Liran Zamir joined the Alabama State University Volleyball staff in May of 2024 as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.
Zamir comes to Alabama State after five seasons as the Men’s Volleyball Head Coach at Santa Monica College. His 2024 team finished second in the conference and made it to the quarterfinals in the state playoffs. Zamir mentored setter Jason Walmer who received the Player of the Year award and led the state in digs. In addition,
Zamir mentored two first-team All-WSC players and one second-team All-WSC player. Zamir assisted the U21 men's team with USA Volleyball NTDP winter session in Anaheim and coached the 16's team at MB Surf Volleyball Club.
After the 2023 season, Zamir worked with the Men's Collegiate National Team of the NTDP in Anaheim. Zamir received the AVCA Diversity Award in 2023 after building the SMC program as inclusive and diverse. Coach Liran led the team to a back-to-back state playoff appearance in 2023.
In the 2022 season, Zamir led the team back to state playoffs after finishing third in the conference and sixth overall. Zamir mentored two first-team All-WSC players and two second-team All-WSC players that year. Zamir received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 award.
Zamir started as an assistant coach to Coach Turhan Douglas for the men's volleyball program of SMC in 2020 and was named head coach the following season. During the 2022 season, Zamir was the Head Coach of the Quiksilver18 team in the SCVC club and led the YULA girls' varsity team in 2021.
Before working at SMC, Zamir coached in the small city of Nili, Israel. He coached the U18 boy's and girl's club teams and led the youth program to a national championship (U12) for boys and girls in the 2018-19 season.
Zamir spent two years with the Hapoel Jerusalem Volleyball Club, coaching the boys U16 and U18 teams. In the 2017 season, he led the U16 to playoffs and the season after that, to promotion to the top division. Coach Zamir coached Hanissuy High School in Jerusalem and led the girl's team to two regional championships (2015, 2018) and national beach volleyball tournament achievements (3rd 2015, 2nd 2018).
Zamir played for the Hapoel Jerusalem men's volleyball team in the Israel premier league. He is also certified as a personal gym trainer and holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in sports management through the University of Kansas.
