Theo Edwards

Biography

Theo Edwards opens his fourth season as CSUN’s head men’s volleyball coach in 2026 after completing a historic third season in 2025. Edwards, CSUN’s associate head coach since 2019, was named the successor to Jeff Campbell in 2022. He owns a 43-43 overall record in three seasons as head coach. This past season, Edwards led CSUN to an 18-11 overall record and No. 9 national ranking, CSUN's best final ranking since 2018. In his three seasons, Edwards has also led the Matadors to the semifinal round of the 2024 Outrigger Big West Championship last season, the furthest the Matadors have advanced in the postseason since 2018. CSUN finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 18-11 and was ranked in the AVCA National Collegiate Poll in all 19 polls during the season. The Matadors were ranked as high as No. 7 for three straight weeks (Mar. 3-17). After concluding the season with a heartbreaking five-set loss to No. 4 UC Irvine in the Quarterfinals of the Outrigger Big West Men's Volleyball Championship, the Matadors would finish the season ranked ninth. During the 2025 season, CSUN steadily climbed in the rankings, culminating with a 12-2 record and a No. 7 national ranking on Mar. 3. That marked the highest national ranking for the Matadors since also ranking seventh on Jan. 15, 2018. For the 10th time in program history, CSUN had multiple student-athletes named All-American as redshirt sophomore Jalen Phillips earned first-team honors and senior Donovan Constable and freshma