Kasey Crider enters his second year as the volunteer assistant coach for the women’s volleyball staff in 2014-15.
Crider comes to The Farm from Pepperdine, where he spent the 2012-13 season serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s volleyball team. Crider played for the Waves from 2008-11 and was a two-time All-American, ending his career ranked second in program history in assists (3,989).
Following his collegiate career, Crider played professionally overseas during the 2011-12 season for Boldklubben Marienlyst, located in Denmark. There, he led the squad to first-place finishes in both the Nordic Cup and Danish Pokal Cup Championships. He was named the Danish Super League Player of the Year, while also earning the Best Setter Award and was picked as MVP of the Danish Pokal Cup Championship.
A native of Granite Bay, Calif., Crider graduated from Pepperdine with a degree in journalism in 2011.