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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Egbert Named Head Coach At Austin Peay
3/16/2011 | Volleyball
March 16, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - After two years working as an assistant with the Ole Miss volleyball program, Bill Egbert has been named the head coach at Austin Peay, it was announced on Monday.
Egbert replaces Haley Janicek who served as interim head coach during the 2010 season and led the Lady Govs to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
"This is an excellent opportunity for Bill to showcase his talents. We're obviously sorry to see him go and leave our program, but we know he will do wonderful things for Austin Peay. They are getting a quality coach - and person - with this hire."
Egbert joined the Rebel coaching staff prior to the 2009 season and worked with the setters and middle blockers. In his first season, he helped coach Whitney Craven to SEC All-Freshman team honors, marking the third straight year the Rebels had placed someone on the All-Freshman team.
That success was followed up with a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2010, giving the Rebels a third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last five seasons. As her position coach, Egbert also helped coach middle blocker Regina Thomas to All-America honors - the first All-America selection in the history of the program.
Prior to his stint with the Rebels, Egbert spent two seasons at Furman and helped build that program into an NCAA Tournament participant, making its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008. With the Paladins, he coached six players who earned All-Southern Conference honors including middle blocker Nicole Palazzo and outside hitter Alison West, who were All-SoCon selections both seasons.
A 2007 Nebraska graduate, Egbert was a student manager with the Cornhuskers volleyball program. He was with the team during its 2006 NCAA Championship run. Egbert graduated with a bachelor's degree in Russian Language and Studies.
While at Nebraska, he was head coach of the Nebraska Juniors Volleyball Club. He coached three teams into the Junior National Tournament, leading his 2006 16U team to a ninth-place finish.
