K2 COACHES

 

 

K2 ELITE COACHES

JASON HAMES

DIRECTOR & 18 JOTA HEAD COACH

  • Co founder of K2 Volleyball
  • Assistant Coach Maryville College 2005-2006
  • Assistant Coach at the University of Tennessee from 2008-2011
  • 2018 AVCA 18s Club Coach of the year
  • Over 30 years experience coaching high school, college, and club
  • Helped coach All Americans and Olympians

INBAL PELEG

18 JOTA ASSISTANT COACH

  • Originally from Haifa, Israel
  • Member of the Israeli national team (U21 and senior team)
  • Played for American University for 4 years
  • Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • Played her last season for the Northeastern Huskies

KENDRA SWAFFORD

18 JOTA ASSISTANT COACH

  • In her 6th season as the William Blount head coach
  • 6th season with K2. 
  • Graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University where she played volleyball and graduated from nursing school
  •  Currently teach medical classes at WB and work PRN at children’s hospital.

DANIEL MILLSAPS

18 ELITE BOYS HEAD COACH

  • Bio coming soon!

DAVE MATTHEWS

18 ELITE BOYS ASSISTANT COACH

  • Bio Coming Soon!

KAILEY KEEBLE

16 ELITE HEAD COACH

  • K2 volleyball Alumni
  • Lettered four years for the Mountaineers … Recorded 1,681 kills, 1,653 digs, 182 total blocks and 2,249 assists in her career … Helped lead HHS to the school’s first state playoff appearance in 2018 … Earned Under Armour All-America honorable mention, MaxPreps All-America, earned JVA All-National Team in 2017 and AAU 18-Open All-America in 2018 … Rated the No. 9 setter in the country out of high school by PrepVolleyball.com.
  • Attended the University of Tennessee for two years
  • Attended University of South Alabama where she was a First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and SBC Championship Most Outstanding Player and all-tournament team selection
  • Tusculum Assistant coach 2023/2024 season

JASON KEEBLE

16 ELITE ASSISTANT COACH

  • Bio coming soon!

NICKLIN HICKMAN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND 15 ELITE HEAD COACH

  • Played for K2 Volleyball from 2009 to 2018
  • PrepVolleyball.com’s 2014 National High School Freshman of the Year
  • Helped Webb school of Knoxville win 5 state championships
  • 2017 U19 USA Junior National Team Member for FIVB World Championship in Argentina
  • 2018 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Played at the University Of Nebraska – Lincoln from 2018-2022
  • Collegiate All American
  • Graduate Assistant for the University of Nebraska in 2023
  • To learn more about Nicklin’s time at Nebraska:
    Nicklin Hames Bio

DUANE OELRICH

15 ELITE ASSISTANT COACH AND 15 QUOKKAS ASSISTANT COACH

  • Coaching with k2 for about half a year
  • Played on the K2 boys team

JONATHAN BORNEMANN

15 ELITE AND 18 ELITE BOYS ASSISTANT ASSISTANT COACH

  • Set at MSOE
  • played club volleyball at Sports Performance and Club One
  • coached 3 years at cyclones
  • first year at K2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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