Matthew McDevitt - Beach Volleyball Coach - Grand Canyon University Athletics

Matthew McDevitt

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
mm04212@gcu.edu

McDevitt returns for his second season with the Lopes for 2025-26.

In his second season as the assistant, McDevitt helped lead the GCU squad to finish the season 23-11 with eight wins over ranked opponents and a No. 13 national AVCA ranking. The Lopes earned two All-Conference honors and six AVCA Top Flight All-American awards across multiple pairs. GCU also went 7-0 at home during the season

Matt joined GCU in the fall of 2024, with over 12 years of beach volleyball coaching experience, he worked with athletes at every level—from beginners and rising juniors to college standouts and AVP professionals.

Matts coaching journey began in 2013 at Tamarack Beach Volleyball Club, where he became Co-Director in 2015. During his time there, they sent over 93 athletes to NCAA Division 1 programs and earned recognition as the #1 beach volleyball club in America in both 2020 and 2021. Matt was honored to be named one of the AVCA’s “Best Coaches 30 Under 30” in 2018.

Collegiately, he served as the assistant coach at Mira Costa College from 2018 to 2019, helping lead the team to a runner-up finish at the state championships. In 2021, Matt was the assistant coach at the University of Saint Katherine, where history was made by winning the school’s first-ever conference championship.

Outside of volleyball, Matt love spending time with his girlfriend Jenn, trying new restaurants, working on his family clothing brand Always Optimistic, and fishing (including a stint as a deep-sea commercial fisherman during Covid).