St. John's University Athletics
Women's Volleyball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- weberb@stjohns.edu
- Phone:
- 2317
Bryan Weber, joined the Red Storm as an assistant coach in 2014, before being promoted to Associate Head Coach during the 2021 season. This is his 14th year on the staff.
Last season, Weber assisted the Johnnies to yet another 20-win season. With another BIG EAST Tournament under his belt, Weber saw the program to its fourth NIVC Tournament making it as far as the semi-final round, before falling to Bowling Green.
In 2023, he helped coach the Johnnies to their second consecutive and 13th 20-win season in program history. The Johnnies battled their way through the BIG EAST Tournament, making the third all-time appearance in the conference title game. In the semifinal round, the Red Storm took down Marquette on their home court, 3-2. At the conclusion of the season, Weber along with the St. John’s coaching staff was named the 2023 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. The program also made its third appearance in the NIVC Tournament in school history.
In 2022, Weber and the Johnnies battled their way to the 12th 20-win season in program history, en route to the Red Storm's second NIVC Tournament appearance. The 2022 squad finished with a 20-14 record which brought the team to the BIG EAST Tournament. St. John's took down Binghamton University in the first round of the NIVC to secure the program's first tournament victory.
During the spring of 2020, Weber was named to the AVCA Thirty Under Thirty List, typically reserved for the top up-and-coming coaches in the country.
In 2019, the Red Storm racked up four wins over AVCA Top-100 teams. St. John's went on to capture the 2019 BIG EAST Tournament Championship, earning an automatic bid to the program's third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Since his arrival in Queens, Weber has coached three AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Selections, seven AVCA First Team All-East Coast Region Selections, one AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year (2018), Four AVCA All-East Coast Region Honorable Mention Selections, 16 All-BIG EAST First Team selections, two All-BIG EAST Second Team selections, two BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (2016 & 2018), one BIG EAST Libero of the Year (2018), one BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2019), five BIG EAST All-Tournament Selections, one ECAC Offensive Player of the Year (2017), one ECAC First Team selection (2017), and one BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Award winner (2014-15). In 2018, Weber and the St. John's volleyball coaching staff were named the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Red Storm to a 23-12 overall record and a BIG EAST Tournament appearance. St. John's closed out the 2018 season by making its first-ever appearance in the NIVC Tournament. Weber helped guide the 2017 squad that received the BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award. He has also been a part of nine AVCA Academic Team awards. Weber has coached six players that are currently playing professionally. As an associate head coach, Weber is responsible for scouting opponents and making sure the team is properly prepared for upcoming matches. He also conducts various drills in practice and assists with keeping statistics during matches.
As an assistant coach at SUNY New Paltz, Weber helped the team lead NCAA Division III in three statistical categories, assists per set (12.3), kills per set (13.3) and winning percentage (.875). He assisted in developing the AVCA Newcomer of the Year in 2014 and has coached two AVCA All-American First Team Selections. Weber was a part of the United Volleyball Conference Championship team in 2014 and helped guide the program to its first NCAA Tournament and Final Four appearance. Weber closed out his time at SUNY New Paltz as the No. 3 team in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III Men's Coaches Top-15 Poll.
Weber is a 2013 graduate of SUNY New Paltz, where he earned a bachelor of science in marketing. Weber also earned a master's degree in sport management from St. John's University in May 2022.
