For Kyle Breitbarth's second season in 2022, Arizona State finished in ninth in the Pac-12 and earned an upset against No. 15 Washington in five sets on the road. Breitbarth, who focuses on defense, helped Arizona State lead the Pac 12 in digs this season with 1,699.
In Breitbarth's first season as the assistant coach, Arizona State finished in ninth in the Pac-12 and earned three wins over ranked opponents, all against Pac-12 teams during a five-match winning streak. Overseeing the defense, he helped the Sun Devils finish in first in the Pac-12 in total digs with 1,827. He helped Iman Isanovic make the All-Pac-12 Team, the first to make the team since 2017.
Breitbarth was hired as the assistant coach in June 2021. He was previously with Arizona State from 2017-19 as the volunteer assistant coach. In his one season away from the Sun Devils, he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Columbia University in New York. The Lions, however, did not play a season in 2020-21. While on Morningside, Breibarth spent time working with the defense and assisting with video duties and recruiting.
Breitbarth helped the Sun Devils secure an eighth-place finish in the conference in 2019, the teams highest since 2015. His primary duties with ASU included working with the liberos and defensive unit, reviewing film with those players throughout each week. He was also completely in charge of opponent scouting reports for the Sun Devils throughout the season and helped facilitate and run pre-game film sessions.
In 2019, Breitbarth had a few experiences with other volleyball programs before returning to Arizona State that season. He served as the volunteer assistant at Kansas State University during the final weeks of the Spring 2019 season where he worked with the liberos and defensive unit. During April of 2019, Breitbarth went back and helped the University of Illinois, his alma mater, serving as the head coach of the men's volleyball team. He helped lead the Illini to the NCVF Division I National Championship match where they fell in 3 sets to Cal Poly.
Through the ASU Global Launch program, Breitbarth helped co-lead a 13-week curriculum with over 20 university-level coaches from China. Throughout this program, he helped instruct these coaches with on-court instruction sessions as well as classroom time where topics such as recruiting, scheduling strategy, film review, etc. were gone over. He also was responsible for creating Data Volley worksheets to aid the staff to make in-game and practice strategic decisions. Furthermore, Breitbarth served as the 2018 Camp Director for Sun Devil Volleyball Camps.
Before arriving in Tempe, Breitbarth spent one season as the volunteer assistant at Loyola University Chicago under the direction of head coach Chris Muscat. During his one-year tenure at Loyola (Ill.), he served the program in a number of facets including scouting analysis, skill development, live coding and travel logistics. Breitbarth most notably worked extensively with the team’s defensive unit, featuring libero Maddy Moser who finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference in digs/set (4.55) while earning the league’s player of the week honors in for the week of September 6.
Prior to his stint at Loyola, Breitbarth accumulated coaching experience at the prep level, coaching at Champaign Central High School and Edison Middle School in Champaign, Illinois from 2013-16. During his time at the respective institutions, he helped the lead the programs to a cumulative 118-44 overall record and appearances in four regional championships, two sectional championships, and two state championship series.
Prior to entering coaching, Breitbarth competed as a member of the University of Illinois men’s club volleyball team from 2010-16. His collegiate career donning the Illini blue and orange culminated in a NCVF National Championship in 2013.
Breitbarth earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 2014, while also recently earning a masters of education degree in 2016 respectively from the University of Illinois.
A native of Frankfort, Ill., Breitbarth prepped at Providence Catholic High School.
In Breitbarth's first season as the assistant coach, Arizona State finished in ninth in the Pac-12 and earned three wins over ranked opponents, all against Pac-12 teams during a five-match winning streak. Overseeing the defense, he helped the Sun Devils finish in first in the Pac-12 in total digs with 1,827. He helped Iman Isanovic make the All-Pac-12 Team, the first to make the team since 2017.
Breitbarth was hired as the assistant coach in June 2021. He was previously with Arizona State from 2017-19 as the volunteer assistant coach. In his one season away from the Sun Devils, he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Columbia University in New York. The Lions, however, did not play a season in 2020-21. While on Morningside, Breibarth spent time working with the defense and assisting with video duties and recruiting.
Breitbarth helped the Sun Devils secure an eighth-place finish in the conference in 2019, the teams highest since 2015. His primary duties with ASU included working with the liberos and defensive unit, reviewing film with those players throughout each week. He was also completely in charge of opponent scouting reports for the Sun Devils throughout the season and helped facilitate and run pre-game film sessions.
In 2019, Breitbarth had a few experiences with other volleyball programs before returning to Arizona State that season. He served as the volunteer assistant at Kansas State University during the final weeks of the Spring 2019 season where he worked with the liberos and defensive unit. During April of 2019, Breitbarth went back and helped the University of Illinois, his alma mater, serving as the head coach of the men's volleyball team. He helped lead the Illini to the NCVF Division I National Championship match where they fell in 3 sets to Cal Poly.
Through the ASU Global Launch program, Breitbarth helped co-lead a 13-week curriculum with over 20 university-level coaches from China. Throughout this program, he helped instruct these coaches with on-court instruction sessions as well as classroom time where topics such as recruiting, scheduling strategy, film review, etc. were gone over. He also was responsible for creating Data Volley worksheets to aid the staff to make in-game and practice strategic decisions. Furthermore, Breitbarth served as the 2018 Camp Director for Sun Devil Volleyball Camps.
Before arriving in Tempe, Breitbarth spent one season as the volunteer assistant at Loyola University Chicago under the direction of head coach Chris Muscat. During his one-year tenure at Loyola (Ill.), he served the program in a number of facets including scouting analysis, skill development, live coding and travel logistics. Breitbarth most notably worked extensively with the team’s defensive unit, featuring libero Maddy Moser who finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference in digs/set (4.55) while earning the league’s player of the week honors in for the week of September 6.
Prior to his stint at Loyola, Breitbarth accumulated coaching experience at the prep level, coaching at Champaign Central High School and Edison Middle School in Champaign, Illinois from 2013-16. During his time at the respective institutions, he helped the lead the programs to a cumulative 118-44 overall record and appearances in four regional championships, two sectional championships, and two state championship series.
Prior to entering coaching, Breitbarth competed as a member of the University of Illinois men’s club volleyball team from 2010-16. His collegiate career donning the Illini blue and orange culminated in a NCVF National Championship in 2013.
Breitbarth earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 2014, while also recently earning a masters of education degree in 2016 respectively from the University of Illinois.
A native of Frankfort, Ill., Breitbarth prepped at Providence Catholic High School.