Chris Keen was named as the fourth head coach in Florida Southern volleyball history on January 16, 2018, after five ultra-successful years as an assistant and associate head coach with the Moccasins. Keen joined the Moccasins in 2013 as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach a year later. He was a part of one of the most prolific runs in program history when Florida Southern won 23-straight matches en route to an NCAA Division II national runner-up finish in 2017.

In his one year at the helm for the Moccasins, Keen has guided the program to an NCAA South Region Semifinal as well as developed three AVCA All-Americans, an AVCA South Region Player of the Year, three AVCA All-South selections, an SSC Player of the Year, and two All-SSC selections.

Over the next three years, the Mocs battled COVID-19 shortened seasons but continued success on and off the court. During the 2021 season, Keen led the Mocs with a few 3+ game win streaks to push Florida Southern in a close bid for an NCAA regional appearance but just short. A strong emphasis on defense in the 2021 season showed as Keen helped lead three selections to the All-SSC team with two on the Second Team and another named as Honorable Mention. The same season also saw Keen's first athlete selections on SSC Defensive Player of the Week, with three nods during the year. 
 

• AVCA National Assistant of the Year: 2017

AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN (2018-present):

• NCAA Tournament Appearances (1): 2018
• AVCA All-Americans (3): 2018 - Nicole Mattson (1st), Bethany Besancenez (3rd), Rachael Martin (Honorable Mention)
• AVCA South Region Player of the Year (1): 2018 - Nicole Mattson
• AVCA All-South (3): 2018 - Bethany Besancenez (1st), Rachael Martin (1st), Nicole Mattson (1st)
• AVCA Division II National Player of the Week (1): Nicole Mattson (9/4)
• D2CCA South Region Player of the Year (1): 2018 - Nicole Mattson
• D2CCA All-South Region (2): 2018 - Nicole Mattson (1st), Rachael Martin (2nd)
• SSC Player of the Year (1): 2018-19 - Nicole Mattson
• SSC Offensive Player of the Week (6): 2021 - Mackenzie Petermann (10/11, 11/22); 2018 - Rachael Martin (10/1), Nicole Mattson (9/3, 10/8), Tierra Porter (9/3)
• SSC Defensive Player of the Week (3): 2021 - Tierra Porter (9/20), Beatrice Formilan (9/13, 9/27)
• SSC Setter of the Week (5): 2021 - Cassidy Markel (9/20, 11/1, 11/22); 2018 - Bethany Besancenez (9/3, 10/1)
• All-SSC (5): 2021 - Mackenzie Petermann (2nd), Tierra Porter (2nd), Beatrice Formilan (3rd); 2018 - Nicole Mattson (1st), Rachael Martin (2nd)
• NCAA South Region All-Tournament (1): 2018 - Nicole Mattson

• AVCA Academic Honor Roll (1): 2020
• CoSIDA Academic All-America (1): 2019 - Rachael Martin (3rd)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (3): 2019 - Rachael Martin; 2018 - Bethany Besancenez, Nicole Mattson
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (17): 2019-20 - Lena Bondar, Courtney Charneco, Annie Collins, Beatrice Formilan, Bethany Jones, Rachael Martin, Tierra Porter, Erica Ronda, Hailey Williams; 2018-19 - Bethany Besancenez, Courtney Charneco, Annie Collins, Gabby Fresh, Rachael Martin, Nicole Mattson, Erica Ronda, Makena Wilson
• SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (49): 2021 - Madison Barton, Devinn Bell, Megan Carron, Caroline Chambers, Emily Crescenzi, Beatrice Formilan, Madison Fowler, Mika Garza, Jana Gilic, Abby Knoop, Cassidy Markel, Mackenzie Petermann, Tierra Porter, Erica Ronda, Emma Shaddix, Ali Travis; 2020 - Caroline Chambers, Amanda Eberle, Beatrice Formilan, Mika Garza, Cassidy Markel, Rachael Martin, Raeley Matthews, Mackenzie Petermann, Tierra Porter, Erica Ronda, Emma Shaddix, Ali Travis, Sarah Zayas; 2019 - Courtney Charneco, Annie Collins, Buse Ene, Beatrice Formilan, Bethany Jones, Rachael Martin, Anica Popadic, Tierra Porter, Erica Ronda, Hailey Williams, Sarah Zayas; 2018 - Bethany Besancenez, Courtney Charneco, Annie Collins, Whitney Drost, Gabby Fresh, Bethany Jones, Rachael Martin, Nicole Mattson, Makena Wilson

AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN (2018-present):

A 2005 graduate of the University of Findlay, Keen was a three-year letter winner for the Oilers where he set a single-season school record with 1,376 assists in 2005. He also played professional beach volleyball on the AVP Qualifying Tour.

He and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Lakeland with their daughter, Demery, and son, Oscar.

KEEN'S CAREER RECORD