Damien Scott joins the sand volleyball staff this season as a volunteer assistant coach.
Scott comes to the Panthers with eight years of professional volleyball experience and four years of collegiate experience.
From 2011-13, Scott played in the French League. He was in the Italy A2 league from 2010-11, preceded by a stint in the Greek League D1 from 2009-10 and Al Kuwait SC from 2008-09.
In the summer of 2008, Scott found a great deal of success in Patriotas de Lares. He was the Puerto Rico MVP and came in second place in the Puerto Rico Liga Superior. Over that time, he was first in points scored in the league, second in attacks and third in service aces. Scott was named to both the Puerto Rico All-Star Team and the Most Offensive Team.
From 2007-11, Scott was a medalist at the USA Adult Nationals. For four consecutive years starting in 2008, he won gold with Team Paul Mitchell. In 2011, he was awarded silver.
In his college days, Scott attended UCLA and lettered in volleyball for four years, in addition to lettering in football in 2004. In 2006, Scott was named captain and his team won a national championship.
In addition to his volunteer work with Georgia State, Scott is the owner and coach at Provolley Camps. He coached the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club in the summer of 2007 and the Orange Coast Volleyball Club in 2005. He served as the strength and conditioning coach for the UCLA men's volleyball team in 2006.
Scott graduated from UCLA in 2006.
