Joining Gonzalez is assistant coach
Bryan Bastuba, who comes from Southern Indiana.
Bastuba, a native of Columbus, Ohio, joins the Vandals after previously serving as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Indiana. During his three-year tenure, Bastuba helped lead the Eagles to the program's first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title since 2004 after finishing 17-4 overall in the 2020-21 season. Southern Indiana also went on to clinch their first-ever AVCA national ranking after earning their first-ever win over a No. 1 ranked team.
In his first season at USI, Bastuba was instrumental in the development of Eagles' setters. The position group went on to average close to 11 assists per match in 2019.
Before his stint at Southern Indiana, Bastuba garnered two years of coaching experience at the University of Northwestern Ohio (Lima), where he helped the Racers to a 48-25 overall record. His work at Northwestern Ohio also included a 26-win season in 2018 which is the fourth most wins in program history.
Bastuba's first stop on the college circuit included two seasons as an assistant at Urbana University from 2015 to 2016. The 2016 season was one that saw the program earn their first winning season (20-14) since joining the NCAA while the team finished out the season with a hitting percentage that was ranked second best in the conference and placed top-25 in team kills at the Division ll level.
In addition to his experience at the collegiate level, Bastuba also spent time at Mintonette Sports in Ohio. He spent seven seasons coaching athletes that would go on to commit at all three NCAA Divisions.
Bastuba earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics with a minor in Spanish from Ohio Dominican University in 2012.
