Chris Tamas
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Illinois |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 100–52 (.658) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Santa Barbara, California | January 27, 1981
Alma mater | University of the Pacific |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2009–11 | UC Riverside (asst.) |
2011–2012 | Minnesota (asst.) |
2013–15 | Cal Poly (asst.) |
2014–17 | Nebraska (asst.) |
2017–Present | Illinois |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Christopher Tamas (born January 27, 1981) is currently the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini Volleyball team, in his 2nd season as head coach in 2018. He has the led the Fighting Illini to one NCAA Final Four, in 2018.[1]
Early life[]
Tamas graduated from Pacific, earning his bachelor's degree in sports sciences/management in 2003.[2]
Coaching career[]
UC Riverside[]
Tamas Served as an assistant coach at UC Riverside from 2009 to 2011.
Minnesota[]
Tamas served as an assistant coach at Minnesota from 2011 to 2012.
Cal Poly[]
From 2013 to 2015, Chris Tamas served as an assistant volleyball coach at Cal Poly.[3]
Nebraska[]
On May 28, 2015, Tamas was hired by Nebraska to be an assistant volleyball coach under Hall of Fame head coach John Cook.[4]
Illinois[]
Chris Tamas was hired as Head Volleyball Coach by the University of Illinois on February 10, 2017, as the eighth head coach in Illinois history. Tamas led Illinois to the 2018 NCAA National Semifinals. In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Tamas led his team, who ranked 7th in the Big Ten conference, to an upset of national no. 7 seed and defending NCAA national champions Kentucky in the second round.[5]
Head Coaching Record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2017–Present) | |||||||||
2017 | Illinois | 23–11 | 12–8 | T–5th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | ||||
2018 | Illinois | 32–4 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA National Semifinal | ||||
2019 | Illinois | 16–14 | 11–9 | 7th | NCAA First Round | ||||
2020 | Illinois | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
2021 | Illinois | 22–12 | 12–8 | 7th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | ||||
Illinois: | 100–52 (.658) | 59–39 (.602) | |||||||
Total: | 100–52 (.658) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ "Chris Tamas". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Chris Tamas". fightingillini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Chris Tamas". gopoly.com. Cal Poly. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Husker volleyball hires assistant Chris Tamas from Cal Poly". omaha.com. BH Media Group. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "The Dance Continues as Illini Stun No. 7 Kentucky for Trip to Sweet 16". Illinois. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1981 births
- American volleyball coaches
- Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball coaches
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball coaches
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball coaches