The University of Hawai'i will announce its new men's volleyball head coach during a news conference this morning.

Charlie Wade, head coach of Pacific's women's team and a former Rainbow Wahine associate head coach, is believed to be the leading candidate to succeed Mike Wilton.

Last month, Wilton announced he would be retiring from the UH system after 17 seasons as head coach.

Wade, UH associate head coach Tino Reyes, Rainbow Wahine assistant coach Mike Sealy and Pepperdine assistant coach Scott Wong were the finalists from about 25 applicants.

The six-member search committee interviewed those four and Mark Presho, UC Irvine's assistant coach, via teleconference last week.

Wade, Reyes, Sealy and Wong had individual in-person interviews with the committee the past Wednesday at the UH Letterwinners clubhouse.

Late Wednesday, the committee gave its recommendation to UH athletic director Jim Donovan.

Last night, Reyes said he was told UH was going in "another direction."

Sealy told friends he was no longer considered a finalist.