Dan Fisher - Volleyball Coach - Pitt Panthers #H2P

Dan Fisher

Title:
Head Coach
Alma Mater:
Pacific '99
Season at Pitt:
13th
Phone:
412-383-9078

In 12 seasons under head coach Dan Fisher, Pitt volleyball has risen to unprecedented success, garnering six ACC Championships over an eight year span (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), the program’s first five NCAA Elite Eight appearances (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) and the university’s first four NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four appearances (2021,2022, 2023, 2024).

In short: Fisher knows how to win.

His 12 seasons at Pitt have brought about winning at a scale nearly unheard of in collegiate volleyball. With a winning percentage of .823 (320-69), Fisher is just the eighth head coach with a winning percentage over .800 in his first 10 seasons of Division I Women's Volleyball and the first coach to accomplish the feat in the 21st century. He joins a list of legendary coaches that includes: Dave Shoji (Hawai'i), Terry Pettit (Nebraska), Russ Rose (PSU), Don Shaw (Stanford), Andy Banachowski (UCLA), John Dunning (Pacific) and Mick Haley (Texas and USC). All seven coaches are AVCA Hall of Fame members.

Combining the five six seasons (2020-24), Pitt has won more matches than any other NCAA Division I women’s volleyball program, with 142 victories.

Last Five Seasons (2020-24)
Sorted By Wins
1. 142    Pittsburgh
2.  138    WKU
3. 135    Louisville
4. 134    Nebraska
5. 131    Creighton
   131    Wisconsin
7. 130    Texas
8. 123    Dayton
9. 121 Stephen F. Austin
10. 120 Florida Gulf Coast

In January 2025, Fisher signed a contract extension that ensures his leadership of the Panthers through at least the 2030 season, as announced by Director of Athletics Allen Greene.

On the horizon for the Pitt volleyball program is the Victory Heights initiative, a series of state-of-the-art athletics projects that will provide Pitt student-athletes with national-caliber competition, training and sports performance and medicine facilities. Announced in 2020, the plan includes a new 3,500-seat arena for the volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling programs. The volleyball team will also have its own in-house practice facility.

“For us to have our own practice facility and a competition facility, is an absolute game-changer for volleyball,” Fisher said at the unveiling. “The training environment is going to be better, having everything in the same spot…this means that we’re going from a good experience to a great experience.”

A four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) East Region Coach Region of the Year (2017, 2018, 2022, 2024) and three time ACC Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2024), Fisher has elevated the Panthers to new heights. He has guided the team to the NCAA Tournament more than any coach in program history (2016-24). He was instrumental in Pitt’s bid to host NCAA Volleyball Tournament matches at Petersen Events Center (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), and led the Panthers to their highest ranking and NCAA Tournament seed in program history at No. 1 in 2024. Most recently, Fisher guided Pitt to its longest NCAA Tournament run in program history, reaching the Final Four in four straight seasons (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

He secured the highest ranked wins in program history in 2022, taking down AVCA No. 2 ranked Louisville in five sets inside Fitzgerald Field House on Oct. 23 before coming back to defeat No. 2 Wisconsin in the Elite Eight at the UW Field House in Madison, Wisc. on Dec. 10. The Panthers became the first team in NCAA Tournament history to defeat the defending national champion on their home court in a Regional Final match. Over his 12 seasons at Pitt he has amassed a 23-9 postseason record.

Prior to his tenure at Pitt, the program had won just one match over a Top 10 ranked opponent (1-44) and was 10-100 when playing against teams in the Top 25. Over the last 10 seasons, the Panthers are 14-13 vs. Top 10 and 33-27 vs. Top 25. Pitt has had more wins against Top 10 ranked teams over the past three seasons (11) than wins over Top 25 teams in the program's 39 seasons before Fisher took over. In 2022, the Panthers set a record with five wins over Top 5 ranked opponents, becoming the first program in the history of Pitt Athletics to do so in a single season (at No. 7 BYU, vs. No. 5 Ohio State, at No. 10 Georgia Tech, vs. No. 2 Louisville and at No. 2 Wisconsin).

An accomplished coach at every level of the game, Fisher’s coaching resume includes an NAIA National Championship at Concordia (2012) with two national title match appearances (2011, 2012). Additionally, he earned a gold medal with Team USA at the 2015 Pan Am Games and at the U21 Pan Am Cup in the summer of 2022. Over the last 20 years his involvement with USA Volleyball has been extensive, ranging from his time as a player (2000, 2001), to an assistant coach (2006, 2007, 2012) to a head coach (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

Career Highlights and Awards

Pitt’s first four NCAA Women’s Final Four appearances (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Five Straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,2024)
6x ACC Volleyball Champions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
4x AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
3x ACC Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2024)
9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2016-24)
11 consecutive Top-50 RPI seasons (2014-24)
19 All-America selections (34 honors)
22 All-Region selections (45 honors)
26 All-ACC selections (55 honors)
23 ACC All-Academic selections (37 honors)
Pan Am Cup Head Coach / Bronze Medal (2016)
Pan Am Games Head Coach / Gold Medal (2015)
U21 Pan Am Cup Head Coach / Gold Medal (2022, 2023)
395-71 (.848) career record (14 seasons), No. 3 among active NCAA Division I WVB coaches in win percentage
320-69 (.823) overall, 188-40 (.825) ACC record at Pitt (12 seasons)

In the Record Book | University of Pittsburgh

University’s first NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four appearance (2021)
Most wins over opponents ranked in the Top 5 in a single season in Pitt Athletics history (five in 2022)
Most NCAA Tournament victories in program history (23)
Highest winning percentage among all-time Pitt volleyball coaches with three or more seasons (.823, 12 seasons)
Most wins of any Pitt volleyball coach (312)

University of Pittsburgh | Head Coach

2024

Advanced Pitt to the NCAA Women’s Division I National Semifinal, the fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Pitt is the only team in the country to do so in the last four seasons.
Won the outright ACC Championship, the fourth consecutive season in which Pitt has shared or won an outright title.
Led Pitt to compete in its fifth consecutive Regional Final, defeating Kentucky in a sweep.
Pitt advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive season, adding to the longest NCAA postseason streak in program history.
Was named the AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year for the first time in his career and ACC Coach of the Year for the third time.
Earned AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time.
Coached Olivia Babcock to become the program's first AVCA National Player of the Year, University of Pittsburgh’s first Honda Award winner, ACC Player of the Year and AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year
Led a program record seven All-ACC and AVCA East Coast Region performers – Rachel Fairbanks, Valeria Vazquez Gomez, Olivia Babcock, Bre Kelley, Ryla Jones, Torrey Stafford and Emmy Klika
Fisher led four Panthers to become AVCA All-Americans as a nation and program best three (Rachel Fairbanks, Olivia Babcock and Torrey Stafford) earned a spot on the First Team, and Bre Kelley was named to the Second Team.
Pitt earned the No. 1 spot in the AVCA polls for the first time in program history, holding the spot for 13 straight weeks.
The Panthers received the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
The Panthers finished the season ranked No. 3 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, their highest final ranking in program history.
This marked the fourth time in five seasons that Pitt has hosted up until the National Semifinal. All four matches were held at the Petersen Events Center for the first time, seeing NCAA Tournament record breaking crowds.
Coached Olivia Babcock to record 538 kills on the year, a 25-point scoring era individual season record. She broke the all-time individual single season record with 71 aces, passing the previous record of 67 set in 1989.
Babcock registered 33 kills in the National Semifinal, another 25-point scoring era record and the most by a Panther in an NCAA Tournament match.
The Panthers finished the season first in the nation in team hitting percentage (0.332), a first for the program.
Pitt also impressed in other statistical categories with a 0.135 opponent hitting percentage (3rd), 2.81 blocks per set (8th), 13.18 assists per set (10th), 14.08 kills per set (12th) and 1.92 aces per set (12th).
Guided Rachel Fairbanks and Valeria Vazquez Gomez to play professional volleyball in the United States. Fairbanks joined League One Volleyball with LOVB Atlanta for its inaugural season, and Vazquez Gomez got drafted by the Omaha Supernovas in the Pro Volleyball Federation.

2023

Advanced Pitt to the NCAA Women’s Division I National Semifinal, the third consecutive Final Four appearance, the only team in the country to do so in the last three seasons.
Won a share of the 2023 ACC Championship, the fifth ACC title for the Panthers in the last seven seasons.
The Panthers appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth consecutive season.
Pitt advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth consecutive season, marking the longest NCAA postseason streak in program history.
Pitt earned the number three overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, giving it the right to host the Regional Rounds. This marked the second time in three seasons the Panthers have been a top four national seed.
The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the third season in a row, marking their highest final placement in program history.
2023 marked the 10th consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50, finishing at No. 4.
Coached Olivia Babcock to become the program's first AVCA National Freshman of the Year and ACC Freshman of the Year.
Led Rachel Fairbanks to become the ACC Setter of the Year, the first since Kamalani Akeo who earned the award in 2016
Guided Chiamaka Nwokolo to become the program record holder for highest hitting percentage in a single season (.432) and career (.392).
In her only season as a Panther, graduate middle blocker Emma Monks became the program record holder for most total blocks (172) and block assists (152) in a single season.
The Panthers ended the season second in the NCAA with 2.97 blocks per set and a 0.141 opponent hitting percentage, fourth in total blocks (344) and fifth with a 0.303 team hitting percentage. Pitt’s blocks per set, total blocks and team hitting percentage numbers are the program’s most in a season during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)
Fisher led five All-America team selections in the same season (Babcock – First Team, Fairbanks – First Team, Torrey Stafford - Third Team, Emmy Klika – Honorable Mention, Emma Monks – Honorable Mention).
Olivia Babcock is the first true freshman in program history to be named an AVCA First Team All-American.
A program-record seven Panthers were named All-ACC and AVCA East Coast All-Region.

2022

Returned Pitt to the NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four, the second consecutive Final Four appearance.
One of nine programs in the modern scoring era to earn back-to-back Final Four appearances.
Won a share of the 2022 ACC Championship, marking the programs fourth ACC title over the course of six seasons.
Named AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year for the third time in the past six seasons
The Panthers appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight for the third consecutive season, one of four teams in the nation to do so.
Pitt defeated No. 1 seed Wisconsin in the Elite 8 at UW Field House, the first time Pitt had ever defeated a No. 1 seed and the first time any team had defeated the defending national champion in a true road match in the Elite 8.
Pitt competed in the NCAA Tournament for a seventh consecutive season, marking the longest NCAA postseason streak in program history.
The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the second season in a row, marking their highest final placement in program history.
Pitt earned the highest ranked wins in program history, defeating two teams ranked No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll, No. 2 Louisville (Oct. 23) and at No. 2 Wisconsin (Dec. 10).
2022 marked the ninth consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50, finishing at No. 3.
For the fourth time in five seasons, Fisher led Pitt to the 30-win threshold (31-4).
It was the most wins in a single season since 1990.
Defeated five teams ranked in the Top 5 becoming the first coach in Pitt history to earn five Top 5 wins in a single season.
Fisher recorded his 250th victory at Pitt with a sweep at Syracuse (Nov. 4), becoming the fastest coach to 250 wins in program history with a record of 250-60.
Coached Courtney Buzzerio and Serena Gray to AVCA 1st Team All-America status, the first tandem of 1st Team All-Americans in program history.
For the first time, Fisher coached four All-America team selections in the same season (Buzzerio – First Team, Gray – First Team, Valeria Vazquez Gomez - Second Team and Rachel Fairbanks – Third Team).
Fairbanks becomes the first underclassmen in program history to earn an All-America selection
Coached four Panthers to AVCA All-America, five to AVCA East Coast All-Region and five to All-ACC honors, tying the most in a single season.
A record-breaking 13 Panthers were named to the Academic All-ACC team after recording a 3.72 team GPA in the Fall fo 2022, the highest in the Fisher era.

2021

Led Pitt to the university’s first NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four appearance, marking the Panthers’ longest NCAA Tournament run in program history
The Panthers appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight for the second consecutive season, one of five teams in the nation to do so in 2021
Pitt competed in the NCAA Tournament for a sixth consecutive season, marking the program’s longest NCAA postseason streak in program history
The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, marking their highest final placement in program history
2021 marked the eighth consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50, finishing at No. 3. Pitt earned a No. 1 ranking in the RPI during the 2021 season, its highest in program history
Pitt earned its highest national seed ever in the NCAA Tournament at No. 3, hosting matches in Pittsburgh through the Regional Rounds
The Panthers led the NCAA with 1,671 total assists and ranked second with 1,792 total kills. Pitt’s kill count is the program’s most in a season during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)
For the third time in four seasons, Fisher led Pitt to the 30-win threshold (30-4), becoming the second coach in program history to record three or more 30-win seasons
Fisher recorded the 300th victory of his career with a 3-1 win over Penn State in the NCAA Second Round (Dec. 4)
Fisher recorded his 200th victory at Pitt with a sweep at South Carolina (Aug. 28), becoming the 11th coach of any sport at Pitt to reach the milestone
Coached Kayla Lund en route to becoming the program’s first AVCA All-America First Team selection and its first four-time All-ACC First Team selection
For the first time, Pitt had three All-America team selections in the same season (Lund – First Team, Leketor Member-Meneh – Second Team, Chinaza Ndee – Third Team)
Coached four Panthers to AVCA All-America, AVCA East Coast All- Region and All-ACC First Team honors, tying the most in a single season for the program

2020

Led Pitt to its first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance for following the tournament’s biggest upset of No. 3 seed Minnesota in the Sweet Sixteen
Pitt competed in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth consecutive season
The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll
2020 marked the seventh consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50
Coached outside hitter Kayla Lund en route to becoming the ACC’s first two-time Volleyball Player of the Year, Pitt’s first two-time AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year and two-time AVCA Second Team All-American
For the first time, Pitt had two AVCA All-America Team selections in Lund and right side hitter Chinaza Ndee
Sophomore middle blocker Chiamaka Nwokolo picked up AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors
Lund and Ndee each earned places on Pitt’s prestigious Varsity Walk, garnering the Panther and Blue-Gold Awards, respectively

2019

Led the Panthers to a third consecutive ACC Championship, including the program's first undefeated ACC season (18-0)
For the second consecutive year, Pitt tied its highest single-season winning percentage in program history (.938, 30-2)
The 30-win season marked the Panthers’ sixth consecutive year with 20 victories or more, as well as its second consecutive season with 30 wins
The Panthers competed in the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive season
Pitt earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, hosting matches at Petersen Events Center for the second consecutive year
Pitt ended the season at No. 5 in the NCAA RPI and No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll
2019 marked the sixth consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50
Fisher recorded the 250th victory of his career with a 3-1 win over Florida State (Nov. 22)
Coached Kayla Lund en route to her first AVCA All-America Second Team selection
Lund also became the program's first ACC Player of the Year and AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year
Layne Van Buskirk and Chinaza Ndee picked up AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors
Van Buskirk and Stephanie Williams each earned places on Pitt’s prestigious Varsity Walk, garnering the Panther and Blue-Gold Awards, respectively
All seven starters landed on the All-ACC Academic Team, marking the most in a single season for the Panthers
The Pitt volleyball team was honored by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, earning the prestigious Dapper Dan Sportswomen of the Year award

2018

Named AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after leading the Panthers to their first outright ACC Volleyball Championship in school history, marking the second consecutive title for the program
Led Pitt to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season
Coached the Panthers en route to a No. 12 seeding for the NCAA Tournament and hosted the First and Second Rounds for the first time in program history at Petersen Events Center
Pitt ended the season ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 10 for the first time in program history (seventh), marking the fifth consecutive season ranked in the Top 50
Recorded his 200th career victory with a five-set win over Kennesaw State (Sept. 7)
Guided the Panthers to their highest single-season winning percentage in program history (.938), earning their most wins since 1990 (30-2)
Led Pitt to a 17-1 record in the ACC, its highest ACC season winning percentage up to that point (.944)
The 30-win season marked the Panthers’ fifth consecutive year with 20 victories or more
Coached four Panthers to AVCA All-America, AVCA All-East Coast Region and All-ACC First Team honors, marking the most in a single season for the program (Kayla Lund, Nika Markovic, Layne Van Buskirk, Stephanie Williams)
Directed Markovic en route to AVCA All-America Third Team honors, the first for the program since 2009
Guided Williams to become the first three-time AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honoree in program history
Directed Lund and Van Buskirk to the first AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors of their careers

2017

Named AVCA East Coast Region Coach of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to their first ACC Championship in program history (co-champions with Louisville)
Led Pitt back to the NCAA Tournament, marking the program’s first back-to-back appearances since 2003-04
Led the Panthers to a 26-7 record – the team’s fourth-straight 20-win season
Coached redshirt sophomore Stephanie Williams to her second AVCA Division I All-America Honorable Mention honors, while leading sophomore Nika Markovic to her first
Guided Williams, Markovic and junior Kamalani Akeo to AVCA All-East Coast Region accolades and All-ACC First Team honors
Directed Kayla Lund en route to being named AVCA East Coast Region Freshman of the Year
Coached Lund and classmate Chinaza Ndee to the ACC All-Freshman Team

2016

Coached the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years and the first to advance to the second round in 13 years
Led the Panthers to a 25-9 record – the team’s third straight 20-win season, which marked the first time the team had three consecutive 20-win seasons since the Panthers posted three straight in ’02, ’03 and ’04
Logged a 15-5 record in the ACC
Coached Stephanie Williams, after a season-ending injury her freshman year, toward AVCA Division I All-America Honorable Mention recognition, AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team and All-ACC First Team
Guided freshman Layne Van Buskirk toward ACC All-Freshman Honors and two separate ACC Freshman of the Week selections
Coached Jenna Potts toward AVCA Division I All-American Honorable Mention recognition, AVCA All-East Coast Region First Team honors, All-ACC First Team honors and the Preseason All-ACC Team
Potts finished her career under Fisher as Pitt’s all-time leader in total blocks (573) and block assists (509) and fifth in program history with 64 solo blocks

2015

Led Pitt to a 23-9 record - the team’s second straight 20-win season, which marked the first back-to-back 20-win seasons since the team posted three consecutive (2002, 2003, 2004)
Recorded a 13-7 record in the ACC, the second consecutive year with 13 wins
Steered Amanda Orchard to her second consecutive All-America Honorable Mention honor, AVCA All-Region accolade and All-ACC First Team award in her final season with the Panthers; also named to the 2015 Senior CLASS Award First Team
Orchard ranked 18th in the nation in hitting percentage (.410) and second in the ACC
Oversaw Kadi Kullerkann’s successful transfer to Pitt. Kullerkann joined Orchard as an All-America Honorable Mention honoree, All-Region award winner and All-ACC First Team standout after becoming one of the Panthers’ most dominate hitters
Led a team which ranked fourth in the country and first in the ACC in assists (13.87/game) as well as being 10th in the country and second in the ACC in kills (14.48/set)

2014

Led the Panthers to a 25-6 overall record, marking the program’s most victories since 2003 (26)
Improved the team’s conference record to 13-5 after going 11-9 in the ACC in 2013 and 7-8 in the Big East in 2012
Oversaw the development of junior middle hitter Amanda Orchard, who became the first Pitt player since 2011 to earn All-America Honorable Mention honors
Guided the team to a number one ranking in the ACC in aces (1.74/set), and runner-up in opponent hitting percentage (1.66), assists (13.61/set) and kills (14.32/set)
Earned 100th career win as a head coach in a 3-0 victory against Duquesne Sept. 12

2013

Coached Pitt to a 19-14 record in his first season with the squad – the most wins since 2009 (20)
Improved the team's conference record by four wins from 7-8 in its final year in the Big East to an 11-9 inaugural ACC campaign
Finished fifth in the ACC after being selected 13th in the preseason poll
Guided Pitt to its highest totals in the following categories since 2009: hitting percentage (.230), kills/set (13.27), total kills (1725), assists/set (12.58), total assists (1635) and total aces (208)
Helped the Panthers improve from a conference winning percentage of .548 in 2012 to .576 in 2013

Concordia | Head Coach | 2011-12

Guided the Eagles women's volleyball program to an overall record of 75-2 (.974), including a National Championship in 2012 and a National Runner-up finish in 2011
Coached six NAIA All-Americans, seven All-GSAC players and five GSAC scholar-athletes in his two seasons, including Brooke Marino, who was named the NAIA Player of the Year in 2011 and was a two-time GSAC Player of the Year honoree
Led Concordia to its first NAIA National Championship in 2012, finishing the season with a perfect 38-0 record
Named NAIA Tournament Coach of the Year in 2012
Coached Concordia to a national runner-up finish in his first year with a 37-2 overall record and 18-0 conference record
Named the NAIA/AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2011

USA Volleyball

Guided the U.S. U21 Team to back-to-back gold medals at the Pan American Cup (2022, 2023)
Named head coach of the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team (2020-21)
Led U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team – Anaheim training block, coaching Pitt outside hitter Kayla Lund (2019, 2021)
Named head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team for the Pan American Cup – led Team USA to a Bronze Medal (2016)
Led the U.S. Women’s National Team to a Gold Medal at the Pan American Games as head coach – marked the first time since 1967 (2015)
Aided in Team USA’s Gold Medal run as an assistant coach at the Pan American Cup – aced as the team’s offensive coordinator, specifically working with the setters, and also coordinated opponent scouting (2012)
Served as an assistant for Team USA during the World University Games in Thailand (2007)
Assisted with the USA Volleyball Boys Youth Select program (2006)

University of Hawaii | Associate Men's Head Coach | 2009-11

Helped the Warriors earn a No. 4 national ranking in 2010 and coached three AVCA All-Americans during his tenure

University of San Francisco | Associate Women's Head Coach | 2007-09

Helped San Francisco to an NCAA Tournament berth after finishing second in the West Coast Conference in 2008

University of the Pacific | Assistant Men's Head Coach | 2004-07

Worked primarily with the men’s squad but did additional work with the women’s team (assistant coach/camp director)

Playing Career

Spent five years playing professionally in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland after college graduation
Competed for five years on the AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Tour earning a pair of 13th place finishes
Represented his country on multiple occasions donning the red, white and blue during tournaments in Japan and France in 2000 and 2001

Education

Earned a Master of Arts in sports science from Pacific in 2008
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of the Pacific in May 1999

Personal

A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., Fisher resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Joni, daughter Eden and son Max

Dan Fisher Family

Beyond the Bio

Favorite place on the University of Pittsburgh campus?
- Schenley Plaza.
Favorite sports moment at Pitt?
- Winning three consecutive ACC Volleyball Championships, as well as setting the program’s attendance record against Louisville at the Petersen Events Center in 2023.
What is your favorite thing to do in the city of Pittsburgh?
- I love to play disc golf.
What do you love most about the University of Pittsburgh?
- I love how happy the students are and how they embrace our campus, as well as all the great things there are to do in the city.
What is your favorite aspect of working in Pitt’s athletic department?
- I have a great staff and love the comradery with other coaches.
What do you love most about working in athletics?
- Helping others be successful.
Favorite quote?
- “Motivation is temporary, Inspiration is permanent. I am trying to lead an inspired life.” - Kelly Slater
Hobbies outside of work?
- Spending time with my daughter and son, guitar/ukulele, reading and almost anything outdoors.