LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's volleyball program has added Noah Cotterman to its staff as an assistant coach. The announcement was made Tuesday by head coach Brad Rostratter. 

Cotterman brings experience from the collegiate, high school, and club levels to La Jolla.

"I'm excited to join the UC San Diego men's volleyball program, said Cotterman. "The team has shown consistent growth and success over the last several years and I am really looking forward to contributing to that. I want to thank coach Rostratter for this amazing opportunity and can't wait to compete in the spring!"

"Noah is an addition to our staff that will continue to push us forward in all aspects of our program," said Rostratter. His history within the NAIA means he can adapt along with the program to make change, push growth, and be able to take it all in stride. The success he has had is a reflection of his ability to lead, train, and invest in the athletes he is around and I'm excited to see his investment in our scholar-athletes continue to enhance the experience of being apart of our volleyball program."

Most recently, Cotterman was the head coach of the men's volleyball program at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Mo. In 2025, The Vikings won the Heart of America Conference championship, the first in the team's history, and went on to become an NAIA Men's Volleyball national semifinalist. The squad finished among the top five nationally in kills per set, assists per set, and blocks per set.

From 2021-2024, Cotterman was an assistant coach at Benedictine University in Mesa, Ariz. During his tenure, the Eagles were the NAIA national runners-up on two occasions. The team also captured two CalPac Athletic Conference regular season titles. Individually, Benedictine had a three-time conference Player of the Year to go along with 10 All-America selections and 14 all-conference picks.

While at Benedictine, Cotterman concurrently served as the head coach of Boy's Volleyball at Higley High School in Gilbert, Ariz. The Knights qualified for the 5A State Playoffs all three years that Cotterman was at the helm.

At the club level, Cotterman coached with Aspire in Tempe, Ariz. As head coach of Aspire 18 Thor, the team produced multiple podium finishes at national tournaments.

Cotterman began his coaching career in 2019 as a Graduate Assistant Coach at Park University in Gilbert, Ariz. The NAIA Buccaneers turned out a conference player of the year, setter of the year, and athlete of the year as well as nine all-conference selections.

Cotterman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management and Leadership from Lakeland University in Wisconsin and a Master's of Business Administration at Park University.

UC San Diego gets its 2026 season underway Jan. 2-4 at Long Beach State's North American Challenge. In 2025, the Tritons compiled an 18-12 record. They defeated UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Championship quarterfinal before falling to Long Beach State, the eventual NCAA National Champion, in the semis.

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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.