Phil Abiad
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- Title:
- Assistant Coach
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- Phone:
- 687-5059
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- Email:
- p.elabiad@csuohio.edu
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- Previous College:
- Cleveland State, '90
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- Experience:
- 18th Season
Phil Abiad has been a fixture on the Cleveland State bench as an assistant coach for the last 17 seasons, standing as one of the top assistant coaches in the Horizon League and the entire Midwest region. Abiad is entering his 14th season as a full-time member of the staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the first five seasons (1999-2003).
Over the last 10 years, Abiad has aided the Vikings in posting a combined 207-98 (.678) record - with seven 20-win seasons - along with a quartet of Horizon League Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances (2007, 2012, 2015, 2016). He has also been part of four regular season league titles – as the Vikings captured the program’s first-ever regular season crown in 2009 and again in 2012, 2015 & 2016.
In addition, he has played an instrumental role in the Vikings earning 10 consecutive berths in the Horizon League semifinals (2004-2013), including appearances in the 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 league championship matches.
Abiad’s duties include acting as the recruiting and video coordinator, assisting with the preparation of scouting reports, directing the scout team and assisting with summer camps.
A native of Lebanon, Abiad is an avid indoor and beach volleyball player. He played club Volleyball in Europe and has refereed high school volleyball in the Cleveland area.
A 1990 graduate of Cleveland State, Abiad holds a degree in marketing. While a student at CSU, he played on the men’s club volleyball team.
Abiad resides in North Royalton with his wife Kate Peterson Abiad, the head women’s basketball coach at Cleveland State, and their soon-to-be eight-year old daughter, Mea and one year old daughter, Remi.
