Luka Slabe

Luka Slabe was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He began playing volleyball at the age of 12 at his elementary school OŠ Danile Kumar,https://en.os-danilekumar.si and his local club.https://sdbrezovica.si After completing his High school,https://www.svsgugl.si he joined Brigham Young University Cougars from Provo, Utah where he played for prominent volleyball figures: dr.Carl McGown,{{cite web | url=https://usavolleyball.org/hall-of-fame/ | title=Hall of Fame }} Hugh McCutcheon, Troy Tanner. After graduating from Brigham Young University, and receiving his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science,{{cite web | url=https://exsc.byu.edu/master-of-athletic-training | title=Master of Athletic Training }} he spent a few season playing professionally, before taking his first coaching job with Slovenian club UKO Kropa{{cite web | url=https://volleybox.net/uko-kropa-t3021/players | title=UKO Kropa » rosters }} as a player/coach. For the next six years, he coached in Europe and his native Slovenia Men's National Team, before returning to his alma mater, Brigham Young University in 2015. In 2018, he joined Karch Kiraly and USA Women's Volleyball National Team{{cite web | url=https://usavolleyball.org/womens-national-team/ | title=Women's National Team }} in its pursuit of the first-ever gold Olympic medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://usavolleyball.org/olympic-history-timeline/#:~:text=Solid%20Gold,3%2D0%20in%20the%20final | title=Olympic History Timeline }} After the Olympic Games, he became{{cite web | url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/2/13/womens-volleyball-luka-slabe-named-nc-state-volleyball-head-coach.aspx | title=Luka Slabe Named NC State Volleyball Head Coach | date=10 February 2020 }} a Head Coach at North Carolina State University.{{cite web | url=https://gopack.com/sports/womens-volleyball | title=Women's Volleyball }} In 2025, he re-joined{{cite web | url=https://usavolleyball.org/story/karch-kiraly-solidifies-u-s-mens-national-team-coaching-staff-as-road-to-la28-begins/ | title=Karch Kiraly Solidifies U.S. Men's National Team Coaching Staff as Road to LA28 Begins }} Karch Kiraly and USA Men's National Team{{cite web | url=https://usavolleyball.org/mens-national-team/ | title=Men's National Team }} to compete in 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

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• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTBmGtBsK5s BYU Volleyball wins 2001 National Volleyball Championships] at [https://kslsports.com KSL Sports]
• [https://byucougars.com/news/2001/05/5/cougars-win-national-championship-1 Cougars Win National Championship] at [https://byucougars.com BYU Cougars]
• [https://www-old.cev.eu/CoachDetails.aspx?TeamID=7619&CoachID=15500 Luka Slabe] at [https://www.cev.eu CEV.eu]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKBeqeIVWVc Luka Slabe brings International experience to BYU Volleyball] at [https://www.youtube.com/@BYUtv-SportsNation BYUtv Sports Nation]
• [https://theacc.com/news/2020/2/13/womens-volleyball-luka-slabe-named-nc-state-volleyball-head-coach.aspx Luka Slabe Named NC State Volleyball Head Coach] at [https://theacc.com/index.aspx TheACC]
• [https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/usas-tokyo-olympic-womens-volleyball-roster-set USA's Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball roster is set] at [https://www.nbcolympics.com NBColympics.com]
• [https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2021/08/08/usa-volleyballs-first/ USA volleyball's first Olympic gold medal has a distinctly Utah flavor] at [https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2021/08/08/usa-volleyballs-first/ The Salt Lake Tribune]
• [https://ncstate.rivals.com/news/nc-state-wolfpack-athletics-represented-with-three-medals-in-the-olympics NC State athletics represented with three medals in the Olympics] at [https://ncstate.rivals.com TheWolfpackCentral]
• [https://usavolleyball.org/womens-national-team/womens-national-team-olympic-history/ Women's National Team Olympic History] at [https://usavolleyball.org USAVolleyball]
• [https://volleybrains.com/luka-slabe/ 'We make sure we do a good job on our side of the net, before we worry about the opponent.'] at [https://volleybrains.com Volley I Brains]
• [https://coachesinsider.com/volleyball/setters-most-impactful-qualities-with-luka-slabe-north-carolina-state-univ/ Setters: Most Impactful Qualities with Luka Slabe] – USA Volleyball at [https://coachesinsider.com Coaches Insider]
• [https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-volleyball-s-breakthrough-season-ends-falls-3-0-to-florida-in-ncaa-tournament/article_c1a1d0fa-b44e-11ef-9000-fb7669fb05fd.html NC State volleyball's breakthrough season].... at [https://www.technicianonline.com Technician]
• [https://usavolleyball.org/story/karch-kiraly-solidifies-u-s-mens-national-team-coaching-staff-as-road-to-la28-begins/ Karch Kiraly Solidifies U.S. Men's National Team Coaching Staff as Road to LA28 Begins] at [https://usavolleyball.org USAVolleyball]

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