Indiana University Athletics
Women's Volleyball
Jason Oliver
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- jasolive@indiana.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 855-3823
Jason Oliver was hired on March 23, 2016 and begins his second year as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator with the IU volleyball program.
In 2016 the Hoosiers finished the season with 17 wins, their most since the 2010 season. The Hoosiers started the season 9-0 for the fourth time in program history and went 11-2 in non-conference. Indiana beat two ranked teams in No. 13 Michigan and No. 22 Ohio State, their most wins over ranked opponents since the 2010 season. The Hoosiers beat four teams that made the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Oliver, a native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been the head coach at High Point University in High Point, N.C. since 2009 and with a 118-103 record leaves as the winningest coach in HPU history since their switch to Division I competition. Oliver led the Panthers to a 21-10 overall record this past season.
At High Point, Oliver has had two classes earn honorable mention in PrepVolleyball.com’s annual list of the best recruiting classes in the country. The 2011 group garnered that recognition before being joined by the 2015 freshman class.
Oliver coached High Point to a 22-13 record (13-3 Big South) in 2010. The Panthers earned the No. 2 seed in the Big South Conference Tournament and upset top-seeded Liberty 3-0 in the title game. Oliver coached 21 Panthers to All-Conference honors in his seven seasons.
Oliver has experience coaching in the ACC, Atlantic 10 and Big East. He came to High Point after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland in 2008. Prior to that, Oliver was at the University of Dayton for three seasons, serving as an assistant to Tim Horsman at both schools. He has also had assistant coaching stints at West Virginia, Towson and California Lutheran University.
While at Dayton, the team had an 80-24 record and earned two NCAA Tournament berths. In 2007, the Flyers achieved a No. 12 national ranking from the America Volleyball Coaches Association and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The team spent 14 weeks in the top-25 rankings and grabbed a national RPI ranking as high as eighth in the country. Dayton finished the season with a 33-2 record. In 2005, the team set school records in kills (2,143), total attacks (5.523) and assists (1,965). During his tenure, Oliver helped to train two Atlantic-10 Players of the Year, two A-10 Setters of the Year and two A-10 Rookies of the Year, as well as 11 All-Conference performers.
During Oliver’s time at WVU the Mountaineers recorded their single largest win total in 13 years, improving from a 6-21 record during the 2003 season to an 18-13 record in 2004. Oliver coached two Big East All-Conference players, two Academic All-Americans and three All-Big East Academic performers.
Oliver played volleyball at George Mason where he was a co-captain and starting setter during his senior year. He led the team in assists and digs per game in 1997. Oliver set a career record of 99 assists in a single match and tallied 1,638 assists in a season.
The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from George Mason in 1998 and a Master’s of Science in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia in 2005.
Oliver resides in Bloomington, Ind., with his wife Kelly.
In 2016 the Hoosiers finished the season with 17 wins, their most since the 2010 season. The Hoosiers started the season 9-0 for the fourth time in program history and went 11-2 in non-conference. Indiana beat two ranked teams in No. 13 Michigan and No. 22 Ohio State, their most wins over ranked opponents since the 2010 season. The Hoosiers beat four teams that made the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Oliver, a native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been the head coach at High Point University in High Point, N.C. since 2009 and with a 118-103 record leaves as the winningest coach in HPU history since their switch to Division I competition. Oliver led the Panthers to a 21-10 overall record this past season.
At High Point, Oliver has had two classes earn honorable mention in PrepVolleyball.com’s annual list of the best recruiting classes in the country. The 2011 group garnered that recognition before being joined by the 2015 freshman class.
Oliver coached High Point to a 22-13 record (13-3 Big South) in 2010. The Panthers earned the No. 2 seed in the Big South Conference Tournament and upset top-seeded Liberty 3-0 in the title game. Oliver coached 21 Panthers to All-Conference honors in his seven seasons.
Oliver has experience coaching in the ACC, Atlantic 10 and Big East. He came to High Point after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland in 2008. Prior to that, Oliver was at the University of Dayton for three seasons, serving as an assistant to Tim Horsman at both schools. He has also had assistant coaching stints at West Virginia, Towson and California Lutheran University.
While at Dayton, the team had an 80-24 record and earned two NCAA Tournament berths. In 2007, the Flyers achieved a No. 12 national ranking from the America Volleyball Coaches Association and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The team spent 14 weeks in the top-25 rankings and grabbed a national RPI ranking as high as eighth in the country. Dayton finished the season with a 33-2 record. In 2005, the team set school records in kills (2,143), total attacks (5.523) and assists (1,965). During his tenure, Oliver helped to train two Atlantic-10 Players of the Year, two A-10 Setters of the Year and two A-10 Rookies of the Year, as well as 11 All-Conference performers.
During Oliver’s time at WVU the Mountaineers recorded their single largest win total in 13 years, improving from a 6-21 record during the 2003 season to an 18-13 record in 2004. Oliver coached two Big East All-Conference players, two Academic All-Americans and three All-Big East Academic performers.
Oliver played volleyball at George Mason where he was a co-captain and starting setter during his senior year. He led the team in assists and digs per game in 1997. Oliver set a career record of 99 assists in a single match and tallied 1,638 assists in a season.
The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from George Mason in 1998 and a Master’s of Science in Athletic Coaching Education from West Virginia in 2005.
Oliver resides in Bloomington, Ind., with his wife Kelly.
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