David Kniffin Position: Assistant Coach

David Kniffin is in his third season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

Kniffin, who was a setter on the Anteaters' 2002 and 2003 teams, holds the UCI single season record for most assists with 1,632 in 2003 and is currently fourth in career assists (2,806). He averaged 13.95 set assists per game as a senior, ranking third nationally and second among MPSF players. Kniffin quarterbacked UCI its first No. 1 ranking and first MPSF post-season victory in 2003.

Professionally, he was the MVP for the championship team CAI Voleibol Teruel of the second division Liga FEV in Spain were he played for two seasons.

Kniffin attended Pierce College before coming to UCI, starting on the State Championship team in 2001. He began his playing career at Loyola Marymount before the program was dropped. Kniffin is a graduate of Chico High School.

He graduated with a degree in philosophy at UCI, earning UCI Scholar-Athlete and MPSF All-Academic honors.