| Kiran Mistry |
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 | Position:
Assistant Coach
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| Experience:
4th Year
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Kiran Mistry is in his fourth year as an assistant coach at North Carolina. Mistry joined the UNC volleyball program in 1998 after spending four years as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas.
Since coming to Carolina, Mistry has helped the Tar Heels to some of their best seasons in the school's history. Coming off consecutive ACC Championships, Mistry plans to continue helping coach Sagula lead UNC to nationally prominence on the court. Mistry's primary responsibility is that of the recruiting coordinator. He is, however, involved in all facets of the Carolina program.
"Having a veteran first assistant like Kiran has been invaluable to this program," Sagula says. "The knowledge he brings, both from his experiences before Carolina and with what he's done here is invaluable. His influence is obvious as we've had some of our best seasons since he's been here."
A native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Mistry started coaching at the high school and club levels in 1986. In 1987, he became an assistant coach at the University of Lethbridge and served as head coach in 1988.
From 1989-91, Mistry was an assistant coach for the University of Calgary's varsity men's team and helped lead it to two conference titles and third and fourth-place finishes at the Canadian Collegiate National Championships.
In 1992, Mistry was hired by the Alberta Volleyball Association as an assistant coach for the under-20 men's team, which was national champion in 1992, and runner-up in 1993. During the summers of 1990 and 1991, Mistry worked as a technical assistant with the Canadian World Games Men's team.
Mistry continues to be active in all areas of the sport. He has been an instructor at volleyball camps and coaching clinics (Level III Instructor) throughout North America, published articles for the American Volleyball Coaches Association, and volunteered on volleyball committees.
Mistry earned a degree in business from the University of Lethbridge in 1989, and a Master's in sport management from the University of Alberta in 1996. Kiran's wife of eight years, Rashmita, completed her Ph.D. in child development and family studies at the University of Texas and is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at UNC's Center for Developmental Science.
