MICHELLE COLLIER
MICHELLE COLLIERHead Coach
Collier’s Coaching Timeline
2014- Head coach, Georgia Tech
2012-2013 – Head coach, Jacksonville University
2010-2011 – Assistant coach, South Carolina
2008-2009 – Assistant coach, USF
2007-2010 – Head coach, Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club
1999-2002 – Head Coach Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club

In her eighth season leading the Yellow Jackets, Collier took Georgia Tech to the Elite Eight of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship, tying 2003’s squad for the best finish in program history. The White and Gold swept The Citadel, No. 17 WKU and No. 9 Ohio State on the way to the program’s second ever Elite Eight. The tournament appearance marked Collier’s second at Tech and the 11th for the program. Tech’s eight seed in the tournament also marked the second-highest all time as the Yellow Jackets went on to finish ranked No. 7 in RPI and No. 8 by the AVCA, tied for the highest ranking at season’s end in program history. Tech’s back-to-back tournament appearances marked the first since five straight from 2000-04. On the stat sheet, Tech finished with some of the top numbers in the country, pacing the nation in kills per set (15.18) and assists per set (13.90).

Based on the 2021 NCAA record book, Tech’s kills per set mark is set to become an NCAA record as one of the top marks in the history of the sport. The Jackets were also sixth in the NCAA and second in the ACC in hitting percentage (0.291). Other notable numbers include ranking second in the ACC and 10th in the NCAA in kills (1,700), second in the conference and 14th in the country assists (1,557) and third in the league in digs per set (15.15).

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CLAUDIO PINHEIRO
CLAUDIO PINHEIROAssistant Coach
2021-present – Associate head coach, Georgia Tech
2017-2021 – Assistant coach, Georgia Tech
2005 – 2017 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team – Brazil
2012 – 2013 – Volei Amil – Campinas
2011 – 2014 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team U23 (Head Coach)
2007 – 2008 – Vakifbank Gunes Sigorta – Istanbul – Turkey
2007 – Esporte Clube Pinheiros – São Paulo – Brazil
2006 – 2007 – Club Voleibol Tenerife – Canary Islands – Spain
2004 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team – Brazil
1997 – 2006 – Esporte Clube Pinheiros – São Paulo – Brazil
1996 – 1997, Minas Tênis Clube – Belo Horizonte – Brazil
1996 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team (South American Women’s U20 Championship in Venezuela)
1993 – 1996, Associação Classista BCN – São Paulo – Brazil
1993 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team (7th Women’s U20 World Championship in Brazil)
1992 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team (South American Women’s U20 Championship in Bolivia)
1991 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team (South American Girls’ U18 Championship in Chile)
1990 – 1991 – Associação Classista Armazém das Fábricas – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
1988 – 1990 – Lufkin
1985 – 1988 – Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team

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VINI BAIGAN
VINI BAIGANAssistant Coach
Baigan’s Coaching Timeline
2023-present – Assistant coach, Georgia Tech
2022-2023 – Associate head coach, UTRGV
2015-2022 – Assistant coach, UTRGV
2014-15 – Assistant coach, Park University

Baigan’s Playing Timeline
2013 – Zenith Volleyball (Caribbean Volleyball League)
2009-2012 – Park University
2009 – Missouri Valley College

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