| Sanja Tomašević | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Arizona State |
| Current Conference: | Pac-12 |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Serbia |
| Player Years1: | 1996–1997 |
| Player Team1: |  OK Jedinstvo Užice |
| Player Years2: | 1998–2002 |
| Player Team2: | Radnički Beograd |
| Player Years3: | 2002–2005 |
| Player Team3: |  University of Washington |
| Player Years4: | 2005–2006 |
| Player Team4: | Vaqueras de Bayamón |
| Player Years5: | 2007 |
| Player Team5: |  Suwon Hyundai E&G Green Fox |
| Player Years6: | 2008 |
| Player Team6: | Volero Zurich |
| Player Years7: | 2008–2010 |
| Player Team7: | Panathinaikos |
| Player Years8: | 2010–2011 |
| Player Team8: |  VK Baki |
| Player Years9: | 2011–2012 |
| Player Team9: |  Infotel Forlì |
| Player Years10: | 2012 |
| Player Team10: | Pomì Casalmaggior |
| Player Positions: | Outside hitter/Opposite |
| Coach Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team1: | UTSA (Assistant/Recruiting Coordinator) |
| Coach Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team2: | Miami (Assistant) |
| Coach Team3: | Arizona State (Assistant/Interim HC) |
| Coach Years3: | 2016 |
| Coach Team4: | Arizona State |
| Coach Years4: | 2017–2022 |
Sanja Tomašević (born June 3, 1980) is a Serbian-American retired volleyball player and was the head coach of Arizona State women's volleyball team from 2017–2022.
Tomašević is a native of Serbia. She obtained her U.S. nationality in March 2021.[1]
Tomašević played professional volleyball in Serbia before joining the University of Washington Huskies volleyball team. At the end of her career, she was a two-time All-American and the 2005 Asics and CVU.com National Player of the Year. She led the Huskies to four NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2005 NCAA national championship, and two Pac-10 conference titles. Additionally, she was named the conference Player of the Year in 2005. She ended her collegiate career as Washington's all-time leader in points (2,159.5), kills (1,795) and service aces (156). She is one of only five players in Huskies history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.[2] She graduated from Washington in 2006 with a degree in communications.
In October 2016, Tomašević became just the second individual volleyball player to be inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame.[3]
Following her playing career at Washington, she played professional volleyball in several countries including Greece, Puerto Rico, Italy, Azerbaijan, and Switzerland.
Tomašević began collegiate coaching at University of Texas-San Antonio in 2012. In her first season as the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, she helped the Roadrunners to a 21-9 overall record and a 13-5 mark in the Western Athletic Conference. UTSA, which tied for second in the league standings, advanced to the WAC Tournament semifinals.[4]
After spending two season at UTSA, she was named the assistant coach for the Miami Hurricane's women's volleyball team in 2014. She helped the Hurricanes reach the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season in 2014. The Hurricanes, who finished the season 22-9, reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 8 Florida in four sets. She was also credited with the development of All-Americans and All-Conference players on the team.[5]
Prior to being named head coach of Arizona State in December 2016, she served as a recruiting coordinator and interim head coach for the team.
Following the conclusion of the 2022 season, Arizona State announced that per mutual agreement, Tomašević stepped down as the head coach.[6]