abarry Goodridge, a 2017 NJIT graduate and two-time AVCA All-American selection, has joined the NJIT men's volleyball coaching staff in January 2022 as an assistant coach 2021 EIVA Coach of the Year Danny Goncalves announced.
A four-year starter for the men's volleyball program, Goodridge, from Bridgetown, Barbados, compiled 1,259 kills, averaging 3.98 per set, along with 104 service aces, 366 digs, 122 blocks and 1,450 total points.
"We are very lucky and excited to have Jabarry back in the gym, '' ninth-year head coach Goncalves added. "His experience and insight along with being a very successful student-athlete at NJIT is an excellent example and resource for our players to look up to."
Goodridge earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American second-team as a senior, after becoming NJIT's first Division I-II player to claim AVCA All-American honors as a junior on the second-team.
He was selected 2017 Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Player of the Year in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), leading the conference in overall kills (407), service aces (0.50) and ranked third in hitting percentage (.329). Goodridge ranked second in the nation in kills per set (4.43) and points per set (5.15).
"I am excited to come back and join Coach Goncalves's staff after competing for four years as a Highlander and having the opportunity to be a part of the athletics department while I got my Masters has really made this institution home," said Goodridge. "Over the years Goncalves has built this program to be one of the elite programs in the country and I am looking forward to working with the team this season to help us build on our recent successes."
A member of the Barbados Men's National Team, Goodridge coached for the Women's Junior National Program in Barbados and for the u17 Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club (AVVC).
In 2018-19, Goodridge served as an graduate assistant on the NJIT women's volleyball coaching staff and as an Athletic Development & Marketing Coordinator while pursuing his MBA in Business Analytics, graduating in May 2019. He graduated with a Business - Marketing degree as an undergrad.
Goodridge currently works for Panasonic in Newark, NJ as an Insights Analyst.
Updated January 2022
