Volleyball
Bertucci, Bob
Bob Bertucci
- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Email:
- rob211@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-6111
- Alma Mater:
- Fourth season
The 2014 Patriot League Coach of the Year, Bob Bertucci will enter his sixth season as Lehigh’s head volleyball coach in 2016. Bertucci owns a 92-56 record in five seasons at Lehigh, including a 54-22 mark in Patriot League matches. Under Bertucci’s guidance, Lehigh has reached the Patriot League Tournament in each of the last five seasons, including a trip to the championship in 2014, after qualifying just once between 2004 and 2010. In his coaching career that spans nearly 40 years, Bertucci owns a 759-439 overall record.
Bertucci guided Lehigh to its fifth-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance in 2015 as the Mountain Hawks finished the season with a 19-13 overall record and 11-5 mark in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks earned the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Bertucci mentored two Mountain Hawks to All-League laurels, while 13 student-athletes landed on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Bertucci was tabbed as the Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading Lehigh to a 22-10 overall record and 14-2 mark in league play during the 2014 campaign. After finishing 2013 with a 20-9 record, Lehigh recorded back-to-back 20-win season for the first time since 1981 and 1982 and just the second time in program history. The Mountain Hawks set a program record for league wins in a single season (14), made their fourth-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance and first championship match appearance since 2002.
The Coach of the Year honor marked just the second time a Lehigh volleyball coach has earned the honor. The Mountain Hawks ended the regular season on a nine-match winning streak, the longest since a nine-match run in 1978. Bertucci coached sophomore Mariah Brantley to Patriot League Libero of the Year honors, marking the fourth-straight year a Mountain Hawk earned the award, and mentored three first team All-League honorees in Jade Van Streepen, Amy Matula and Stephanie Slater. The Mountain Hawks earned the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and captured several marquis wins in 2014, including a five-set thriller over regular-season champ and undefeated American.
The 2013 Mountain Hawks finished the season with a 20-9 overall clip that included an 11-5 league record, marking the first time since 2002 that Lehigh has secured 20 wins in a season. On August 31, a 3-0 win over Rhode Island gave Bertucci his 700th career victory. The Mountain Hawks finished the season as the second-best serving team in the country, averaging 1.90 aces per set. Lehigh finished the season in the top three of nearly all of the Patriot League's statistical measures. The Mountain Hawks ranked second in assists per set (12.41) and kills per set (13.09), and third in hitting percentage (.202), opponent hitting percentage (.168) and digs per set (15.66). Bertucci coached several players to major Patriot League honors during the 2013 campaign. Rachel Charles earned her third-straight Patriot League Libero of the Year award while also earning first team All-League recognition, while Jade Van Streepen earned second team distinction and a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League squad.
In 2012, Bertucci led the Mountain Hawks to their third Patriot League Tournament berth in the last four years. Bertucci increased the difficulty of Lehigh’s non-league schedule, with tournaments at Virginia and TCU, including a match with third-ranked USC. Lehigh’s 12-14 overall mark included an 8-6 Patriot League mark. The highlights of the league schedule included a sweep of rival Lafayette, Lehigh’s first-ever win over league power American in Washington, D.C. and handing eventual league champion Colgate the first of its two league losses. The 2012 season also saw Charles earn second team All-League honors and repeat as Patriot League Libero of the Year, while Taylor Poole capped her career with first team All-League laurels. Amanda Clark represented the Mountain Hawks on the Academic All-League team.
In his first season in Bethlehem, Bertucci led the Mountain Hawks to a 19-10 record including a 10-4 mark in the Patriot League as the Mountain Hawks earned the No. 3 seed in the league tournament. It was the first time Lehigh was the No. 3 seed since 2003.
It was a historic 2011 season as Lehigh finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation in aces per set (1.84). During league play, the Mountain Hawks defeated eventual Patriot League Champion American 3-0 which handed the Eagles its lone loss in league play. It was Lehigh’s third all-time win against American in 27 matches as the Mountain Hawks also gave American its first-ever three-set loss in a regular season match since American joined the Patriot League in 2001. Along with a season sweep of Lafayette, Lehigh swept Bucknell for the first time since 2002 and defeated Colgate for the first time since 2004.
Bertucci brings a wealth of coaching experience to Bethlehem, having manned the sidelines for 34 years, including 16 seasons as the head coach at Temple.
During his time at Temple, Bertucci guided the Owls to four Atlantic 10 championships and four subsequent NCAA tournament berths, with his 2002 squad reaching the Sweet Sixteen. A three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Bertucci led Temple to 14 straight Atlantic 10 tournaments and won three straight A-10 East Division crowns from 2005-2007.
In 16 seasons at Temple, Bertucci’s teams won 20 more matches nine times. He collected 315 victories during that time, making Bertucci the program’s career leader in wins.
Bertucci boasts an impressive career record of 698-407, which includes an eight year stint as head coach at the University of Tennessee (1979-86) where he led the Lady Vols to four NCAA appearances and three Southeastern Conference titles. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1984.
Following his time at Tennessee, Bertucci took over both the men’s and women’s programs at Rutgers-Newark. His women’s squad won to New Jersey Athletic Conference titles and compiled a 105-66 record in seven seasons. Bertucci led the Rutgers-Newark men’s team to the Division I Final Four in 1990 after winning the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title. Bertucci was named EIVA Coach of the Year on three occasions.
Bertucci’s first head coaching job was at Army, where he founded the women’s volleyball program in 1978. He guided the women’s team to an AIAW district championship in his first season and as was named the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball League Coach of the Year.
In addition to his college head coaching experience, Bertucci was heavily involved on several levels with USA Volleyball, including eight years on the coaching staff of the women’s national team. Bertucci was an assistant coach for the USA women’s team at the 1999 World University Games and a head coach for that team in 1985. He also spent three years on the Board of Directors for the United States Volleyball Association.
Beyond his direct coaching experience, Bertucci directs numerous camps for both players and coaches. He has produced nine teaching videos and has written six volleyball books, while currently working on his seventh.
In the last five years, Bertucci has been inducted into the YMCA Volleyball Hall of Fame and the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame.
A native of Staten Island, N.Y., Bertucci earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Springfield College in 1974 where he was team captain and a two-time team MVP. He earned his MBA from Long Island University in 1980, and worked in the education field for two years as an adaptive physical education specialist in New York City.
Bertucci and his wife, former Temple volleyball player Tina Kogut, have five children.
Bertucci guided Lehigh to its fifth-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance in 2015 as the Mountain Hawks finished the season with a 19-13 overall record and 11-5 mark in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks earned the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Bertucci mentored two Mountain Hawks to All-League laurels, while 13 student-athletes landed on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Bertucci was tabbed as the Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading Lehigh to a 22-10 overall record and 14-2 mark in league play during the 2014 campaign. After finishing 2013 with a 20-9 record, Lehigh recorded back-to-back 20-win season for the first time since 1981 and 1982 and just the second time in program history. The Mountain Hawks set a program record for league wins in a single season (14), made their fourth-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance and first championship match appearance since 2002.
The Coach of the Year honor marked just the second time a Lehigh volleyball coach has earned the honor. The Mountain Hawks ended the regular season on a nine-match winning streak, the longest since a nine-match run in 1978. Bertucci coached sophomore Mariah Brantley to Patriot League Libero of the Year honors, marking the fourth-straight year a Mountain Hawk earned the award, and mentored three first team All-League honorees in Jade Van Streepen, Amy Matula and Stephanie Slater. The Mountain Hawks earned the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament and captured several marquis wins in 2014, including a five-set thriller over regular-season champ and undefeated American.
The 2013 Mountain Hawks finished the season with a 20-9 overall clip that included an 11-5 league record, marking the first time since 2002 that Lehigh has secured 20 wins in a season. On August 31, a 3-0 win over Rhode Island gave Bertucci his 700th career victory. The Mountain Hawks finished the season as the second-best serving team in the country, averaging 1.90 aces per set. Lehigh finished the season in the top three of nearly all of the Patriot League's statistical measures. The Mountain Hawks ranked second in assists per set (12.41) and kills per set (13.09), and third in hitting percentage (.202), opponent hitting percentage (.168) and digs per set (15.66). Bertucci coached several players to major Patriot League honors during the 2013 campaign. Rachel Charles earned her third-straight Patriot League Libero of the Year award while also earning first team All-League recognition, while Jade Van Streepen earned second team distinction and a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League squad.
In 2012, Bertucci led the Mountain Hawks to their third Patriot League Tournament berth in the last four years. Bertucci increased the difficulty of Lehigh’s non-league schedule, with tournaments at Virginia and TCU, including a match with third-ranked USC. Lehigh’s 12-14 overall mark included an 8-6 Patriot League mark. The highlights of the league schedule included a sweep of rival Lafayette, Lehigh’s first-ever win over league power American in Washington, D.C. and handing eventual league champion Colgate the first of its two league losses. The 2012 season also saw Charles earn second team All-League honors and repeat as Patriot League Libero of the Year, while Taylor Poole capped her career with first team All-League laurels. Amanda Clark represented the Mountain Hawks on the Academic All-League team.
In his first season in Bethlehem, Bertucci led the Mountain Hawks to a 19-10 record including a 10-4 mark in the Patriot League as the Mountain Hawks earned the No. 3 seed in the league tournament. It was the first time Lehigh was the No. 3 seed since 2003.
It was a historic 2011 season as Lehigh finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation in aces per set (1.84). During league play, the Mountain Hawks defeated eventual Patriot League Champion American 3-0 which handed the Eagles its lone loss in league play. It was Lehigh’s third all-time win against American in 27 matches as the Mountain Hawks also gave American its first-ever three-set loss in a regular season match since American joined the Patriot League in 2001. Along with a season sweep of Lafayette, Lehigh swept Bucknell for the first time since 2002 and defeated Colgate for the first time since 2004.
Bertucci brings a wealth of coaching experience to Bethlehem, having manned the sidelines for 34 years, including 16 seasons as the head coach at Temple.
During his time at Temple, Bertucci guided the Owls to four Atlantic 10 championships and four subsequent NCAA tournament berths, with his 2002 squad reaching the Sweet Sixteen. A three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Bertucci led Temple to 14 straight Atlantic 10 tournaments and won three straight A-10 East Division crowns from 2005-2007.
In 16 seasons at Temple, Bertucci’s teams won 20 more matches nine times. He collected 315 victories during that time, making Bertucci the program’s career leader in wins.
Bertucci boasts an impressive career record of 698-407, which includes an eight year stint as head coach at the University of Tennessee (1979-86) where he led the Lady Vols to four NCAA appearances and three Southeastern Conference titles. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1984.
Following his time at Tennessee, Bertucci took over both the men’s and women’s programs at Rutgers-Newark. His women’s squad won to New Jersey Athletic Conference titles and compiled a 105-66 record in seven seasons. Bertucci led the Rutgers-Newark men’s team to the Division I Final Four in 1990 after winning the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title. Bertucci was named EIVA Coach of the Year on three occasions.
Bertucci’s first head coaching job was at Army, where he founded the women’s volleyball program in 1978. He guided the women’s team to an AIAW district championship in his first season and as was named the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball League Coach of the Year.
In addition to his college head coaching experience, Bertucci was heavily involved on several levels with USA Volleyball, including eight years on the coaching staff of the women’s national team. Bertucci was an assistant coach for the USA women’s team at the 1999 World University Games and a head coach for that team in 1985. He also spent three years on the Board of Directors for the United States Volleyball Association.
Beyond his direct coaching experience, Bertucci directs numerous camps for both players and coaches. He has produced nine teaching videos and has written six volleyball books, while currently working on his seventh.
In the last five years, Bertucci has been inducted into the YMCA Volleyball Hall of Fame and the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame.
A native of Staten Island, N.Y., Bertucci earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Springfield College in 1974 where he was team captain and a two-time team MVP. He earned his MBA from Long Island University in 1980, and worked in the education field for two years as an adaptive physical education specialist in New York City.
Bertucci and his wife, former Temple volleyball player Tina Kogut, have five children.
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