Entering 2022-23: 20th Year at CU
Alma Mater: Campbellsville University ('95)
Billy Gregory is entering in his 17th season as a coach at Campbellsville, now serving as an assistant on staff for women's and men's volleyball. In their most recent seasons, the volleyball programs each won over 20 matches with the men going 22-9 and the women going 25-11.
In 2019, Gregory helped lead the Lady Tigers to a 17-18 overall record. He coached the MSC Libero of the Year in Jaimie Thompson, while coaching 5 NCCAA Mid-East Selections in Jaimie Thompson (First Team), Sonia Flendrich (First Team), Sophie Ball (First Team), Yelyzaveta Sharkova (Second Team), and Paige Merrick (Second Team).
Gregory kick-started the men's volleyball program in the Fall of 2016 and competed in their first season in the Spring of 2017. He was the head coach for the men's program in their first two seasons where the team combined to go 28-34 before he stepped into an assistant role for Snyder for the 2019 season.
Gregory returned to Campbellsville University as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach in 2010 for the women's program. In 2015-16, he completed his 6th season coaching with Amy Eckenfels Zink, whom he recruited and coached during his tenure as CU head coach in 2002-04. He was also head coach during the 1994 season after being the assistant coach in the programs 1993 inaugural season.
Overall with the women's, Gregory has been a part of 419 wins at Campbellsville. As an assitant coach, he has 341 wins in 13 seasons and won 78 matches in four seasons as the head coach. He has also added 50 total wins with the men's program in their first three years, 28 as the head coach and 22 as an assistant.
Gregory has 25 years of playing experience and 15 years of collegiate and high school coaching experience. He is a former Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year at Campbellsville University and was named the 2013 NCCAA Assistant Coach of the Year. During his tenure with CU, he has coached multiple All-Americans, the NAIA National Libero of the Year (Eckenfels), the NCCAA Player of the Year as well as a former Olympian, the late Doris Wefwafwa.
He is a Sergeant with the Kentucky State Police and currently works in Internal Affairs at K.S.P. Headquarters. He has been with the State Police since 1996 and was a detective from 2001-04.
Gregory is also associate minister of worship at Campbellsville Christian Church, where he has served since 2004.
He and his wife Cindy reside in Campbellsville with their two children, Hailey and Justice.
Campbellsville University Men's Volleyball is looking to recruit young men that represent the Five Core Values of the NAIA Champions of Character: Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship and Servant Leadership. We are looking for student-athletes that will help us grow a beginning program into an immediate Championship contender.
Coaching Philosophy: to help young athletes adopt a positive, respectful and considerate attitude for each other and all of those they have contact with so that the team can grow in unity towards a common goal; to instill discipline, internal motivation, team fundamentals and a work ethic that extends beyond the court and into every aspect of a player’s life; to develop accountability and teach life lessons through my love of the game.
A YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT GREGORY’S TENURE FOR WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Women’s head coach
1994 -12 wins
2002 – 12 wins
2003 – 27 wins
2004 – 27 wins
