Jerritt Elliott

Biography

Video: "He's an incredible coach, and an even better friend" Jerritt Elliott Head Coach, 24th year High School: Palisades High School (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) College: Cal State Northridge `91 Degree: Kinesiology Year as Head Coach: 26th Year as Texas Head Coach: 24th Family: wife, Andrea Nucete-Elliott; daughter, Kahle; sons, Parker and Mack When Jerritt Elliott was hired as the seventh head coach in Texas Volleyball history in the spring of 2001, he was charged with returning the Longhorns back to national prominence. In 23 seasons, Elliott has accomplished that – and more – with three National Championships. His efforts to bring the program back to the top of the collegiate volleyball world came to fruition by winning the 2012 NCAA national championship, the program’s third national title and second in NCAA play. Ten years later, Elliott led the Longhorns’ back to the pinnacle of the sport by winning the 2022 NCAA national championship and then repeating with the 2023 national title. Elliott, who holds a 639-126 career record in 25 seasons as a collegiate head coach and a 589-114 mark in 23 years at Texas, has brought enthusiasm, experience and growing success to UT. That has translated to Top 10 rankings the past 18 seasons, 17 trips to the NCAA Regional finals, 11 NCAA Semifinal appearances, seven NCAA Championship appearances (2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2023) and capacity crowds at Gregory Gymnasium, the home of Texas Volleyball. Elliott’s sustained succe