Matt McShane joins the Pirates staff as a volunteer assistant in July of 2024.

McShane became the Air Force Academy head coach on January 26, 2010, after a five-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of California-Berkeley. McShane brought an optimistic attitude to the team and guided Air Force to milestone after milestone in just five short years. During his initial year on the bench, McShane guided Air Force to its first victory in Mountain West Conference action since 2005, while breathing life back into the program

During his tenure at Cal, the Bears posted a 114-47 overall record, produced seven AVCA All-Americans and finished every season ranked in the nation's top 20, including a No. 4 ranking in 2007. Cal earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament every year McShane was on the bench. In 2009, his last season in Berkeley, the Bears (21-11, 11-7 Pac-10) advanced to the regional championship match for the third consecutive year, before falling to defending national champion Penn State.

Prior to his stint at Berkeley, McShane spent four years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. In 2004, the Utes went 24-7 overall and 13-1 in league action and captured a share of their first-ever MWC title.

Before joining the Utah staff, McShane was an associate head coach at the University of New Mexico (1987-2000). In 13 years in Albuquerque, he helped guide the Lobos to a 189-127 record, two conference championships and six trips to the NCAA tournament. Additionally, McShane served as an assistant coach at BYU from 1980-82.

McShane served on the coaching staff of the U.S. Women's Junior National Team, which won the gold medal at the 2010 NORCECA Continental Championships in Mexico. Competing against teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, the U.S. team posted a perfect 5-0 record, sweeping the competition in straight sets. The squad, which won its fourth consecutive NORCECA title, also qualified to the 2011 FIVB World Championships.

In 1996, McShane was named an assistant coach of the USA Women's National team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. While with the U.S. National team, McShane designed and ran practice sessions, did video analysis of Team USA and other major teams in the world, and prepared scouting reports on U.S. opponents.

As an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara, McShane played on the only intercollegiate team to win the USAV Open National Championship. The UCSB teams finished second in the NCAA Championships in 1974 and 1975, and finished third in the NCAA Regional Championships in 1976. He was an All-American for the Gauchos in 1974. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara in 1977 and his master's degree from BYU in 1982. McShane and his wife, Dana, were married in 2011 and currently reside in Southern California.