Naseri Tumanuvao enters his second season in 2026 as the program\u2019s Associate Head Coach. Tumanuvao is a veteran of collegiate coaching, having spent the last ten years as an assistant coach in the Big West.
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\nTumanuvao comes to Long Beach State from UC Irvine, where he was the Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the program. Part of a massive turnaround with the \u2018Eaters, Tumanuvao joined a program that had finished in last place in 2019 and helped UCI record four straight finishes of .500 or better in Big West conference play in the last four seasons.
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\nPrior to going to UCI, Tumanuvao worked for four seasons at Cal State Fullerton as an Assistant Coach after staying on with Concordia Irvine for three years as a graduate assistant at the conclusion of his collegiate playing career.
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\nAn outstanding player, Tumanuvao played for two seasons at Concordia Irvine, graduating as the program\u2019s career leader in kills with 636 and was the NAIA Player of the Year. A two-time All-American, Tumanuvao led the Eagles to the NAIA title game in 2014.
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\nComing to the Beach with extensive ties in the local volleyball community, Tumanuvao is the Head Coach and Club Recruiting Coordinator of the T-Street Volleyball Club in Irvine, a positing he has held since 2014 while also spending two years with the USA Women\u2019s National Team as a volunteer assistant coach.<\/p>\n
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