JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 13, 2019 — Florida State College at Jacksonville Athletics announces the hiring of Edric Poitier as the Head Volleyball Coach for the BlueWave. “I’m confident Coach Poitier will continue to grow on the success of FSCJ Volleyball. He has a commitment to building programs that are strong and connections to recruiting high caliber players that can lead our program to the next level”, said Athletic Director Ginny Alexander.
Poitier has 14 years of head coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and Division II level. He garnered three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year awards, four consecutive CIAA Championship and three NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional appearances.
Poitier has most recently been at NCAA DI Savannah State University as the head volleyball coach for the last three seasons. Prior to Savannah State University, Poitier was at Bluefield State College rebuilding a program that had gone 6-113 in the five seasons to a 21-7 record by 2015. Poitier also spent three seasons at Winston-Salem State University from 2010-12 and posted a 43-51 record.
He is known for rebuilding programs as he started his head coach career with St. Augustine’s College (now St. Augustine University) and went 113-34 in five seasons at the helm. http://www.gobluewave.com/sports/wvball/2018-19/releases/20190313o8n6gi
