Coach Tanaka can be reached via email at j.tanaka@tcu.edu or in his office at (817) 257-5324.

Jason Tanaka enters his fourth season as the associate head coach of the TCU volleyball program and his sixth as a member of the staff.

"Jason has worked really hard the past five years," TCU Head Coach Prentice Lewis commented. "He has the same vision and same level of commitment that I have."

In the summer of 2006, his efforts on the court were noticed, as he was selected to work with the USA Volleyball Youth High Performance Program in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The program featured 60 of the top players in the country.

Again, in 2007, his work was recognized on a national level by USA Volleyball, as he was named assistant coach for the USA Select Girls' 1A squad. It featured 50 of the top 15-and-under volleyball players in the country.

Since being hired on Feb. 25, 2002, Tanaka has served as the recruiting coordinator for the Horned Frogs. He has helped TCU in its steady improvement over the past few years, including the 2004 season, when the Frogs posted the best-ever 23-9 overall record and second-place finish in Conference USA. Four players have earned all-league recognition under his watch.

Tanaka joined the Horned Frog staff after spending the 2000 and 2001 seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh. While with the Panthers, Tanaka's responsibilities included coordinating the team's training and assisting with the recruiting efforts. He was also responsible for match preparation as well as coordinating all statistics.

Tanaka joined Pittsburgh after serving two seasons at Baylor (1998 and 1999). He helped lead the Bears to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and a school-record 26-9 overall mark in 1999. Baylor, which finished that season ranked 20th nationally, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to eventual champion Penn State.

Prior to his stop at Baylor, Tanaka spent one season at his alma mater, Arizona, as a volunteer assistant. As an undergraduate at Arizona, Tanaka served as a manager for head coach David Rubio from 1994-1997.

Tanaka began his coaching career in 1991 when he was appointed head coach of the Huntington Beach High School freshman volleyball team in Huntington Beach, Calif. He later went on to serve as an assistant for the school's boy's and girl's varsity squads. The boys won back-to-back California Interscholastic Federation championships in 1993 and 1994.

Additionally, Tanaka has several years of experience working at camps throughout the country. He served as the director of the Brian Hosfeld Volleyball Camp in 1999 and worked primarily with the setters at the David Rubio Camp.

Tanaka was also the head coach for the Club Cactus Juniors and head coach for 16-year-olds for the Magnum Volleyball Club. In 1998, he served as the tournament director for the Cactus Classic, a tournament featuring over 80 teams.

A 1997 graduate of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in communication, Tanaka received his associate's degree in general education from Orange Coast Community College in 1994.