GCU, the ever-growing school in the desert, has volleyball programs on the rise

When Tim Nollan left USC to be Grand Canyon’s women’s volleyball coach in 2016, the school’s sports programs still were in the transitional phase from Division II to Division I. 

He didn’t even have an office. 

The building that would house his and other athletic offices was still a dirt lot on the sprawling West Phoenix campus.

Camden Gianni remembered how, during his freshman season with the GCU men’s volleyball team, the then-seniors would talk about how much the campus had changed during their time at the school.