The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Beach Volleyball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Texas Beach Volleyball head coach Stein Mentzger completed his coaching staff with the hire of Will Buchanan as an assistant coach. The longtime Director and Coach of Madsand Beach Volleyball program in Texas joined the Longhorns staff in June 2023.
"I'm delighted to welcome Will to Texas Beach Volleyball, rounding out our coaching staff," Metzger said. "He has an impressive resume at the club level and has mastered the junior's volleyball landscape in Texas. Over the last five years, I have come to recognize his passion for the sport and varied talents as a coach and a director. More importantly, I know he truly cares about his athletes and works tirelessly to help them succeed. Coach Buchanan and his many skillsets will be a tremendous asset for the Sandy Horns. We are fortunate to bring him aboard."
Buchanan has served as Director and Coach of Madsand Beach Volleyball program after founding the organization in 2017 and quickly developing it into a national power. While at Madsand, Buchanan helped to develop numerous student-athletes that have signed with Division I programs.
Madsand was also the first Texas program in history to win the Best Beach Club Award (2x) at the BVCA National Championship. While at Madsand, Buchanan oversaw a team of 15 coaches and 270 athletes.
Additionally, Buchanan served as a coach for USA Volleyball's Beach National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Gulf Shores, Alabama earlier this year. In that role he helped identify promising talent for the NTDP Pipeline and provided tactical guidance.
Buchanan has played competitively in AVP and NVL qualifiers and open tournaments since 2014.
A 2012 graduate from Texas State University in San Marcos, Buchanan also received a master's degree from Texas State in 2014.
