The University of Mississippi Athletics
Volleyball
Henry, Bre
Bre Henry
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Year at Ole Miss:
- Third
- Email:
- brehenry@olemiss.edu
- Phone:
- 662-915-7541
- Alma Mater:
- Long Beach State (2015), Argosy University (2016), Nebraska (2018)
With national championship pedigree as both an athlete and coach, Bre Henry leads the Ole Miss Rebels volleyball program in her third full season as head coach in 2025.
Over the course of her eight seasons as a graduate assistant, assistant coach and head coach, Henry helped produce five All-Americans, 16 All-Region honorees and won the 2017 NCAA crown with Nebraska. Throughout her entire career, she has either been mentored by or worked alongside some of the top coaches in the nation, such as John Cook (Nebraska), Matt Ulmer (Oregon) and Erin Lindsey (Santa Clara), among others.
In her first full season as head coach and second with the Rebels, Henry changed the culture of the program. She created an environment where student-athletes and staff became a family and fell in love with the game of volleyball while still competing at a high level in the SEC.
Henry was the architect of a historic 2024 season, in which the Rebels went 18-12 with a 7-9 mark in SEC play and won the program's first ever NCAA Tournament match. The Rebels achieved countless success stories, culminating in the first round victory over No. 21 Florida State in Omaha, Neb. Henry helped guide Nia Washington to new heights in 2024, as Washington was named an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, AVCA All-South Region and All-SEC honoree. It marked another transfer success story under Henry, alongside the development of first year Rebel setter Mokihana Tufono, who also earned AVCA All-South Region honors and recorded a sensational 1,173 assists in her first season in Oxford. Defensively, Henry oversaw another huge year from the blocking duo of Sasha Ratliff and Payton Brgoch. Ratliff finished her career as the program's all-time leading blocker, while Brgoch took home AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention honors as set a new single-season total block record in the rally scoring era with 134.0. Cammy Niesen also shined under Henry, leading the SEC with 537 digs, while moving into third all-time in program history in just three seasons.
The Rebels made waves in the SEC, earning several big wins. Henry and the Rebels erased losing streaks against traditional powers Arkansas and Tennessee that predated her arrival, while extending the program's longest winning streak against LSU since 1997-98. The Rebels rode a balanced lineup that led the SEC in total digs (1,732), ranked second in blocks (238.0), ranked third in kills (1,578) and ranked third in assists (1,482) into the NCAA Tournament, where Henry's team etched their names into the record books.
In 2023, the Rebels finished with an 11-18 record, including a 5-13 mark in conference play. Under Henry, the Ole Miss offense saw seven Rebels finish the season with over 100 kills, including four with over 200. Among those with offensive success were Anna Bair, who wrapped up her Ole Miss career with the fifth most kills by any player in school history, and Julia Dyess, who led the Rebels in kills in SEC play and finished with a breakout junior season. She helped Sasha Ratliff and Payton Brgoch rank inside the top five in hitting percentage in the SEC while recording 100 blocks. The two middle blockers also entered the top five in program history in total blocks with a chance to be the two best to ever wear a Rebel uniform at their position.
Ole Miss saw vast improvements defensively after ranking last in the SEC and 302nd nationally in opponent hitting percentage and 10th in digs per set a season ago. In 2023, Henry and defensive coach Taylor Gregory guided the defense to average 13.95 digs per set, the third-best mark in the SEC. Leading the way was libero Cammy Niesen, ranking third in the conference with her 4.04 digs per set. In total, the Rebels created one of the stingiest defenses in the SEC, holding their opponents to a .210 hitting percentage (fifth-best in the SEC).
Henry joined the Ole Miss staff as assistant coach prior to the 2022 season and was named acting head coach for the final 11 matches. After a national search in the offseason, she was the clear choice to guide the Rebel volleyball team into the future and was named permanent head coach on Friday, December 9, 2022, by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter.
Working primarily as the defensive coordinator until her promotion, Henry helped middle blocker Sasha Ratliff earn her second All-SEC and AVCA South All-Region nod and guided Payton Brgoch to the fourth-most blocks in a single season in program history. She was also instrumental in the growth of a young Rebel team that saw three freshmen see significant playing time at setter, libero and outside hitter. Under her guidance, they garnered multiple SEC weekly honors, and Aly Borellis was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Prior to arriving at Ole Miss, Henry spent three seasons as an assistant at Santa Clara. During her time with the Broncos, Santa Clara produced three AVCA All-Region selections, 12 All-WCC accolades and 10 WCC all-academic nods. A proven defensive mind, Santa Clara led the WCC and ranked 10th nationally with 326.5 total blocks.
Henry began her coaching career as a graduate assistant with one of the nation's elite programs at Nebraska. In two seasons, the Huskers went 62-11, winning the 2017 NCAA title and finishing as runner-up in 2018 while producing four All-Americans and six all-conference selections.
A former standout student-athlete at Long Beach State, Henry played both indoor and beach volleyball, earning ACVA All-American Honors for the 2014 indoor season and winning the 2013 beach National Championship. She helped lead the 49ers to a 27-5 record and a perfect 16-0 mark in the Big West Conference during her senior campaign. After graduating, Henry continued her playing career professionally in the Philippines and Switzerland in 2015 and 2016.
A Redding, California, native, Henry studied kinesiology as an undergraduate student at Long Beach State before earning a master's in sports and exercise psychology from Argosy University in 2016 and a master's in education administration from Nebraska in 2017.
Over the course of her eight seasons as a graduate assistant, assistant coach and head coach, Henry helped produce five All-Americans, 16 All-Region honorees and won the 2017 NCAA crown with Nebraska. Throughout her entire career, she has either been mentored by or worked alongside some of the top coaches in the nation, such as John Cook (Nebraska), Matt Ulmer (Oregon) and Erin Lindsey (Santa Clara), among others.
In her first full season as head coach and second with the Rebels, Henry changed the culture of the program. She created an environment where student-athletes and staff became a family and fell in love with the game of volleyball while still competing at a high level in the SEC.
Henry was the architect of a historic 2024 season, in which the Rebels went 18-12 with a 7-9 mark in SEC play and won the program's first ever NCAA Tournament match. The Rebels achieved countless success stories, culminating in the first round victory over No. 21 Florida State in Omaha, Neb. Henry helped guide Nia Washington to new heights in 2024, as Washington was named an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, AVCA All-South Region and All-SEC honoree. It marked another transfer success story under Henry, alongside the development of first year Rebel setter Mokihana Tufono, who also earned AVCA All-South Region honors and recorded a sensational 1,173 assists in her first season in Oxford. Defensively, Henry oversaw another huge year from the blocking duo of Sasha Ratliff and Payton Brgoch. Ratliff finished her career as the program's all-time leading blocker, while Brgoch took home AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention honors as set a new single-season total block record in the rally scoring era with 134.0. Cammy Niesen also shined under Henry, leading the SEC with 537 digs, while moving into third all-time in program history in just three seasons.
The Rebels made waves in the SEC, earning several big wins. Henry and the Rebels erased losing streaks against traditional powers Arkansas and Tennessee that predated her arrival, while extending the program's longest winning streak against LSU since 1997-98. The Rebels rode a balanced lineup that led the SEC in total digs (1,732), ranked second in blocks (238.0), ranked third in kills (1,578) and ranked third in assists (1,482) into the NCAA Tournament, where Henry's team etched their names into the record books.
In 2023, the Rebels finished with an 11-18 record, including a 5-13 mark in conference play. Under Henry, the Ole Miss offense saw seven Rebels finish the season with over 100 kills, including four with over 200. Among those with offensive success were Anna Bair, who wrapped up her Ole Miss career with the fifth most kills by any player in school history, and Julia Dyess, who led the Rebels in kills in SEC play and finished with a breakout junior season. She helped Sasha Ratliff and Payton Brgoch rank inside the top five in hitting percentage in the SEC while recording 100 blocks. The two middle blockers also entered the top five in program history in total blocks with a chance to be the two best to ever wear a Rebel uniform at their position.
Ole Miss saw vast improvements defensively after ranking last in the SEC and 302nd nationally in opponent hitting percentage and 10th in digs per set a season ago. In 2023, Henry and defensive coach Taylor Gregory guided the defense to average 13.95 digs per set, the third-best mark in the SEC. Leading the way was libero Cammy Niesen, ranking third in the conference with her 4.04 digs per set. In total, the Rebels created one of the stingiest defenses in the SEC, holding their opponents to a .210 hitting percentage (fifth-best in the SEC).
Henry joined the Ole Miss staff as assistant coach prior to the 2022 season and was named acting head coach for the final 11 matches. After a national search in the offseason, she was the clear choice to guide the Rebel volleyball team into the future and was named permanent head coach on Friday, December 9, 2022, by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter.
Working primarily as the defensive coordinator until her promotion, Henry helped middle blocker Sasha Ratliff earn her second All-SEC and AVCA South All-Region nod and guided Payton Brgoch to the fourth-most blocks in a single season in program history. She was also instrumental in the growth of a young Rebel team that saw three freshmen see significant playing time at setter, libero and outside hitter. Under her guidance, they garnered multiple SEC weekly honors, and Aly Borellis was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.
Prior to arriving at Ole Miss, Henry spent three seasons as an assistant at Santa Clara. During her time with the Broncos, Santa Clara produced three AVCA All-Region selections, 12 All-WCC accolades and 10 WCC all-academic nods. A proven defensive mind, Santa Clara led the WCC and ranked 10th nationally with 326.5 total blocks.
Henry began her coaching career as a graduate assistant with one of the nation's elite programs at Nebraska. In two seasons, the Huskers went 62-11, winning the 2017 NCAA title and finishing as runner-up in 2018 while producing four All-Americans and six all-conference selections.
A former standout student-athlete at Long Beach State, Henry played both indoor and beach volleyball, earning ACVA All-American Honors for the 2014 indoor season and winning the 2013 beach National Championship. She helped lead the 49ers to a 27-5 record and a perfect 16-0 mark in the Big West Conference during her senior campaign. After graduating, Henry continued her playing career professionally in the Philippines and Switzerland in 2015 and 2016.
A Redding, California, native, Henry studied kinesiology as an undergraduate student at Long Beach State before earning a master's in sports and exercise psychology from Argosy University in 2016 and a master's in education administration from Nebraska in 2017.
Henry and her husband John reside in Oxford with their children, Quinn and Jones.
Gabi Placide vs No. 22 Georgia Tech
Saturday, August 30
HIGHLIGHTS: VB at No. 22 Georgia Tech
Saturday, August 30
Rebel Legends Series: Regina Thomas (VB)
Wednesday, August 27
Bump, Set, Skyline(?): Mokihana Tufono & Cammy Niesen (VB)
Thursday, August 21
