Alan Knipe
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1969 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Orange Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Long Beach State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Golden West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Long Beach State (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Long Beach State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2025 | Long Beach State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 474–185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Knipe (born January 1, 1969) is the head coach of the Long Beach State men's volleyball team. As a player at CSULB, he helped the team reach back-to-back NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships in 1990 and 1991, winning the Championship in 1991. As a head coach, he has guided them to ten NCAA Semifinal appearances (2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and three National Championships (2018, 2019, 2025). As a player, assistant coach and head coach, Knipe has helped the Long Beach State team to 12 of the program's 14 NCAA Semifinal appearances.