Facts: - currentcoachteam: washington -lrb- hc -rrb- women 's volleyball - homecountry: u.s. - coachyears: 1986 -- present -- 1989 1990 -- 199619961997 -- 2000 2001 - college: uc santa barbara - coachteams: pepperdine 's hc -rrb- notre dame -lrb- women 's asst. -rrb- -lrb- kansas state -lrb- women 's hc -rrb- washington -lrb- women men 's hc -rrb- 's asst. -rrb- usc -lrb- men - hometown: malibu , california - birth date: 18 november 1960 - name: jim mclaughlin - birth place: malibu , california , u.s. - alma mater: uc santa barbara Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim mclaughlin -lrb- coach -rrb- .
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jim mclaughlin -lrb- born november 18 , 1960 in malibu , california -rrb- is an american volleyball coach .he is currently in his 14th season as head coach of the women 's volleyball team at the university of washington in seattle .during his time at uw , mclaughlin has become one of the most successful and respected coaches in the country and instituted a value system that has produced wins year-in and year-out , turning the huskies into one of the nation 's elite volleyball programs .the mclaughlin era has so far produced one national championship , four final four appearances -lrb- most recently in 2013 -rrb- , six trips to the elite eight , two national players of the year , three pac-12 -lrb- formerly the pac-10 -rrb- conference titles , and 13 players that combined for 28 avca all-america awards .mclaughlin was named the 2004 ncaa national coach of the year and received the 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , and 2013 pac-12 coach of the year awards .before washington , he spent seven seasons as the men 's head coach at usc , where he won the 1990 national championship and finished as runner-up in 1991 , followed by a four-year run in the big 12 conference leading the women 's program at kansas state .through the 2013 season , mclaughlin had a 326-87 -lrb- -rrb- record with the huskies in 13 seasons .