Operations/Technical Coordinator at Marquette in 2014.
His first foray in the Power 5 ranks followed the next three seasons at national powerhouse Florida. Nook was the technical coordinator while on the Gators staff in Gainesville, with the program reaching the National Championship match in 2017 and claiming a pair of SEC regular season titles.
Following the UF stint, Nook spent four seasons as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Arkansas Tech, the successful run culminating with a 22-8 record, GAC Tournament title and a trip to the 2021 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships. During his time in Russellville, Arkansas, Nook helped guide ATU to a 62-39 record and saw the Golden Suns claim 11 all-conference selections.
A native of Franklin, Wisconsin, Nook graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and earned a MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Nook, a Wisconsin native, came to Louisiana following a pair of NCAA Tournament seasons on staff at Iowa State from 2022-23, serving as technical coordinator for player development. Nook’s background working in Division I volleyball also includes stops at Marquette, Florida, FGCU, VCU and Milwaukee.
He will work with the team’s offense, specifically the outside hitters.
While in Ames, Iowa working with the Cyclones program, Nook handled video and scouting duties helping produce back-to-back 20-win seasons and a pair of Top 5 finishes in the highly competitive Big 12 Conference. ISU advanced to the NCAA Tournament both seasons highlighted by an appearance in the second round in the 2022 event.
Nook launched his coaching career with one-year stops at VCU in 2012 and FGCU in 2013 before returning to his native Wisconsin to serve as the Director of Operations/Technical Coordinator at Marquette in 2014.
His first foray in the Power 5 ranks followed the next three seasons at national powerhouse Florida. Nook was the technical coordinator while on the Gators staff in Gainesville, with the program reaching the National Championship match in 2017 and claiming a pair of SEC regular season titles.
Following the UF stint, Nook spent four seasons as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Arkansas Tech, the successful run culminating with a 22-8 record, GAC Tournament title and a trip to the 2021 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships. During his time in Russellville, Arkansas, Nook helped guide ATU to a 62-39 record and saw the Golden Suns claim 11 all-conference selections.
A native of Franklin, Wisconsin, Nook graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and earned a MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
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