CHAMPAIGN — Kevin Hambly is leaving Illinois after an eight-year stint as head coach, 178 wins and a national runner-up finish in 2011.
Hambly was officially announced as the seventh coach in Stanford volleyball history on Monday morning, replacing John Dunning, who retired after 16 seasons and five national championships in Palo Alto, including the 2016 NCAA title.
Hambly told The News-Gazette he received an email Jan. 21 from Stanford gauging his interest in the job. He flew to California five days later with his wife, Mary, and spent Thursday and Friday in Palo Alto. He was offered the job at the end of that trip and said yes Saturday morning.