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Hall of Fame

Shane Davis finished third in the men's head coach category.

Shane Davis

  • Class
    2003
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Volleyball, Coach
  • As a student-athlete, Shane Davis (2000-03) set the Loyola men's volleyball career record with 5,337 assists and ranks among the program's all-time leaders with 723 digs and 286 service aces.
  • During his four-year playing career, the Denver, Iowa native led the Ramblers to an overall record of 78-35 (.690) and a share of the 2002 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) regular-season title.
  • An American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second Team All-America selection in 2003, Davis was a three-time First Team All-MIVA selection at setter, and as a senior, dished out 1,289 assists, while also racking up 132 digs, 68 blocks and a .432 (102-20-190) hitting percentage.
  • Davis went on to become the head coach of the Loyola men's volleyball program immediately following the completion of his playing career and graduation in 2003 and spent 12 seasons at the helm, departing Rogers Park in 2015 as the Ramblers' all-time winningest coach with a 265-88 (.751) record.
  • He piloted Loyola to three straight NCAA Final Four appearances (2013, 2014, 2015), including back-to-back NCAA titles in 2014 and 2015.
  • The 2014 AVCA Coach of the Year produced 12 All-Americans, 43 All-MIVA picks and a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist (Thomas Jaeschke).
  • Davis is the first men's volleyball student-athlete or coach to be inducted into the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame and currently serves as the head women's volleyball coach at Northwestern University.
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