Becker joined the West Virginia volleyball staff in January of 2024 after spending one season at Iowa as an assistant coach and was the Director of Volleyball Video Analytics.
In Iowa, Becker oversaw the production of practice and gameday video as well as data analytics. Becker also was responsible for coding in-match and providing the statistical breakdown of the Hawkeyes and their opponents. He created and implemented camp plans for Iowa’s volleyball camps and assisted in the creative and marking side of student-athlete recruitment.
Prior to his time in Iowa City, Becker served as an assistant coach at Michigan State for one season. While there, he served as the lead scouter and developed individualized and team training plans.
Becker also spent three seasons at Illinois State, where he helped the Redbirds to three consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles. Becker was a part of three of ISU’s four straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2018-21 and two regular-season conference titles in 2019 and 2020-21. With the Redbirds, Becker worked primarily with the team’s blocking and defense initiatives, while taking a lead role in scouting opponents. Becker’s guidance in those areas showed major results as ISU led the conference in blocking and opponent hitting percentage in each of the three seasons he was at ISU.
On April 15, 2021, Becker was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 Award, which recognizes up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport.
Becker served as the Director of Operations at Pitt for the three seasons prior to Illinois State. In this role, Becker controlled the day-to-day operations for the volleyball team, including serving as a liaison to athletic department officials. Pitt reached the NCAA Tournament in each of Becker’s three years on staff, marking the program’s longest postseason streak since the 1990’s.
Prior to joining the staff at Pitt, Becker was the head coach of the Pacific Coast Volleyball Club from 2014-16. In that role, he headed the Pacific Coast Volleyball Club 18-U team. He also served as the Delta Valley Volleyball Club head coach from 2013-14, leading the 18-U team to a Gold Division finish in northern California.
During that same period, Becker worked in the development department at the University of the Pacific. From 2013-15, he was the Coordinator of Athletics Development and conducted prospect visits and worked closely with volunteers to successfully improve the Pacific Athletic Foundation (PAF) Drive. From there, he became the Annual Giving manager from 2015-16, where he assisted with management of the PAF, leading volunteer engagement for athletic fund drives and enhancing donor relations. He also managed annual and campaign business plans and activities to achieve annual giving fundraising goals.
A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Becker was a standout collegiate student-athlete at Springfield College from 2009-13. His teams won three Division III NCAA Championships in 2010, 2012 and 2013, while concluding 2011 as the national runner-up. Voted as the team MVP during the 2013 NCAA Championship run, Becker played under highly decorated USA and NCAA volleyball coach Charlie Sullivan. He earned his Bachelor of Science in sport management from Springfield College in 2013 and a Master of Science in athletic administration from the University of the Pacific in 2016.
