Winthrop volleyball coach Bruce Atkinson has resigned after 5 seasons at the helm of the Eagles. Atkinson leaves with an 84-74 record at Winthrop (.538 winning percentage), which makes him the 3rd-winningest coach in Winthrop’s 29-year Division I history both by total wins and winning percentage.
“We would like to thank Coach Atkinson for all of the work he has done in support of our student-athletes these past five years and sincerely wish him the best for his future,” said athletics director Ken Halpin.
Prior to his time at Towson, Atkinson spent 3 years as the head coach of Division II Hawaii at Hilo, where he finished with an overall 69-14 record in 3 seasons, including taking the team to the NCAA Division II Tournament in over a decade. He also spent time as the head coach at the University of Texas Brownsville and prior to that at Dana College.
Atkinson’s coaching record at Winthrop:
| W | L | Big South W | Big South L | |
| 2013 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 84 | 74 | 37 | 37 |
Other Division I head coach openings so far in 2017:
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