{{Short description|American volleyball coach (born 1968)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Jerritt Elliott | image = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = Texas | current_conference = SEC | current_record = {{Winning percentage|record=y|635|125}} | contract = $557,500<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hookem.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2021/07/29/texas-regents-expected-approve-chris-beards-contract-raises-david-pierce-jerritt-elliott/5418274001/|title = Texas regents expected to approve Chris Beard’s contract, raises for David Pierce, Jerritt Elliott}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|4|28}} | birth_place = Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Pepperdine<br>Hawai'i <br> Cal State Northridge | player_team1 = Pepperdine | player_years1 = 1986–1988 | player_team2 = Hawai'i | player_years2 = 1989–1990 | coach_years1 = 1991 | coach_team1 = Palisades | coach_years2 = 1992—1995 | coach_team2 = Westside Volleyball Club | coach_years3 = 1992—1993 | coach_team3 = Forum Team Cup Volleyball Club | coach_years4 = 1992—1994 | coach_team4 = Marymount High School | coach_years5 = 1993 | coach_team5 = Cal State Northridge (Assistant, Men's) | coach_years6 = 1995—1998 | coach_team6 = USC (Assistant) | coach_years7 = 1999—2000 | coach_team7 = USC (Interim Head Coach) | coach_years8 = 2001 | coach_team8 = USA Junior National Team (Assistant) | coach_years9 = 2008 | coach_team9 = USA Volleyball A2 Team | coach_years10 = 2001—present | coach_team10 = Texas | overall_record = {{Winning percentage|record=y|685|137}} | tournament_record = | championships = {{plainlist| * 3x NCAA national champions (2012, 2022, 2023) * 15x Big 12 Champions (2007–09, 2011–15, 2017–23) * Pac-10 Champions (2000) }} | awards = {{plainlist| * AVCA National Coach of the Year (2012) * 7x AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2007, 2010–11, 2013, 2021–22) * AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year (2000) * 9x Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004, 2007, 2010–12, 2014, 2020–22) }} | coaching_records = }}
'''Jerritt Kurt Elliott''' (born April 28, 1968) is an American volleyball head coach of the Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team since 2001.
==Early life== Elliott is a native of California and graduated from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, California, where he was a high school standout in volleyball. He was teammates with Olympic gold medalist Kent Steffes and led his high school team to an undefeated 36-0 record during his senior year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/jerritt-elliott/2920|title=Jerritt Elliott - Volleyball Coach}}</ref>
After high school, he played men's volleyball at both Pepperdine from 1986–88 and Hawai'i from 1989–90 before graduating from Cal State Northridge in 1991 with a degree in kinesiology.
==Coaching== Prior to collegiate coaching, Elliott coached for high school and club volleyball teams. Additionally, he served as the director/head coach of the Westside Volleyball Club from 1992–95, where he led his 1994 squad to a fourth-place finish in the Nike Volleyball Festival. In 1992-93, Elliott assumed the role as head coach for the Forum Team Cup Volleyball.<ref name=":0" />
===Cal State Northridge (1993)=== As an assistant coach on the men's volleyball team, Elliott helped the Matadors reach the NCAA national championship, where they fell to UCLA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jerritt Elliott - Director / Head Coach, Volleyball - Staff Directory |url=https://texaslonghorns.com/staff-directory/jerritt-elliott/64 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=University of Texas Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
===University of Southern California (1995–2000)=== {{Main|USC Trojans women's volleyball}}
Elliott joined USC's coaching staff as an assistant coach under then-head coach Lisa Love. As an assistant at USC, Elliott helped guide the Women of Troy to finish in the top 15 nationally all four years. He also was instrumental in developing two-time All-American middle blocker Jasmina Marinkovic (1995–98).
Elliott was named the interim head coach for the 1999 and 2000 season, as then-head coach Mick Haley took on the head coach position for the USA Women's National Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2001/4/13/Jerritt_Elliott_Accepts_Head_Coaching_Position_At_Texas.aspx|title = Jerritt Elliott Accepts Head Coaching Position at Texas}}</ref> As interim head coach, Elliot led the team to its first NCAA Final Four appearance in 15 seasons as well as a share of the Pac-10 volleyball title. The Trojans featured two All-Americans in 2000 (April Ross and Jennifer Pahl) and six all-conference players, including the Pac-10 and Region Freshman of the Year (Ross). In both 2000 and 2001, Elliott’s recruiting class was regarded as No. 1 in the nation, the school’s first-ever No. 1 recruiting classes.
=== Texas (2001–present) === {{Main|Texas Longhorns women's volleyball}}
In April 2001, Elliott was appointed as Texas's new head volleyball coach. He quickly propelled Texas back into national prominence. Since he began in 2001, he has made every NCAA Tournament except one, has reached the Final Four 11 times, and won the national championship three times, in 2012, 2022 and 2023.
In the 2021 season, Elliott guided Texas to its fifth-consecutive and 14th overall Big 12 Championship. The Longhorns have won or shared ten of the last 11 league championships and 13 of the previous 15. He won his 8th Big 12 Coach of the Year award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://big12sports.com/news/2021/11/30/volleyball-all-big-12-awards-announced.aspx|title = Volleyball All-Big 12 Awards Released}}</ref>
In the 2022 season, Elliott led Texas to the program's fourth national championship, going 28–1 on the season en route to winning its sixth straight Big 12 title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usavolleyball.org/story/texas-wins-third-national-title-after-sweeping-louisville/|title = Texas Wins Third National Title After Sweeping Louisville}}</ref> He was named Big 12 Coach of the Year while the team also had the league's player, setter, and libero of the year award winners. Texas senior Logan Eggleston was named the AVCA National Player of the Year, marking the first time in program history a Texas player won the award, and six players were named All-Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://big12sports.com/news/2022/11/29/all-big-12-volleyball-awards-announced.aspx|title = All-Big 12 Volleyball Awards Announced}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/news/2022/12/14/no-1-volleyball-lands-six-on-avca-all-america-teams.aspx|title = No. 1 Volleyball lands six on AVCA All-America teams}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = USC Trojans | conference = Pacific-10 Conference | startyear = 1999 | endyear = 2000 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1999 | name = USC | overall = 21–9 | conference = 13–5 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA second round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2000 | name = USC | overall = 29–3 | conference = 16–2 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NCAA National semifinals }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = USC | overall = {{Winning percentage|record=y|50|12}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|record=y|29|7}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Texas Longhorns | conference= Big 12 Conference | startyear = 2001 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2001 | name = Texas | overall = 17–14 | conference = 9–11 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA second round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2002 | name = Texas | overall = 23–9 | conference = 13–4 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA second round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2003 | name = Texas | overall = 15–14 | conference = 10–10 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2004 | name = Texas | overall = 26–5 | conference = 16–4 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA regional semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2005 | name = Texas | overall = 24–5 | conference = 17–3 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA second round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2006 | name = Texas | overall = 24–7 | conference = 16–4 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2007 | name = Texas | overall = 27–4 | conference = 19–1 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2008 | name = Texas | overall = 29–4 | conference = 18–2 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NCAA semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2009 | name = Texas | overall = 29–2 | conference = 19–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Runner-up }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2010 | name = Texas | overall = 27–6 | conference = 18–2 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2011 | name = Texas | overall = 25–5 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | season = 2012 | name = Texas | overall = 29–4 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = '''NCAA Champion''' }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2013 | name = Texas | overall = 27–3 | conference = 16–0 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2014 | name = Texas | overall = 27–3 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2015 | name = Texas | overall = 30–3 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Runner-up }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2016 | name = Texas | overall = 27–5 | conference = 14–2 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA Runner-up }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2017 | name = Texas | overall = 27–3 | conference = 16–0 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2018 | name = Texas | overall = 23–5 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2019 | name = Texas | overall = 23–4 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NCAA regional semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2020 | name = Texas | overall = 27–2 | conference = 16–0 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Runner-up }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2021 | name = Texas | overall = 27–2 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | season = 2022 | name = Texas | overall = 28–1 | conference = 15–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = '''NCAA Champion''' }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | season = 2023 | name = Texas | overall = 28–4 | conference = 17–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = '''NCAA Champion''' }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Texas Longhorns | conference= SEC | startyear = 2024 | endyear = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2024 | name = Texas | overall = 20–7 | conference = 13–3 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA regional semifinal }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2025 | name = Texas | overall = 26–4 | conference = 13–2 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA regional final }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Texas | overall = {{Winning percentage|record=y|635|125}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|record=y|380|58}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = {{Winning percentage|record=y|685|137}} }}
== Personal life == Elliott married Andrea Nucete-Elliott in 2018. His first wife was Washington State University two-time All-American volleyball player Sarah Silvernail, whom he married in 2004. He has two sons with her, Parker, born 2005, and Mack, born 2006, and a step-daughter, Kahle, born 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jerritt Elliott - Head Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://texassports.com/staff-directory/jerritt-elliott/64|access-date=2021-11-02|website=University of Texas Athletics|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-WSU great is wife of successful Texas volleyball coach {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/12/still-in-the-game/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>
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