Haley Bilbruck

Clemson Volleyball Head Coach Jackie Simpson Kirr announced the hiring of Haley Bilbruck as the program’s Director of Volleyball Operations on June 15, 2021. She was elevated to assistant coach following the conclusion of the 2024 season and serves as Clemson’s Director of Player Development and Technical Coordinator. Bilbruck, who previously oversaw the day-to-day logistics and operations of the Tiger volleyball program, was elevated to assistant coach for the 2025 season.

In her current role at Clemson, is in charge of player development and is the technical coordinator. Her focus with the program will be on developing comprehensive reports for individual player improvement with an emphasis on individual technical growth over competition to help each athlete reach their full potential. Bilbruck will also serve as the liaison to the sports performance team, coordinating student-athlete performance and wellness plans. On the court, she will be the lead coach for blocking efforts working alongside current Associate Head Coach and defensive coordinator Taylor Unroe on defensive efforts.

Before Clemson, Bilbruck previously served as a graduate assistant at Eastern Illinois University. Bilbruck was responsible for coordinating all travel plans, organizing on-campus recruiting visits and managing equipment for players and coaching staff. Prior to joining the Eastern Illinois Volleyball team, she coached for Pursuit Volleyball Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri from 2017-2019. 

Bilbruck played two seasons at Southeast Missouri State University as a right side hitter from 2017-18 after transferring from UNLV, where she competed from 2014-16. While with the Redhawks, Bilbuck was a Second Team All-Ohio Valley selection (2018), received the Pursuit of Excellence award and was the first player in program history to attend a USA Collegiate Volleyball National Team tryout at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bilbruck received her bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State in Exercise Science in 2019 before going on to earn her master’s degree in Sports Administration from Eastern Illinois in 2021.