Donan Cruz is an American men's college volleyball coach, who most recently served as the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's volleyball team. He previously held the same position at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Coaching career

In his first year as head coach at Ball State, the Cardinals compiled a 23–4 record and were the second seed at the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament. To conclude the 2022 season, the Cardinals fell in five sets in the semi-finals of the 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament to the eventual national champions, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. On June 28, 2025, Cruz resigned as head coach of Ball State.

Year by Year Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Grand View (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2012–2021)
2012Grand View13-133-7
2013Grand View15-105-5
2014Grand View28-38-0NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2015Grand View20-98-2NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2016Grand View20-87-1NAIA National Invitational Semi-Finals
2017Grand View25-410-0NAIA National Invitational Finals (L)
2018Grand View23-510-0NAIA National Invitational Finals (W)
2019Grand View20-29-1NAIA National Championship Semi-Finals
2020Grand View22-110-0Postseason Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021Grand View26-019-0NAIA National Championship Finals (W)
Grand View:211–55 (.793)89–16 (.848)
Ball State (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2022–present)
2022Ball State23-412-21stNCAA Semi-Finals
2023Ball State20-911-3T-1st
2024Ball State21-1011-31st
2025Ball State17-139-7
Ball State:81–36 (.692)43–15 (.741)
Total:292–91 (.762)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion