Miranda

Daniel Miranda

Hired at Buffalo State: June 2022
Prior to Buffalo State: Head Coach - Elmira College (2017-2022)
Head Coach - Genesee Community College (2015)
Alma Mater: Nazareth ’12 (Bachelor’s)
Nazareth ’14 (Master’s)

Daniel Miranda completed his second season leading the Buffalo State men's volleyball team in 2025. In their first season in the AMCC, Miranda led the Bengals to a perfect 6-0 conference record and an eventual AMCC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. Miranda was also named the AMCC Coach of the Year and saw Malachi Jackson earn AMCC Player of the Year in 2025.
 
Miranda, a Buffalo native, returns home to the Queen City after six seasons leading the Elmira College men’s volleyball program, while also serving as the College’s women’s volleyball head coach in his final three seasons. The United Collegiate Volleyball Conference (UVC) Coach of the Year in 2018, Miranda earned a 68-94 overall record after finishing the 2022 campaign with a 17-13 record and a berth into the UVC Tournament.
 
His 2018 team saw the Soaring Eagles post a 20-12 record, earning statement wins over No. 5 Dominican (Ill.) and No. 14 SUNY New Paltz in five sets, in addition to sweeping a pair of matches from longtime rival Nazareth. The Soaring Eagles earned a berth in the UVC Tournament for the first time since 2015. Elmira also earned a national ranking during that season, soaring as high as 13th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) rankings.
 
In his six seasons, Miranda had 11 Empire 8 All-Conference selections on the women’s side, three United Volleyball All-Conference nods on the men’s side, the Empire 8 Rookie of the Year during the 2020 season, and earned the aforementioned UVC Coach of the Year honors during the 2018 season. Additionally, Miranda had three AVCA National Players of the Week during his time with the men's program.
 
Prior to his time at Elmira, Miranda spent the 2015-16 season as the head coach of the Genesee Community College women's volleyball team in Batavia, N.Y. During his tenure with GCC, Miranda helped the team register a 34-9-2 overall record and guided the Cougars to runner-up finishes at the 2015 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region III Division III and the Western New York Athletic Conference (WNYAC) Tournaments. 
 
Five GCC student-athletes received postseason honors at the conclusion of the 2015 season under the tutelage of Miranda. Two athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Region III First Team, while three others received honors from the WNYAC, including two All-WNYAC First-Team selections as well as an All-WYNAC Second-Team recipient.
 
Prior to his appointment with the Cougars, Miranda was the head coach of the Fairport High School Boy's Junior Varsity Team from 2013-14. Miranda also served as the head coach of the Pace Bootlegger Volleyball Club, based out of Rochester, New York, from 2012-16.
 
While working with Pace, Miranda coached U-12, U-15, and U-16 teams. In addition to developing players at all three levels, his most recent work has been with the U-16 group, one that qualified for nationals at the first tournament of the year at the Rochester Can-Am Tournament. Additionally, his U-16 Pace Bootleggers finished within the top-five of each tournament it competed in leading up to the national tournament this past season.
 
Miranda is a 2012 graduate of Nazareth College, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He also stayed for another two years at Nazareth to receive a Master's of Science degree in accounting.
 
During his undergraduate studies, Miranda spent four years as a member of the Nazareth men's volleyball team from 2009-12 and helped the Golden Flyers amass 105 victories, as well as four winning seasons. He was a member of the 2011 team that rattled off 22 consecutive wins to end the season with a 31-3 overall record, en route to the Molten Division III National Championship title in just the program’s seventh season of intercollegiate play.
 
Miranda played in 77 career matches for the Golden Flyers as a middle hitter and right-side hitter. He had a super-efficient career in terms of offensive production with 230 kills and a .377 attack-percentage (230k-70e-424att). Miranda was also a force on the defensive side of the ball with 127 career blocks on 22 solos and 105 block assists.
 
AMCC Tournament Appearances: 1: 2025
AMCC Tournament Champions: 1: 2025
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1: 2025
 
AMCC All-Conference Selections: 4
AMCC Player of the Year: 1: Malachi Jackson (2025)
AVCA All-Region Honors: 1: Alex Vega (2025)
 
Buffalo State Overall Record AMCC Record Year-End Finish
2025 21-14  6-0 (1st) AMCC Champions | NCAA Tournament First Round
2024     14-15  - - - -
Overall at Buffalo State (2 seasons) 35-29 (.547) 6-0 (1.000) - -
Overall as Head Coach (NCAA Men) 103-123 (.456) - - - -
Overall as Head Coach (NCAA Women) 27-36 (.429) - - - -
 

(UPDATED 5/23/25)