Chad Sutton joined the Coastal Carolina women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach in February 2022.
Sutton came to Coastal after one year at Purdue, serving as the Boilermakers volunteer assistant coach for the 2020-21 and 2021 seasons. At Purdue, he helped lead the Boilermakers to back-to-back NCAA Division I Elite 8 appearances in the spring of 2021 and the fall of 2021.
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The Boilermakers went 16-7 overall in the 2020-21 season, playing a Big Ten only schedule in the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and followed that up with a 26-7 record in the 2021 fall season and ranked in the top 15 of the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division 1 Coaches Poll Top 25 all season long.
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Prior to his time at Purdue, Sutton served four years as the head coach of Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School in Sarasota, Florida. With Sutton at the helm, the Cougars made back-to-back state championship appearances with a pair of 22+ winning seasons. In 2019, he led the team to the 2019 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 3A State Championship title.
Additionally, Sutton guided Cardinal Mooney to a No. 23 nationally ranking according to MaxPreps in 2019, all while competing with the third-toughest strength of schedule in the nation.
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The 2019 Florida Dairy Farmers 3A Coach of the Year has produced 16 Division I-bound players in nine years and directed five teams that have finished in the top-5 at the AAU Nationals.
Sutton graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management from Florida State University in 2009. He also holds an associate degree from Manatee Community College in 2007.
