John Cook (coach)
John G. Cook (born April 19, 1956) is an American volleyball coach who is the head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team. Having coached at Nebraska for 24 seasons, he has led the Huskers to four national championships, in 2000 by defeating Wisconsin, in 2006 by defeating Stanford, in 2015 by defeating Texas, and in 2017 by defeating Florida. He is a three-time winner of the AVCA National Coach of the Year award. Prior to becoming head coach at Nebraska, Cook served as head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, compiling a 161–73 record over seven seasons. On Sept. 23, 2022, he earned his 800th career coaching win, a feat only 29 other coaches in NCAA volleyball history have achieved.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 689–100 (.873) |
| Annual salary | $725,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 19, 1956 Chula Vista, California |
| Alma mater | San Diego |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1984 | UCSD (asst.) |
| 1981–1988 | Francis Parker HS |
| 1989–1991 | Nebraska (asst.) |
| 1992–1998 | Wisconsin |
| 1999 | Nebraska (AHC) |
| 2000–present | Nebraska |
| National | |
| 1992 | USA (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 850–173 (.831) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4x NCAA national champions (2000, 2006, 2015, 2017) 9x Big 12 regular season champions (2000–2002, 2004–2008, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x AVCA National Coach of the Year (2000, 2005, 2023) 6x AVCA Region Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2016, 2023) | |