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Salima Rockwell (née Davidson; born January 24, 1972) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan.[1]
 Rockwell in 2008 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Notre Dame |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 24, 1972 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Penn State |
| 1997–1998 |  United States National Team |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Texas (assistant) |
| 2014–2017 | Penn State (Associate HC) |
| 2022–present | Notre Dame |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AVCA Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year (2013) | |
Rockwell played college volleyball for Penn State from 1991 to 1994 under Russ Rose.
After her playing career, Rockwell moved into coaching at Pittsburgh before moving to various other universities.
Rockwell first became an assistant coach for Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball team in 2006, a position she held for 2 seasons before joining Texas from 2009 to 2013 as an assistant coach.[2] She then returned to Penn State as associate head coach for the 2015[3] through 2017 seasons. She retired from collegiate coaching in 2018.[2]
She came out of retirement in January 2022 and was named the seventh head volleyball coach at Notre Dame.
Rockwell began broadcasting in 2018 and announces at college and international games. She has broadcast games on ESPN, the Longhorn Network, Fox Sports, and the Big Ten Network.[4]
In 2024, Rockwell was added to NBC's duo of Paul Sunderland and Kevin Barnett for the broadcast coverage of men's and women's indoor volleyball during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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