Years at BYU
2006-2007
BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe named Shawn Patchell and Ryan Millar co-head coaches.
Millar is entering his first season coaching at BYU. Millar, a four-time All-America selection and 1999 National Player of the Year, led arguably the best BYU men's volleyball team to a 30-1 record and the first of three national championships in five years.
Millar owns most of the BYU school records for rally scoring statistics. He holds single match records for kills (48), kill attempts (95), block assists (16) and total blocks. Millar's single season records include kills (648), kill attempts, (1,259), block assists (192) block solos (22) and total blocks (214). His career marks include records for kills (1,797), kills per game (5.19), kill attemps (3,338), block assists (590), block solos (72), total blocks (662) and blocks per game (1.91).
After Millar's dominating career with the Cougars, he was selected to the USA National Team. As a member of team USA, he has participated in two Olympic Games (2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens). In November 2006, Millar will compete with the USA National Team at the World Championships in Japan.
Millar also played six years of professional volleyball in Italy. His major international competition includes the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament, the NORCECA Continental Championships and the World Grand Champions Cup, where he was named "Best Blocker" of the tournament. Since his college days he has played in several places in the United States, Korea, Japan, Australia and Italy.
Millar has played under and coached with some of the best volleyball minds including former BYU head coach Carl McGown and former Olympic coaches Doug Beal and Marv Dunphy. Millar currently owns and operates a volleyball camp called the Next Level Volleyball Camps where he coaches Volleyball.
A native of Palmdale, Calif., Millar is married to Suzanne Millar. The couple has one son, Max Ryan Millar born in July 2006. Millar earned a Bachelor's degree from BYU in Sociology.