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Kent Nitta
Camp Coach
Kent Nitta is the Assistant Coach at Utah Valley University.
Kent Nitta begins his third season as an assistant coach on Sam Atoa’s staff. He spent the two previous seasons as the Director of Volleyball Operations. It is his second stint at Utah Valley after spending three seasons on Lori Richards's staff.
Nitta started the UVU Club Volleyball Team in 1992 and served as the player-coach, he was later named an NIRSA All-American. After graduating from UVU in 1997, he spent one season as a volunteer assistant at BYU.
He also worked in the Utah club circuit, including time as the lead coach for Club Utah and Club V.
Nitta worked outside of volleyball as a Vice President of Pronaia Capital from 1998-2002 and served as President of Yamagata Foundation. This foundation helped students start small businesses and helped BYU Hawaii with an Internship program for International Students.
In his free time, Nitta enjoys golf, sports, and music. He is a father of four children.