Shane Wilkinson

Shane Wilkinson joined the Michigan State Volleyball staff in the spring of 2021 as the Director of Operations. The 2026 season marked his 7th as a Spartan and his 21st overall making him one of the longest tenured DOVO's in the country. Wilkinson served five seasons (2013-2017) as the Director of Operations at Indiana University where he oversaw the entire logistical landscape of the volleyball program including team travel, community outreach, marketing and promotions, equipment and apparel orders, alumni network, home tournaments, budgeting, non-conference scheduling and managed incoming student-athletes’ successful transition to college. Additionally, he assisted with on-campus recruiting while running the program’s statistical analysis and video breakdown via DataProject. In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities, he served as the primary program liaison to various departments within IU Athletics including marketing, sports medicine, media relations, business operations, even