University of Rhode Island

Angel Agu enters her second season as URI's head coach in 2022. She first joined the volleyball staff as an assistant coach in March of 2020, and was promoted to head coach in July of 2021.

Agu came to Rhody after having spent the previous two seasons at Wisconsin, where she helped lead the Badgers to the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championship match. In addition to serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the Wisconsin team that advanced to this past season's national title game after winning the 2019 Big Ten championship, Agu also helped guide the Badgers to the Elite 8 in 2018. During her two years in Madison, the Badgers collected eight AVCA All-America awards while combining to go 52-14 with a 33-7 record in Big Ten play. Additionally, during that two-year span Wisconsin picked up 19 wins over nationally ranked teams and was 7-3 against top-5 programs.

Agu began her collegiate coaching career in the Atlantic 10, serving as a graduate assistant coach at La Salle. There, she helped lead the Explorers to the program's best single-season winning percentage in conference play since joining the A-10.

As a player, Agu had a successful five-year career at perennial A-10 power Dayton from 2011-15. The 6-2 middle blocker was a two-year team captain and four-time Atlantic 10 champion with the Flyers. She helped guide the team to four appearances in the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round three times.

Agu was a recipient of the 2015 Kacie Hausfield Teammate award for her leadership through example, commitment to the game, and support as a teammate for the Flyers. Additionally, she was a two-time nominee for the Northwestern Mutual Leadership Award.

A first generation U.S. citizen, Agu earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, with minors in Biology and Women Gender Studies, from the University of Dayton in 2016. Her parents are from Enugu State, Nigeria.

updated 7/6/2022