Paige Phillips enters her fourth season as the head volleyball coach at Grambling State University.
Phillips came to Grambling State from North Carolina Central University, where she served as an assistant coach since the 2018 season.
In 2021, Phillips assisted in North Carolina Central recording 11 victories and nine wins in conference play, the most in the Division I era for the Eagles. In addition, with her guidance, the program secured its first-ever win in the MEAC Volleyball Championship as the Eagles reached the quarterfinals.
Phillips served as a graduate assistant coach in the 2018 season before being elevated to assistant coach in 2019.
As a player for the Eagles, Phillips racked up 1,896 career assists, which remains a Division I-era record at NCCU and is fourth all-time in the program. She averaged 5.75 assists per set over four seasons, which also ranks seventh all-time at NCCU.
Phillips graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in Birmingham, Ala., where as a junior she collected 1,184 assists, 208 digs and 46 service aces on her way to being named the Birmingham News South Player of the Year.
Phillips graduated from North Carolina Central in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, with a concentration in pre-med. In addition, she obtained her Master’s degree in Biology and Biomedical Sciences from NCCU in 2020.
What Others Are Saying …
“Coach Phillips has been an integral part to the success of NCCU volleyball first as a player who played for me for two years then as a coach for 4 seasons. Her transformation from a strong Division I setter to a confident and capable Division I coach has been a seamless transition that will only continue to create great opportunities for Grambling State University Volleyball Program. I am extremely proud of Coach Phillips. She has my full support.”
-- Jody Brown, North Carolina Central head volleyball coach
“I am extremely excited and proud of Coach Phillips! I watched her career as an outstanding SCHOLAR-athlete to an assistant coach contributing greatly not only to the volleyball program but to the entire athletics program at NCCU. Coach Phillips is prepared for this role and will share her same passion and dedication to her new family at Grambling State University, and specifically to the young women she will lead. The GSU volleyball student-athletes will benefit from her experiences as a former scholar-athlete as she understands the rigors and time commitment that is required to compete at the highest level and compete for conference championships.”
-- Ingrid Wicker McCree, Ed.D., Retired Athletics Director, NCCU, Founder, WM Leadership & Legacy Coaching, LLC
