Twin Cities.com · Dec 3, 2015
Gophers volleyball: After 2014 hiccup, Hugh McCutcheon has program soaring
Hugh McCutcheon, University of Minnesota volleyball coach, photographed on October 3, 2012. (photo courtesy Eric Miler/University of Minnesota)Hugh McCutcheon didn't hesitate to give Mike Hebert and Laura Bush credit for the Gophers volleyball team reaching the Elite Eight and Sweet 16 in his first two seasons as coach.
The two head coaches who preceded him left McCutcheon with a plethora of talent.
But that didn't help McCutcheon establish his philosophy and system any quicker.
The University of Minnesota had four first-team All-Americans in 2012 and 2013, but after that the program suffered through a lot of attrition and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years last season.