Evan Silberstein was named the interim head coach of the Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball program in July 2021. Sliberstein, who begins his eighth season with the BeachBows, boasts a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion for beach volleyball.
In his seven previous years as an assistant under former head coaches Jeff Hall and Angelica Ljungqvist, he’s helped the program continue its ascent on the national stage. UH has won nearly 80 percent of its matches during the stretch and are just one of five programs nationally to make it to every NCAA Tournament since its inception.
During Silberstein's tenure, UH has attained the school’s first-ever No. 1 ranking (2015), won three straight Big West titles (2016-18), recorded a school-record 37 wins (2018) and came within one match of playing for the national title in consecutive years (2017, '18).
In addition, Silberstein has also aided in the development of eight All-Americans and nearly two dozen all-conference players during his four years, including the school's all-time wins leader (118) Ari Homayun.
Silberstein came to Manoa from the University of San Francisco where he was a member of the Dons’ sand volleyball coaching staff in 2014. Formerly a head coach in the USAV Aloha Region High Performance Beach Program, he’s also coached indoor high school volleyball for a number of years. Among his stops were national powerhouse Punahou School on O‘ahu and several schools in his native New York.
As a player, Silberstein competed on the professional beach circuit, including the AVP, as well as international competitions in Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Guam, and Saipan. In 2001 he won a gold medal in the 2001 Macabiah Games in Israel.
Silberstein graduated with a B.A. from Arizona State where he was the starting setter and captain for the Sun Devils’ nationally-ranked collegiate club program. He also holds a J.D. from the UH Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law.
