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Legendary Florida Volleyball Coach Mary Wise Retires After 34 Seasons

Mary Wise, who led the Gators to 25 SEC titles and eight Final Four appearances, steps away as one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.

UF volleyball coach Mary Wise is shown during the 2022 against Iowa State, where in 1981 she began a 43-year career ending with 1,068 wins. (Maddie Washburn/UAA Communications)
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Overview

  • Mary Wise announced her retirement after 34 years as head coach of the University of Florida's women's volleyball team.
  • Wise led the Gators to 25 Southeastern Conference championships and eight Final Four appearances, including two national runner-up finishes.
  • Her career record stands at 1,068-213 overall and 987-150 at Florida, making her fourth in NCAA Division I history for total wins.
  • She began her coaching career at age 21, becoming the youngest Division I head coach at the time, and later transformed Florida into a perennial volleyball powerhouse.
  • Wise's retirement follows a series of recent coach departures at Florida, marking the end of an era for multiple championship-winning programs at the university.