Boise River VBC Director, Candy Murphy named to Boise State coaching staff
BOISE, Idaho - Kicking off a new era of Boise State volleyball, newly appointed head coach Shawn Garus is pleased to announce the completion of his coaching staff with the hiring of assistants Chris Rushing and Candy Murphy. Garus’ staff is complete just in time for the team’s first practice on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009.
“I am excited to add Chris and Candy to the coaching staff,” said Garus. Bringing some local flavor to the coaching staff, Murphy joins the Bronco’s coaching staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach this past season. Murphy brings with her eight years of NCAA Division I coaching experience as well as extensive experience in coaching and directing Junior Olympic club teams in the Boise area.
For two seasons, Murphy has been the Boise River Volleyball Club director where she has managed and directed 15 coaches as well as 10-13 teams. There she oversaw training; organized camps, tryouts and practices; as well as managed the budget.
In her first experience as an assistant women’s volleyball coach at the NCAA Division I level, Murphy was a part of the coaching staff at California State University – Sacramento for nine seasons (1993-99, 2001-02). There she was able to help coach her team to three Big Sky Conference titles and three post-season appearances.
During her hiatus from Sacramento State, she was a volunteer assistant coach for one season a Stanford University. During the 1999 season, the Cardinal were the NCAA runner-up, PAC-10 Champions and held a 31-3 record.
Murphy earned her first collegiate coaching position at her alma mater University of California – Davis where she was an assistant coach for the men’s team from 1991-93.
An outstanding collegiate player, Murphy was a member of the UC Davis team where she was named to the AVCA First Team All-America in 1991 and 1992. She holds the school record in career kills, career attacks, career hitting percentage and career service aces and was a 1998 inductee into the UC Davis Hall of Fame.
Rushing and Murphy will join the Bronco family immediately to prepare for the team’s first competition of the season, the Bronco Invitational held at Boise State’s Bronco Gym Aug. 28-29.