FORT MYERS, Fla.- Florida SouthWestern Volleyball Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen has announced the hiring of Luis Rodriguez as an Assistant Coach to round out her coaching staff for the 2023-2024 season. 

Rodriguez brings a wealth of local Volleyball experience to the Bucs program as he most recently served as both the Head Coach at Bishop Verot High School as well as the Director of USA South Volleyball Club in Fort Myers.  Rodriguez began his coaching career at his alma mater, Mater Academy Charter in Miami, before moving to North Carolina to get his club volleyball coaching career started. He moved back to the Sunshine State in 2015 and has remained here ever since, earning Assistant Coach of the Year honors from USA South in 2018 and Head Coach of the Year by the club in 2020. 

Rodriguez joins the Bucs staff after FSW's first National Championship in program history in 2022.  FSW finished 27-1 overall and 13-1 in Suncoast Conference play, winning their third straight Conference Championship before going undefeated in the postseason to win their first FCSAA State Championship and eventually the NJCAA National Championship.

Rodriguez lives in Fort Myers with his wife LeAni and his two dogs Thor and Raiden.