Travis Magorien - Volleyball Coach - James Madison University Athletics

Travis Magorien

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
jmuvolleyball@jmu.edu
Phone:
540-435-4517

For recruiting and camp information please email jmuvolleyball@jmu.edu

Travis Magorien was announced as an assistant coach for the JMU volleyball team on February 7, 2018.

In his second season at James Madison, the Dukes posted an overall record of 20-8 while going 13-3 in Colonial Athletic Association play. Magorien helped Sarah Martin earn All-CAA and VaSID All-State honors after leading the Dukes with 854 assists, averaging 9.70 per set.

In his first season at JMU, the Dukes posted a 22-7 overall record while going 13-3 in Colonial Athletic Association action. Magorien helped setter Sarah Martin earn All-CAA and Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State honors while leading the team with 1,145 assists, averaging 10.3 per set for the third best in the CAA.

"Travis is exactly what I was looking for throughout the hiring process. He is a high-character person with a huge passion for developing players on and off the court," Steinbrechersaid. "He brings experience as the starting setter and team captain of a top-ten program at California State University Northridge, as well as experience coaching an All-American setter and running an offense at a top-ten program this past fall. We want to win Championships at make big runs in the NCAA Tournament and I know Travis's passion, experience and drive will immediately make an impact to help us reach those goals. We are fired up to have Travis and his wife Brooke join our JMU volleyball family."

Magorien comes to JMU after spending a year at the University of Kentucky as a volunteer assistant coach where he served as the primary setter coach and offensive coordinator. He helped guide the Wildcats to their first NCAA regional finals appearance in program history with an overall record of 29-4 and their first SEC Championship since 1988, finishing league play with a 17-1 record.

"I am very excited to be joining the Lauren and Casey as a part of the JMU family," Magorien said. "They are quality individuals who have established a culture of recruiting great volleyball players with high character and integrity. I am looking forward to getting into the gym and defending the CAA title."

In 2017, Magorien was the primary setter coach for Madison Lilley who was an AVCA Second Team All-American, the SEC Freshman of the Year and ACVA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year. He guided the Wildcats offense that ranked first in the SEC and third in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.321).

Prior to Kentucky, Magorien spent two years at his alma mater, CSUN, as an assistant coach to the men's volleyball team (2016-17) and a volunteer assistant with the women's team (2015-16). He served as the primary setter coach for the men's team that ranked in the top ten nationally in assists per set and hitting percentage in 2016.

Magorien was a four-year team captain and letterwinner as a setter for the Matadors, where he led the team in sets for three consecutive years. He ranks seventh all-time in assists with 2,911 over 345 sets at CSUN.

While in college, Magorien also spent time coaching the Bones Volleyball Club, where he led them to a Bronze Medal in 2015 at the Boy's Junior Olympics Open Division. He coached and assisted in the development of four setters who would go on to play at the collegiate level.

Magorien is also involved in the USA Volleyball High Performance coaching pipeline, which allows him to coach and get to know potential top recruits in the nation.

A native of Agoura Hills, Calif., Magorien received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from California State University Northridge in 2015 and later obtained his masters of coaching and athletic administration in 2017 from Concordia University-Irvine.

Magorien comes to Harrisonburg with wife, Brooke, who also was a volleyball player at CSUN on the indoor and beach volleyball teams.