Hans Schroeder enters his second season as head coach of the men's volleyball team.
The men's volleyball team took a step forward under Schroeder in his first season. Narrowly missing the playoffs, the team had the Co-Player of the Year in the AMCC along with another all-conference player and an all conference player in the NEAC.
Schroeder brings with him a resume of awards and accolades in his playing career, as well as several years of coaching experience. He has served as an assistant coach for the Spartans in each of the last three seasons, earning the promotion to head coach for the upcoming year. Prior to his time at D'Youville, Hans was an assistant coach at Hilbert College in 2013-14, was a student-assistant for the Nazareth College women's team from 2007-11 and has coached numerous camps and clinics throughout Western New York.
Hans was a standout at Nazareth College where he played from 2009-11. In his career, his team won two North East Collegiate Volleyball Association conference championships and moved on to the NCAA Final Four in each of those years. In 2011, the team won the National Championship.
When it came to individual awards, Schroeder was a standout player on a great team. He was a two-time all-conference selection (2009-11), NECVA Conference Tournament MVP (2009-10), made the Final Four All-Tournament Team (2010), was Final Four MVP (2011) and a First Team All-American (2011).
Following his exception collegiate playing career, Hans played professional volleyball for several years. He began his pro career playing one season for Filantro Cassarano in Presicce, Italy from 2012-13. He then played in the Premier Volleyball League in 2013 for the WEVA region and finished his career playing for Legion Volleyball Men's Club and Creole Men's Club teams that competed at National Tournaments at the Open/AA level.
With all of his experience, Schroeder knows what it takes to compete at the highest level and how championship teams are built. He plans on implementing a system that will help make D'Youville a contender both in conference and nationally.
Hans is a local product as is from Buffalo, NY. He attended Kenmore West High School before going to Nazareth, where he earned his Bachelor's in Business Administration in 2011.
