Central State University Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Kevicia Brown is excited to announce the hiring of Devin Walker as the new Head Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach. Walker comes to Central State from Quincy University. While at Quincy University, Walker served as an Assistant Coach under USA Volleyball legend and International Volleyball Hall of Famer, Caren Kemner for two seasons. Walker took lead on player development and helped mentor two All-MIVA selections as well as the programs first All-American selection. Prior to serving as an assistant at Quincy, Walker was the head coach at Culver Stockton College just across the river in Canton, Missouri. During his single season at the helm in 2022, he led the Wildcats to their best record in three seasons while guiding one of the most prolific attackers in the NAIA. Leading up to his time coaching at Culver Stockton, Walker acted as the head coach at Stephens College, also for a single season, during the COVID-filled 2020 campaign. Ahead of coaching at Stephens College, Walker served as an assistant at Central Methodist in Fayette, Missouri. During his time at CMU, Walker helped the Eagles improve to a second place regular season finish in the Heart of America Conference while also capturing a conference tournament title and a top-10 national ranking, a program high. At CMU, Walker helped mentor two All-American selections, Co-Freshman of the Year, and six All Conference selections. Before coaching at Central Methodist, Walker spent time as an assistant for both the men's and women's volleyball programs at Missouri Valley College along with serving as the head coach at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri, both for a single season. Walker is a graduate in 2017 from Missouri Valley College where he was a five year member of the Men’s Volleyball program.
