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Brian Hogg
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- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
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Ball State men’s volleyball interim head coach Mike Iandolo announced the signing of newly acquired assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Hogg heading into the 2026 season.
"I am super excited to add Brian to our staff,” Iandolo stated. “He comes with a lot of experience and success in all levels of the game. What he was able to accomplish with Lincoln Memorial University, while facing the challenge of being an independent program, was exceptional. His attention to detail and care for his players is something our guys will respond to immediately!"
Hogg arrives at Ball State after most recently earning his second Independent Volleyball Association Coach of the Year honor after the 2025 season, leading Lincoln Memorial to a historical 24-1 record which included 15 3-0 sweeps and wins over three nationally ranked opponents. Hogg also coached two players that received IVA Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well as three that earned IVA Defensive Player of the Year awards. Hogg culminated his stellar 2025 season by guiding the Railsplitters to the program’s seventh-straight IVA championship, the second-consecutive title with Hogg at the helm.
Along with claiming IVA titles in back-to-back seasons, Hogg aided LMU to its highest national rankings, reaching No. 19 in 2024 and No. 16 in 2025. During that time, Hogg helped his players to three American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Team selections, three IVA All-Tournament Team honorees, two IVA Tournament MVPs and six IVA All-Conference selections.
Before serving the program as head coach, Hogg was an assistant for the 2023 season as the program earned its fifth conference title and a second-place finish at the 2023 AVCA Fall Collegiate National Beach Championship. Hogg also guided the Railsplitters to maintain what was then the longest active home winning streak in NCAA Men’s Volleyball, stamping 28 wins.
From 2021-22, Hogg spent time as a volunteer assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, aiding the women’s program to a finals appearance during the Conference USA Volleyball Championship in 2022.
As head coach and director of the C2 Attack Volleyball Club, Hogg led the 16 Boys Smack team to a 72-2 record on their way to a 2022 Boys Junior National Championship in the 16 open division. In 2023, Hogg was awarded USA Volleyball National Boys Indoor Coach of the Year honors after seeing a majority of his C2 18 Boys Smack roster move on to the Division I level.
Since 2021, Hogg has served as a program coach and evaluator at Southern Region Volleyball Association High Performance, working with hundreds of players that are selected to compete for the USA High Performance Championships.
After getting his start as an assistant coach for the Louisville Fury Volleyball club from 2017-18, Hogg spent a one-year stint from 2020-21 at Green Hills High School as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach.
A native of Hermitage, Tennessee, Hogg was a setter at Cumberland University before graduating in 2021 with a bachelor’s in accounting.
"I am super excited to add Brian to our staff,” Iandolo stated. “He comes with a lot of experience and success in all levels of the game. What he was able to accomplish with Lincoln Memorial University, while facing the challenge of being an independent program, was exceptional. His attention to detail and care for his players is something our guys will respond to immediately!"
Hogg arrives at Ball State after most recently earning his second Independent Volleyball Association Coach of the Year honor after the 2025 season, leading Lincoln Memorial to a historical 24-1 record which included 15 3-0 sweeps and wins over three nationally ranked opponents. Hogg also coached two players that received IVA Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well as three that earned IVA Defensive Player of the Year awards. Hogg culminated his stellar 2025 season by guiding the Railsplitters to the program’s seventh-straight IVA championship, the second-consecutive title with Hogg at the helm.
Along with claiming IVA titles in back-to-back seasons, Hogg aided LMU to its highest national rankings, reaching No. 19 in 2024 and No. 16 in 2025. During that time, Hogg helped his players to three American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Team selections, three IVA All-Tournament Team honorees, two IVA Tournament MVPs and six IVA All-Conference selections.
Before serving the program as head coach, Hogg was an assistant for the 2023 season as the program earned its fifth conference title and a second-place finish at the 2023 AVCA Fall Collegiate National Beach Championship. Hogg also guided the Railsplitters to maintain what was then the longest active home winning streak in NCAA Men’s Volleyball, stamping 28 wins.
From 2021-22, Hogg spent time as a volunteer assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, aiding the women’s program to a finals appearance during the Conference USA Volleyball Championship in 2022.
As head coach and director of the C2 Attack Volleyball Club, Hogg led the 16 Boys Smack team to a 72-2 record on their way to a 2022 Boys Junior National Championship in the 16 open division. In 2023, Hogg was awarded USA Volleyball National Boys Indoor Coach of the Year honors after seeing a majority of his C2 18 Boys Smack roster move on to the Division I level.
Since 2021, Hogg has served as a program coach and evaluator at Southern Region Volleyball Association High Performance, working with hundreds of players that are selected to compete for the USA High Performance Championships.
After getting his start as an assistant coach for the Louisville Fury Volleyball club from 2017-18, Hogg spent a one-year stint from 2020-21 at Green Hills High School as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach.
A native of Hermitage, Tennessee, Hogg was a setter at Cumberland University before graduating in 2021 with a bachelor’s in accounting.
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