LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State volleyball team announced the hiring of Gregg Whitis as an assistant coach, head coach Mike Jordan said on Wednesday morning.
 
"Gregg is a tremendous coach with a ton of experience and success," said Jordan. "I've gotten to know him over the years and he is a great person with a ton of energy and a lot to offer. We're all looking forward to having him on board."
 
Whitis last coached at Arizona where he spent seven seasons from 2013-2020. During his seven year stint in Tucson, the Wildcats won 132 matches and qualified for the NCAA Tournament six times including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2016.
 
Before his tenure at Arizona, Whitis served as an assistant at Tennessee where he signed a top-10 recruiting class in 2011. The graduate of Olivet Nazarene University also helped lead the Vols to their first-ever outright SEC Championship in 2011.
 
Prior to his time in Knoxville, Whitis was an assistant at Michigan as the Wolverines made back-to-back NCAA Tournament Appearances with a Sweet 16 run in 2007. Michigan finished the 2007 season ranked 9^th by the AVCA, the highest ranking in program history.
 
Whitis also coached on the Clemson bench from 2003-2006 and helped the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament appearance. Whitis has spent time at SMU, Northern Michigan, South Carolina, Kankakee Community college and Indiana State University as well
 
During his coaching career, Whitis has signed multiple top-10 classes as well as signing multiple All-Americans for Power 5 universities.
 
"I've known Mike for a long time and have great respect for the program here at NM State," Whitis said. "It's a rare chance to be able to go work for a coach and a program that has had this much success. I also think Chris Hertel is a terrific coach and I'm excited for the opportunity!"
 
Whitis joins an Aggie squad that returns First Team All-WAC and AVCA All-Region honoree Lia Mosher and WAC Freshman of the Year Victoria Barrett. NM State also finished the spring 2021 season 16-2 and with a second-straight WAC Regular Season Championship.