Men's Volleyball
Burch, Kevin
Kevin Burch
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- burch.105@osu.edu
- Phone:
- 614-247-2784
- Named the ninth head coach in Ohio State men’s volleyball history on May 21, 2019
- Ohio State earned an NCAA Tournament berth in each of the last two years (2023-24) after winning the 2024 MIVA Tournament titles both years along with the 2023 MIVA regular season title (11-3). The Buckeyes finished with a 22-9 record in 2024 and posted a 23-10 campaign in 2023.
- Ohio State defeated King University 3-0 for Burch’s first NCAA Tournament win April 30, 2023, in Fairfax, Virginia. The Buckeyes fell to No. 3 Grand Canyon in the 2024 NCAA Quarterfinals in Long Beach, California.
- Earned win No. 50 with the Buckeyes at McKendree April 1, 2023 (3-1)
- Jacob Pasteur (2nd Team) joined teammates Cole Young, Shane Wetzel and Michael Wright, all honorable mention selections, on the AVCA 2024 All-America teams
- Pasteur (1st Team), Young (Honorable Mention) and Wetzel (Honorable Mention) all were named AVCA All-Americans in 2023
- Pasteur and Young were 2024 First Team All-MIVA honorees with Wetzel and Wright earning second team nods.
- Pasteur (1st Team), Young (1st Team) and Wetzel (2nd Team) earned 2023 All-MIVA honors as well. Pasteur was named the 2023 MIVA Player of the Year while Wetzel took home Newcomer of the Year honors.
- Ohio State finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 13-14 with a MIVA record of 7-7
- In 2022 Pasteur was named All-MIVA First Team with senior Martin Lallemand and junior Samuel Clark making the All-MIVA Second Team
- The Buckeyes were 9-10 in 2021 with an MIVA record of 8-6.
- Freshman Sotiris Siapanis was named the MIVA Freshman of the Year in 2021 as well as earning All-MIVA First Team honors. Senior Martin Lallemand was a second team All-MIVA as well.
- Guided the Buckeyes to an 11-8 record in first season (2020) at the helm including a pair of Top-10 victories
- Mentored three 2020 All-MIVA selections in First Team members Reese Devilbiss and Martin Lallemand and Second Team honoree Samuel Clark
“Kevin Burch has constructed a blueprint for the men’s volleyball program built on the same pillars and goals utilized as the foundation to our strategic plan,” Janine Oman, Deputy Director of Athletics and men’s volleyball program administrator, said. “He has demonstrated a commitment to our eight stated values as an athletics & business advancement department – integrity, education, people, excellence, respect, innovation, community and tradition.”
- Returned to Ohio State as a full-time assistant coach in May 2015 and immediately delivered on back-to-back NCAA championships (2016, 2017), extending an incredible streak of seven-consecutive academic years as a national champion
- The 2016 crown completed a circle for Burch as the title-clinching stretch started with the OSU graduate serving as Ohio State’s volunteer assistant coach during the 2011 campaign:
2016-17 – NCAA Men’s National Champions – Ohio State (assistant coach)
2015-16 – NCAA Men’s National Champions – Ohio State (assistant coach)
2014-15 – NCAA Women’s National Champions – Penn State (director of operations)
2013-14 – NCAA D-III Men’s National Champions – Springfield College (assistant coach)
2012-13 – NCAA Men’s National Champions – UC Irvine (assistant coach)
2011-12 – NCAA D-III Men’s National Champions – Springfield College (assistant coach)
2010-11 – NCAA Men’s National Champions – Ohio State (volunteer assistant coach)
- Coached 26 AVCA All-Americans through 2019
- Mentored 62 OSU Scholar-Athletes as a Buckeye assistant coach from 2016-19
- 2017 recipient of the AVCA ’30 under 30' Award
- Steered the Buckeye defense to top-3 finishes nationally for opponent hitting percentage in 2016, ’17 and ’18
- Secured commitments from eight AVCA High School All-Americans, three USA U19 athletes and a pair of senior national team members as OSU’s recruiting coordinator (2016-19)
- Served as assistant coach and tech coordinator for the USA Boys U19 team since 2015
- 2012 AVCA D-III National Assistant Coach of the Year while at Springfield College
- Springfield paced the entire country with a .381 team attacking efficiency in 2012 under Burch’s guidance
- Earned a Sports and Leisure Studies degree from Ohio State in 2011
- Initial journey to Columbus was inspired by his late grandfather, Darrell Burch, a three-time Ohio State graduate who earned bachelors, masters and PhD degrees from the University in ’51, ’53 and ’59
- Garnered a 26-9 record as head coach of the Columbus State Community College women’s volleyball program in 2010
- Before transitioning into coaching full-time, Burch captained the 2008 Orange Coast College men’s volleyball team
Kevin Burch Collegiate Coaching Timeline
| Season(s) | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-present | Ohio State University | Head Coach |
| 2016-19 | Ohio State University | Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator |
| 2014 | Penn State University | Director of Operations (women's volleyball) |
| 2014 | Springfield College | Assistant Coach |
| 2013 | University of California, Irvine | Assistant Coach |
| 2012 | Springfield College | Assistant Coach |
| 2009-11 | Ohio State University | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| 2010 | Columbus State Community College | Head Coach (women's volleyball) |
Kevin Burch at Ohio State
| Year | Overall Record | MIVA Record | MIVA Tournament Notes | NCAA Tournament Notes |
| 2020 | 11-8 | 2-5 (7th) | No Tournament (COVID) | No Tournament |
| 2021 | 9-10 | 8-6 (5th) | Quarterfinals | |
| 2022 | 13-14 | 7-7 (5th) | Quarterfinals | |
| 2023 | 23-10 | 11-3 (3rd) | Regular Season-tie/Tournament Champion | NCAA First Round |
| 2024 | 22-9 | 11-5 (3rd) | Tournament Champion | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| Totals | 78-51 | 39-26 | 1 Reg. Season/2 Tournament titles | 2 NCAA Appearances |
Award Winners - Kevin Burch Era
| Year | All MIVA | All-MIVA Tournament |
AVCA All-American |
Academic All-MIVA |
Academic All-Big Ten |
OSU Scholar Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2(1st)/1(2nd) | No event | 18 | 14 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 1(1st)/1(2nd) | 1(HM) | 18 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 1(1st)/2(2nd) | 1(HM) | 17 | 13 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 2(1st)/1(2nd) | 3 with MVP | 1(1st)/2(HM) | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2(1st)/2(2nd) | 3 with MVP | 1(2nd)/3(HM) | 15 | ||
| Totals | 8(1st)/7(2nd) | 6/2 MVPs | 9 total (1/1/7) | 64 | 48 | 82 |
MIVA Newcomer of the Year: Sotiris Siapanis (2021), Shane Wetzel (2023)
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