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Women's Volleyball:
Bodipo-Memba Joins UCI Women's Volleyball Staff
Feb. 6, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. --- Ben Bodipo-Memba has been named an assistant coach with the UC Irvine Women's Volleyball program as announced by head coach Paula Weishoff. Prior to joining the Anteater staff, Bodipo-Memba spent seven years on staff at Georgia Tech, serving as the program's associate head coach the last two years. During his tenure, he helped the Yellow Jackets to three NCAA appearances, two Atlantic Coast conference regular season titles (2003, 2004) and an ACC Tournament championship (2002). Bodipo-Memba helmed the Georgia Tech offense for five years before becoming the program's defensive coordinator in 2007, producing three honorable mention All-American middle blockers and four all-conference selections. Last season, Bodipo-Memba helped the team to the top spot in the ACC in kills and assists with two Georgia Tech middle blockers ranking third and fourth in hitting percentage. Senior middle blocker Callie Miller collected honorable mention All-America honors in 2008 after finishing 26th in the nation in hitting percentage under Bodipo-Memba's guidance. "I'm very excited about the addition of Ben to the coaching staff," said Weishoff. "I feel we have one of the best coaching staffs in the country with Ben and Sabrina Hernandez. There is a tremendous breadth of knowledge the players can draw from and a strong commitment to building an elite volleyball program here at UC Irvine" said Weishoff. Bodipo-Memba played collegiately at San Diego State and Grossmont College in the late 1980's. He earned a starting spot at middle blocker for the U.S. Olympic Festival Silver Medal team in 1990 and also competed from 1993-95 with the USA National Team. Bodipo-Memba also played professionally in Finland for Raison Loimu in 1996.
Bodipo-Memba began his coaching career at the high school level in San Diego and spent four years managing the San Diego Volleyball Club from 1994-97. In 2005, he assisted the U.S. National Team, joining head coach Jenny "Lang" Ping's staff for the Pan American Cup and helping the team qualify for the 2006 World Grand Prix.
He is a member of the AVCA Education and Publication Committee, representing all assistant volleyball coaches and continues to compete in the U.S. Open Adult Championship. He received his degree in physical education at Canbury University in 2007. |
