Rob Browning enters his ninth season as the head women's volleyball coach at Saint Mary's in 2013. Last year the Gaels earned an NCAA Tournament at-large berth and advanced to the second-round, after defeating San Diego State in a thrilling comeback victory. Under Browning’s direction the volleyball program has experienced unprecedented success.

In addition to four NCAA tournament appearances, in 2009 the Gaels won their first-ever WCC Championship. Saint Mary’s dominated the WCC, leading the conference in every statistical category. SMC was tops in hitting percentage (.296), opponents hitting percentage (.174), assists per set (13.77), digs per set (15.55), kills per set (14.72), blocks per set (2.76), and service aces per set (1.40).

Browning was hired as the eighth head women's volleyball coach in the program's 28-year history on March 23, 2005.

He was an assistant coach for the USA Men's National Team for six years prior to joining Saint Mary's. He has been to three Olympic Games with the USA men's team: 2000 in Sydney, 2004 in Athens, and 2008 in Beijing where the team won the gold medal. He recently coached the USA Women’s Junior National Team to the NORCECA Championship in 2010 and to a 4th place finish at the Junior World Championships in Peru in 2011.

Prior to coaching the men's national team, Browning served as a volunteer assistant on the BYU men's volleyball team for three years, culminating in BYU's first NCAA National Championship in 1999.

A native of Newport Beach, CA, Browning earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish Translation with a Minor in International Relations from BYU in 1990. He played volleyball at BYU from 1987 to 1989. Browning graduated from Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, where he lettered in volleyball for two years and was named a 1984 Orange County All-Star.

Browning is married to Michelle Perez, since July, 1989. They have two children, Madison and John.