As the Wildcat Classic begins this weekend, volleyball head coach Dave Rubio is close to 500 career victories in his 27th year of coaching at the University of Arizona. Currently, Rubio is at 499 wins, and his Wildcats have a chance to get him to the coveted 500th.
The Wildcats will play two more games this weekend after beating Tennessee-Martin Friday morning.
According to Arizona Athletics, there have only been five other coaches in Arizona history to have 500 wins: Mike Candrea, softball; Jerry Kindall, baseball; Frank Sancet, baseball; Lute Olson and Fred Enke, both basketball. Over of his 27 years of coaching, Rubio has helped the Wildcats appear in 19 NCAA Tournaments.