Carry Brown

Carry Brown is the Head Volleyball Coach at Charleston Southern University.

Brown became the ninth Charleston Southern head volleyball coach in program history in May of 2023. She came to the Buccaneers after coaching stops at Brescia University, Kentucky Wesleyan College and most recently Florida College.

Brown spent the last five seasons as the head coach at Florida College after taking on the role in 2018. She compiled a record of 97-74, including a 40-24 conference record, across two conferences, in that time frame. In 2022, the Falcons went 12-1 in the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC), winning the conference tournament without dropping a set and earning a bid to the NAIA National Tournament. Brown’s name was popular with the end of the year awards across the CAC as she was named the 2022 Continental Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

Along with being the Head Volleyball coach at Florida College, Brown also served the facility side of the College as a sports management professor, teaching multiple classes in the program and helping to grow the number of students in it.

Before arriving at Florida College, Brown was at NCAA Division II program Kentucky Wesleyan College, serving three years as the Assistant Volleyball Coach, heading the recruiting efforts. Prior to that, Brown served as the Head Coach and Director of Audubon Volleyball Association (AVA) out of Owensboro, Kentucky, a club program serving many different age groups. Brown also spent two seasons as the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Brescia University prior to her AVA work. While there she also served on the academic side campus as she started the sport management program at Brescia.

Brown spent her playing days at Florida College, playing all four seasons from 2002-2005. During her stint at Florida College, she was Co-Captain from 2003-2005. She was named the team MVP in 2004, conference MVP in 2005, and named to numerous All-Tournament teams throughout the four years. She helped lead her team to win the USCAA National Championship in 2003 and 2005.

Brown graduated from Western Kentucky University with her bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2007 and went on to complete her master’s degree in Sports Administration in 2009.

Brown is married to her husband JB and they have two kids, Hadley and Ty.