Texas Volleyball head coach Jerritt Elliott announced the addition of Reily Buechler Canter to the coaching staff, where she will serve as assistant coach for the 2024 season.

 

Buechler Canter, a former First Team All-Pac 12 player at UCLA, previously served on the Texas Volleyball staff as volunteer assistant from 2019-20.900

Buechler Canter, a former First Team All-Pac 12 player at UCLA, previously served on the Texas Volleyball staff as volunteer assistant from 2019-20.

“I’m excited to announce Reily is rejoining our program as a full-time staff member,” Elliott said. “While she was our volunteer coach in 2019, she made such a big impact with everyone associated in this program. She is a quality human that puts a huge emphasis on connecting and being a part of the community. She will be a great role model for our players as a coach and as a mentor. We are excited to have her part of our program.”

 

With Buechler Canter on staff, the Longhorns won the 2019 and 2020 Big 12 Conference Championships. The 2019 team earned the No. 2 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 23-4 overall record.

 

While in Austin, Buechler Canter also coached two years of club volleyball at Austin Skyline Volleyball Club. Following her time first stint in Austin, she returned to her hometown and coached at her former club San Diego Wave.

 

“I am absolutely thrilled to continue my coaching career back at the University of Texas,” said Buechler Canter. “It’s a true honor to represent the Texas Volleyball program, especially following the incredible success over the past two seasons. I’m eager to contribute to the winning culture of this program and collaborate with our exceptional staff to aim for another National Championship this season. Thank you to Jerritt and the entire Texas staff for making me feel like I am being welcomed home. Hook ‘Em!”

 

Buechler Canter played outside for four seasons for the Bruins from 2014-17 and totaled 1,562 kills, for 3.30 per set for her career. She added 922 career digs, and 189 total blocks.

 

In her senior season, Buechler Canter earned All-Pac-12 First Team plaudits for the first time after receiving Honorable Mention nods in her first three years. She led the Bruins with 3.40 kills per set and was third with 2.61 digs per set and 21 service aces, adding 0.46 blocks per set.

 

During her career at UCLA, Buechler Canter helped lead the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament all four years and hosted first and second round matches each of those seasons. The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Regional Final in 2016 before falling to Minnesota.

 

Buechler Canter was a standout at Torrey Pines High School and San Diego Wave, earning San Diego CIF Player of the Year and receiving First Team All-San Diego County accolades in both 2012 and 2013. She was also named First Team All-State and an Under Armour All-American as a senior.

 

Following her 2018 graduation from UCLA, Buechler Canter worked as a sales rep for Oracle in San Diego, Calif., before deciding to get into the coaching realm. She and her husband Chris Canter were married in 2023.