Catawba College

Bill Ferguson is in his second season as the Head Men's Volleyball Coach at Catawba College.

At the helm of Catawba's inaugural men's volleyball team, Ferguson led the program to a winning record of 13-12 in 2025. The Catawba Indians hosted storied program and eventual-national semifinalist Hawaii, winning a set against the Rainbow Warriors at Goodman Arena. Trevor Phillips finished 10th in the nation with 4.01 kills per set, while Eli Zdonek was named the IVA Newcomer of the Year; both were recruited by Ferguson for their final seasons of eligibility.

Ferguson, a two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year, has an extended track record of success at the highest level of collegiate men’s volleyball. While at the University of Southern California, Ferguson led the Trojans to three NCAA Men’s Final Fours and two national runner-up finishes in 2009 and 2012.

Ferguson came to Catawba from Carolina University, located in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he spent four years building the program from its origin.

Prior to his time at CU, Ferguson was the women’s volleyball head coach at Wake Forest University for three seasons. There, he coached and developed two All-Atlantic Coast Conference players and defeated rivals Duke, North Carolina and Virginia along with national perennial powers Pitt and Louisville.

Ferguson came to North Carolina following ten extremely successful years as the men’s coach at USC, highlighted by three trips to the NCAA Men’s Final Four in a four-year span. Named the AVCA National Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2012, Ferguson coached and developed two AVCA National Players of the Year and two National Setters of the Year.

The Trojans won three Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships under Ferguson, who was named the conference’s Coach of the Year in 2011. Under his direction, men’s volleyball twice earned the top team GPA among USC athletic teams.

Prior to joining the college coaching ranks, Ferguson served as head coach for the USA Men’s Junior National A2 team for three seasons after multiple years as an assistant for the USA Boy’s Youth National Team.

Ferguson is married to Catawba’s Head Women's Volleyball Coach, Brenn Ferguson, and they have two daughters – Blake and Emery.