Asst Head Coach
Josh Storms joined the staff at the University of Memphis in January of 2016. He serves as the Director of Strength & Conditioning, overseeing the programming for the health and fitness needs of over 350 student-athletes, including the Tiger football program.
A former football player for the University of South Dakota, where he played tight end, Storms began his coaching career as a seasonal assistant strength coach with the Minnesota Vikings in 2001.
From there, Storms entered the collegiate coaching environment, spending nearly three seasons at UNLV as an assistant strength coach under Mark Philippi. In addition to his work with UNLV football, he also worked with track and field, men's soccer and the men's and women's tennis teams.
Storms left UNLV in January of 2005 to join Joe Kenn's staff at Arizona State. He received his Master's degree from Arizona State in 2006 while serving as the Sports Performance Assistant Head Coach and spent 11 seasons total on staff with the Sun Devils. Working under coaches Ben Hilgart and later Shawn Griswold, he developed and enhanced the performance of student-athletes who advanced to a school-record five consecutive bowl games over his past five years in Temple.
In January of 2016, Storms was hired by first year head coach Mike Norvell to oversee the Tigers' strength and conditioning program. An integral part of the Tigers' off-season preparations with the new coaching staff, Storms helped set the table for a Memphis team that put up back-to-back offensive record-breaking seasons.
In 2016, Memphis rolled up offensive numbers that ranked toward the top of the Tiger record books. That offense finished with 6,028 yards and 505 total points, the second-most in program history. The 2017 team smashed those records, tallying 6,917 total yards and 592 points scored, while making the program's first-ever appearance in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game after winning the Western Division. A number of individuals set career marks for Memphis with Storms' assistance, including NCAA Consensus All-America honoree Anthony Miller, who left Memphis with a majority of the program's career receiving records, two-time all-conference linebacker Genard Avery, second in career sacks, and two-time AAC Special Teams Player of the Year Tony Pollard, the 2017 NCAA statistical leader in kickoff return yards.
A native of Rapid City, South Dakota, Storms is married to the former Darcie Dreeszen. They have one son, Colt. Storms is certified through both the CSCCa and the NSCA.
