New Volleyball Team Names GM and Coach

(St. Paul, MN/Minnesota News Network) — Minnesota Sports & Entertainment and M-L-V Minnesota announced that Pedro Mendes has been named the team’s first-ever General Manager and Head Coach. Mendes was most recently an Assistant Coach at the University of Minnesota from 2024 to 2026 and brings extensive collegiate and international coaching and playing experience to M-L-V Minnesota. Prior to joining MLV Minnesota, Mendes served two stints as an Assistant Coach at the University of Minnesota: first as a Volunteer Assistant in 2022 under Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon, and again as an Assistant Coach from 2024 to 2026. During his time with the program, he helped guide the team to two Sweet 16 appearances in the N-C-A-A Volleyball Tournament. M-L-V Minnesota will begin league play in January 2027.