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Grayson DuBose

DuBose is entering his first season with Black Hills State. 

DuBose spent the last three seasons with Eastern Washington and helped produce the Eagles best Big Sky conference record since 2016 going 8-8 this year in Big Sky play. DuBose worked with middle blockers during his time at EWU. In doing so, DuBose helped middle blocker Bri Gunderson earn First Team All-Big Sky this year and Second Team All-Big Sky in 2023. 

Prior to Eastern Washington, DuBose was the longest tenured head coach in Utah State history. He spent 14 seasons at the helm from 2006-19. He won 2 WAC Coach of the Year Awards in 2007 and 2012. He finished as the second winningest coach in Utah State history with 187 wins, all while producing 25 all-conference players and 115 academic all-conference Players. DuBose had his first ever NCAA Tournament appearance as Head Coach in 2010, where the Aggies won their first ever WAC Championship going 24-9. He also developed two Freshman of the Years in his time in the WAC 

In 2013, DuBose helped lead Utah State into the Mountain West with a 20-11 record and 13-7 Mountain West record. The Aggies finished 3rd in the conference and had a 9-2 home record, which was the best in the DuBose era and the best in Utah State since 2001. He also helped produce Utah State's first ever All-MW Team selection in Opposite Elle Brainard

The 2012 season was DuBose's last in the WAC, and produced his first ever WAC Regular Season Championship finishing 21-9 and 15-3 in conference play. They advanced all the way to the WAC Semifinals before falling. During that season DuBose was honored with his second WAC Coach of the Year and had his second WAC Freshman of the Year in Brainard. 

2010 was DuBose's best season as a head coach. He finished 24-9, which was the best record for Utah State since 1979. DuBose was able to lead the Aggies through the WAC Championship where they upset Hawai'i, who had won the previous 12 WAC Championships up to that point. It landed them a spot in the NCAA Tournament for DuBose's first time as head coach. 

In DuBose's second season at the helm in 2007, he had his first winning season with a 17-13 record and an 11-5 record in the conference. He was awarded his first of two WAC Coach of the Year awards. He also produced his first All-WAC First Team selection in Amber Nielson and his first WAC Freshman of the Year in Chelsea Fowles.

Before becoming the head coach at USU, DuBose was an assistant coach for the men’s team at BYU. During his time there he helped the Cougars earn a national title in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2003.

In the years before BYU, he spent time as an assistant for New Mexico and Utah State, where he helped lead Utah State to their first ever NCAA Tournament in 2000, and their first ever NCAA Tournament win defeating Missouri that year. It was also the first time in school history where they finished the season in the NCAA Top 25 (#22). 

DuBose graduated from BYU with a degree in history in 1993 and then received his teaching certificate from Utah State in 1995. He and his wife, Lenonnie, have three children, Kline, Cassandra, and Jackson. 

 
Season Overall Pct. Conference Pct. Finish Home Pct. Away Pct. Neutral Pct. Postseason
Utah State University (WAC)
2006 13-19 .406 6-10 .375 T-6th 6-4 .600 3-10 .230 4-5 .444
2007 17-13 .567 11-5 .688 3rd 8-2 .800 7-6 .538 2-5 .285 WAC Tournament Quarterfinals
2008 11-17 .393 9-7 .563 4th 6-4 .600 4-7 .364 1-6 .143 WAC Tournament Quarterfinals
2009 15-14 .517 6-10 .375 7th 7-4 .636 4-8 .333 4-2 .667
2010 24-9 .727 9-7 .563 3rd 7-5 .583 9-4 .692 8-0 1.00 WAC Tournament Champions/NCAA Tournament First Round
2011 12-17 .414 7-7 .500 T-4th 7-4 .636 4-9 .308 1-4 .200 WAC Tournament First Round
2012 21-9 .700 15-3 .833 1st 10-4 .714 8-3 .727 3-2 .600 WAC Tournament Semifinals
Utah State University (Mountain West)
2013 20-11 .645 13-7 .650 3rd 9-2 .818 6-8 .429 4-2 .667
2014 13-16 .448 9-9 .500 T-6th 7-6 .538 4-8 .333 2-2 .500
2015 6-26 .180 2-16 .111 11th 4-10 .286 0-12 .000 2-4 .333
2016 14-16 .467 8-10 .444 7th 8-5 .615 5-8 .385 1-3 .250
2017 16-14 .533 8-10 .444 T-6th 7-6 .538 6-7 .462 3-1 .750
2018 5-24 .172 3-15 .167 10th 2-11 .154 1-11 .083 2-2 .500
2019 2-28 .067 2-16 .111 11th 1-13 .071 1-12 .077 0-3 .000
Utah State Totals 189-233 .445 108-132 .450 89-80 .527 62-113 .354 37-41 .474
Black Hills State University (RMAC)
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Black Hills State Totals
Career Totals 189-233 .445 108-132 .450 89-80 .527 62-113 .354 37-41 .474

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