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Michael Sealy
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(1971-01-28) January 28, 1971 (age 51) California, USA
Michael (Mike) Sealy (born January 28, 1971) is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the women's volleyball team at UCLA. He was named on February 10, 2010[1] to succeed Andy Banachowski who announced his retirement after 43 years.[2]
In his second year as a head coach, Sealy took the Bruins to the championship game and captured their fourth title in history by defeating Illinois 3-1 on December 17, 2011 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bruins were seeded 9th in the NCAA championship tournament. En route to the title game, they defeated defending champions Penn State and No. 1 seeded Texas to face No. 3 seeded Illinois. Rachael Kidder was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. Lauren Van Orden and Zoe Nightingale were also named to the all tournament team. He is now a champion both as a player and a head coach. Sealy was also a former Assistant Coach at the University of Hawaii under Hall of Famer Dave Shoji. He helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to National Semifinal in 2009 in Tampa, Florida.