Naseri Tumanuvao was elevated to Associate Head Coach in 2025 after serving four seasons as an assistant coach on the Anteater bench. He serves as the team's recruiting coordinator.
He came to UCI after serving as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton in 2018 as well as serving as the Titans' volunteer assistant the two years prior.
He played two seasons on the men's volleyball team at Concordia University in Irvine, graduating as the career leader in kills with 636. The outside hitter also sits in the top-five of all the career statistical categories.
In 2013, Tumanuvao was named the NAIA Player of the Year and NAIA All-American. He was a selected to the NAIA All-Tournament Team and was honored as first team All-MAMVIC National Conference. That year the Eagles won the NAIA Conference Championship. He earned first team All-MAMVIC National Conference in 2014 as Concordia was NAIA Championship finalists.
Naseri completed his Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration at Concordia University, Irvine in 2018, and completed his Exercise Sports Science Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Coaching from Concordia in 2014.
Tumanuvao has served as the head coach for the T-Street Volleyball Club since 2014 and has served as a head coach at HighLine Volleyball Club in Long Beach.
He was prepped at Lakewood High, where he earned first team All-Moore League recognition. He began his collegiate career at Long Beach City College, where he was part of the LBCC State Championship team in 2006, earning State Championship Tournament MVP, Western State first team all-conference and All-Tournament First Team twice.
