John Nguyencong, a veteran volleyball coach on the club and junior college level, joined head coach Jay Kam's Augsburg volleyball coaching staff as an assistant in the 2025 season.
A native Minnesotan, Nguyencong served as an assistant on Kam's staff at Century College, which reached the NJCAA national tournament and finished fourth nationally in 2024, going 28-6. A club-level head coach for the past eight years, he serves as assistant director for the Kokoro Volleyball Club in the Twin Cities. He also served as an Army Combat Medic for eight years.
Nguyencong says that his coaching philosophy is heavily rooted in three areas:
"1) Meeting my athletes where they are at.
"2) Approaching situations with curiosity, not with judgment.Â
"3) I believe in empowering my athletes to be confident and gritty athletes. Equipping them with as many tools as I can to help lead them to success both on and off the court."
In his spare time, Nguyencong says that he loves "being on my motorcycle, playing volleyball and being the best uncle."
