Bio

A graduate from Golden West in 1975, Albert Gasparian took over the women’s volleyball program in 1983, replacing Coach Lou Ann Terheggen, a fellow CCCAA Hall of Famer.

Throughout his coaching career at Golden West, Albert compiled an overall record of 509-46, an unmatched .917-winning percentage. His outstanding athletic success includes 4 undefeated seasons maintaining a 27-0 record in 1998, 1999, and 2000, as well as a 22-0 season in 2003. From 1997 through 2001, his teams ran off an unparalleled 103-match winning streak.

Albert’s coaching career statistics average 23 wins per season, 14 straight seasons of 20 wins or more, 18 years with at least 20 victories, 12 consecutive State championships earned and 16 State championships in all. During the last 12 championship seasons, his squads lost only 16 matches. From 1984 to 1991, Albert also coached the Rustlers’ men’s team finishing second place in the state championships four times.

In 1993, 1995, and 1997 Albert assisted the USA Women’s teams at the World University Games, winning a silver medal in both ’93 and ‘97. He also coached five years professionally; leading the LA Starlites to a Major League Volleyball championship in 1987 and the Orange County Diggers to consecutive titles in ‘95 and ’96.

Albert served as the JC/CC Representative on the American Volleyball Coaches Association Board of Directors for four years, the CCCAA Management Council for six years, and currently serves as a District 8 Representative to the Executive Board of the National Alliance of Two-Year College Administrators.

After 22 seasons of the most successful women’s volleyball program at Golden West, as well as in the State, Albert became the Dean of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics at Golden West College, overseeing 17 sports and the Health and Kinesiology Division in 2005. Albert completed his bachelor’s degree in political science at UCLA in 1977. He then obtained his master’s in physical education from Azusa Pacific in 1985.

A resident of Huntington Beach, California, Albert has been a member of the Community Services Advisory Commission for over 10 years and was selected for the newly formed Huntington Beach Sports Commission in 2013.