Salima Rockwell

Salima Rockwell
Rockwell in 2008
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNotre Dame
ConferenceACC
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1972-01-24) January 24, 1972 (age 52)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Playing career
1991–1994Penn State
1997–1998United StatesUnited States National Team
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008Penn State (assistant)
2009–2013Texas (assistant)
2014–2017Penn State (Associate HC)
2022–presentNotre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
AVCA Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year (2013)

Salima Rockwell (née Davidson; born January 24, 1972) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan.[1]

College

Rockwell played college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994 under Russ Rose.

Coaching

After her playing career, Rockwell moved into coaching at Pittsburgh before moving to various other universities.

Rockwell first became an assistant coach for Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team in 2006, a position she held for 2 seasons before joining Texas from 2009 to 2013 as an assistant coach.[2] She then returned to Penn State as associate head coach for the 2015[3] through 2017 seasons. She retired from collegiate coaching in 2018.[2]

She came out of retirement in January 2022 and was named the seventh head volleyball coach at Notre Dame.

Broadcasting career

Rockwell began broadcasting in 2018 and announces at college and international games. She has broadcast games on ESPN, the Longhorn Network, Fox Sports, and the Big Ten Network.[4]

In 2024, Rockwell was added to NBC's duo of Paul Sunderland and Kevin Barnett for the broadcast coverage of men's and women's indoor volleyball during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 – Teams Composition. – United States". todor66.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Salima Rockwell Announces Her Retirement From College Coaching". Flo Volleyball. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Volleyball Announces Hiring of Salima Rockwell". www.gopsusports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rockwell, Barnett excited to announce inaugural Athletes Unlimited volleyball". Volleyball Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2021.


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