KU Volleyball

KU hires Oregon’s Matt Ulmer as volleyball coach

The newest Kansas volleyball coach is a veteran head coach with a recent run of NCAA Tournament success. KU athletic director Travis Goff announced on Friday morning that Oregon coach Matt Ulmer will take over the Jayhawks’ program. Ulmer replaces KU’s longtime leader Ray Bechard, who ...

25 Jayhawk athletes to know in ’25

The University of Kansas competes in 16 varsity sports, all of which feature a wealth of compelling storylines that will unfold over the course of the next calendar year. Here’s a look at 25 student-athletes who will have a hand in shaping those storylines, and to whom it’s worth paying ...

KU basketball coaches praise Bechard’s impact on program, department

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self is acutely aware of his position in the hierarchy of the university’s longest-tenured athletic leaders. The recent retirement of 27-year volleyball coach Ray Bechard moves him up a spot, but as he is quick to note, he still hasn’t been at it quite ...

Year in review, Part 3: A look ahead to 2025

The next year is shaping up to feature some of the most dramatic changes in college sports history, at least since the equally monumental shifts that took place four years earlier. Not long after rule changes first allowed college athletes to take financial advantage of their name, image and ...

KU volleyball coach Bechard announces retirement after 27 seasons

One of the longstanding fixtures of the Kansas athletic department is moving on following a distinguished career. KU volleyball coach Ray Bechard is retiring after 27 seasons leading the Jayhawks, he announced on Friday afternoon. "It's been the honor of a lifetime to fulfill the role as Head ...