WASHINGTON – With a legacy of success together with 5 NCAA Event appearances in six years at American College, Ahen Kim now returns to Washington, D.C. to guide a program the place he has deep ties. Kim, the 2021 Ivy League Coach of the Yr, takes over as head coach of AU volleyball following his mentor and good friend, the legendary Barry Goldberg.
“We really feel very lucky to as soon as once more have Ahen on our teaching employees,” stated Director of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Billy Walker. “He’s a spectacular coach, constantly demonstrating his capacity to guide his student-athletes to win on the court docket, in the neighborhood and within the classroom. He’ll seamlessly transition again into our division the place he’s already extremely revered. He’s a coach who’s meticulous in his planning and gifted in his capacity to attach along with his student-athletes… he clearly discovered from the most effective. We’re excited to welcome Ahen and Amy into our AU household.”
Kim was an assistant for Goldberg from 2012-17 earlier than leaving to take the top teaching spot at Brown College. In his 5 seasons in Windfall, he shortly circled a struggling program. In 2021, Kim was named the Ivy League’s Coach of the Yr after main the Bears to their first Ivy League title since 2001, first NCAA Event look since 1998 and first 20-win season in 23 years. Following the 2022 season, he left Brown to teach an expert group in South Korea. When the AU job opened, Kim welcomed the chance to return to the AU neighborhood.
I wish to thank Dr. Walker and the athletics administration for the chance to hitch this group and return dwelling. From my prior time as an assistant coach, I understand how essential volleyball and the student-athletes are to American College and its neighborhood. I hope to foster a program the place we will proceed to have fun this storied program, and its alumni and student-athletes, for years to return.
Ahen Kim
Throughout his years at American, Kim helped lead the Eagles to 5 straight Patriot League titles and was on the bench for AU’s NCAA Candy Sixteen run in 2013 in addition to the NCAA First Spherical victory in 2015. In 2013, American defeated Georgia and No. 14 Duke to succeed in the regional semifinals, and in 2015 the group beat No. 22 Kentucky to advance to the NCAA Second Spherical.
Over Kim’s six seasons, the Eagles posted a 162-42 general document and an 83-8 mark in Patriot League contests. This system achieved a rating of No. 19 within the last AVCA Coaches Ballot of 2013 and completed the 2015 season with an ideal 18-0 document in Patriot League play.
Whereas at American, Kim coached and recruited three AVCA Honorable Point out All-People, six AVCA All-Area performers, and three Patriot League Gamers of the Yr. He has guided 5 Patriot League Event MVPs, 15 First Workforce All-Patriot League picks, and 17 Patriot League All-Event honorees. Off the court docket, he mentored three Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Yr, three CoSIDA Tutorial All-District picks, and one CoSIDA Tutorial All-American.
Kim grew to become the fifth head coach within the 41-year historical past of the Brown volleyball program in 2017, taking on for Diane Quick who retired from teaching after main the Bears for 25 years. In his first 12 months, Kim guided Brown to an 11-13 general document, marking its most wins for the reason that 2014 season. In simply his second season, Kim had Brown as much as 13 wins, its most since 2001, and a fourth-place end within the Ivy League standings.
Following the group’s return from COVID, Kim accomplished the turnaround with a 20-6 general document, an 11-1 Ivy League document and the Ivy League Participant of the Yr in Cierra Jenkins, who additionally earned honorable point out All-America honors. Underneath Kim’s management, Brown grew to become simply the second group in Ivy League historical past to brush the 4 yearly awards and the primary group in league historical past to have 5 gamers named First Workforce All-Ivy.
In Kim’s last season at Brown in 2022, the Bears as soon as once more superior to the Ivy League championship match, however fell to Yale and concluded the season at 15-10 general.
Previous to his time American, Kim served as an assistant coach at Houston Baptist College throughout the 2011 season, as an assistant coach at George Washington College in 2010, and as an assistant coach on the Catholic College of America in 2009. He additionally coached with Metro Volleyball Membership in Washington, D.C., from 2013-17, performing as the top coach of the U17 group.
A 2007 graduate of Franklin & Marshall Faculty, he earned bachelor’s levels in Sociology and American Authorities.
In 2022, Kim married Amy Pauly, a former standout volleyball participant at Alabama who was an assistant and affiliate head coach on the College of Southern California from 2020 till 2023 earlier than lately being introduced as the top coach of the Orlando Professional Volleyball Federation.
The Kim File
Collegiate Teaching Profession
Catholic College of America, Assistant Coach (2009)
George Washington College, Assistant Coach (2010)
Houston Baptist College, Assistant Coach (2011)
American College, Assistant Coach (2012-17)
Brown College, Head Coach (2018-22)
American College, Head Coach (2023-pres.)