PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Volleyball assistant coach Dylan Hamilton has been promoted to associate head coach, head coach Megan Burton announced on Wednesday.
"I'm incredibly honored and excited to accept the position of Associate Head Coach for Volleyball at the University of Portland," Hamilton said. "A heartfelt thank you to our head coach, Megan, for her trust, mentorship and continued support. I'm grateful to be a part of a program led with such vision and integrity. I also want to thank our amazing administrators, Scott and Karen, for their confidence in me and their dedication to the success of our student-athletes and staff. I'm looking forward to continuing to grow with this team and contribute to the program's future. Go Pilots!"
"It's with great pride & gratitude that we are able to promote Dylan to the title of Associate Head Coach for Portland Volleyball," Burton said. "He is more than deserving of this promotion after years of dedication, loyalty and commitment to UP Indoor and Beach Volleyball. Dylan has been with me since the start of my head coaching tenure and is such a valued member of my team and our program at UP. His daily grind to make our program better cannot be understated and we have appreciated all his work to grow this program, especially our beach team, to new heights. With the help of Dylan we were able to recruit a full beach-only roster, build a beautiful beach facility and improve in the WCC standings. Dylan is a great teacher, a constant student of the game and a passionate competitor. We are grateful for all his hard work over the many years and are looking forward to many more years of him being a part of our UPVB family. Congrats Dyl!"
Hamilton has been a key contributor to both the indoor and beach programs during his time on The Bluff. Hamilton helped lead the Pilots through a milestone 2024 campaign, with the indoor team finishing with its highest win total since 2018 and earning three All-WCC honors and an AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention in the Northwest Region. On the sand, he guided the beach volleyball team to its most successful season in program history, finishing 11-13 overall and continuing a trend of growth for the young program.
Hamilton began his time at Portland as an indoor assistant in 2018, and immediately helped the Pilots make history. That fall, the team opened with a 12-match win streak and finished with 20 wins, the most in a single season in program history. He was later named head coach of the beach volleyball program, where he has steadily built the team's profile in the West Coast Conference, including earning the program's first multiple WCC wins in 2019.
Before coming to Portland, Hamilton served as interim head coach and assistant coach at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, overseeing everything from practice planning to recruiting. He also spent time at Washington, working with both the indoor and beach programs. During his time with the Huskies, the team captured
two Pac-12 titles and made a Final Four run in 2013.
A native of Ulupalakua, Maui, Hamilton started coaching while still in high school and competed as an outside hitter on the first Maui team to win a Hawaii Division II state title. He's also competed on the AVP Tour and coached with several top youth clubs, including Aloha Volleyball Club and City Beach Volleyball Club.
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