Women's Volleyball

Fran Bolletino is in his second year as an assistant coach for the Tech volleyball team after joining the Golden Eagle staff in June 2023. He also serves as the team's recruiting coordinator and as an assistant coach for the Golden Eagle beach volleyball team.

Bolletino joined the Tech program after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at Duquesne University. Under his watch, the Dukes totaled four Atlantic 10 Second Team selections (Dani Suiter - 2018, Summer Slade - 2021, Morgan Kelly - 2021, Hailey Poling - 2022) and four A-10 All-Rookie team honorees in Summer Slade (2018), Morgan Kelly (2019), Anna Shoemake (2021), and Carsyn Henschen (2022).

The Berlin, N.J. native made his way to Pittsburgh in August 2018 after coaching the 2017 season at William & Mary College. 

Prior to William & Mary, Bolletino served one year as a volunteer assistant at Maryland and two years as a volunteer at the University of the Sciences of Philadelphia. He also spent three years as a head coach at the Quandomania Volleyball Club in Sewell, N.J.  

Bolletino played on the Penn State men's club team as an undergraduate, captaining the team to a pair of EIVA championships and top-10 national rankings. He was also a practice player and assistant for the Nittany Lions women's team, where he provided scout team practice for the starting line-up and worked closely with the setters and defensive players. During his time at Penn State, the women won the 2013 NCAA Championship.

Bolletino graduated from Penn State in 2014 with a degree in criminology.