Liam Connors is in his 10th year on the UNLV coaching staff after being hired in May of 2010, and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in August of 2013. He has been key to the Rebels rise back to national prominence, and in 2014 received the Glenn ‘Mooch’ Myernick NSCAA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year honor after helping UNLV to the WAC championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
In addition to his duties for the Rebels, Connors serves on the coaching staff for US Youth Soccer West Region ODP, which he first started with in 2009. He has spent the last seven years as an age group Head Coach for the West Region. Connors is involved as well with the US Soccer Youth National Team Scouting Network, responsible for identifying prospective Youth National Team players and facilitating US Soccer ID Centers in local markets.
Connors came to Las Vegas after spending two seasons as assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Redlands in California. As an assistant for the Bulldogs, he assisted in all aspects of running the team while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. He also spent a year as an assistant coach for Millikin University in Decatur, Ill.
As a four-year starter for Redlands, Connors helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament four straight seasons. Redlands made an appearance in the NCAA finals in 2001, and the team was NCAA regional finalists all four seasons. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 in the nation by NSCAA in 2002 and won the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference four times during Connors’ time on the squad. He finished his career ranked in a tie for ninth in points in a season with 31, while his career totals include 23 goals (ninth best in school history) and 58 points (10th). Connors also received All-SCIAC honors his senior year, in which he also served as the team captain, and was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame as a member of the 2001 squad.
Connors graduated from Redlands in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in environmental science and received his master’s degree in higher education from Redlands in July of 2012. He holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “A” license in coaching.
