| UCLA Bruins men's volleyball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | UCLA |
| Head coach | John Speraw (10th season) |
| Conference | MPSF |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Home arena | Pauley Pavilion, John Wooden Center (capacity: 12,829, 1,808) |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion | |
| 1970–72, 1974–76, 1979, 1981-84, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995–96, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023 | |
The UCLA men's volleyball program began its first year in 1953. Al Scates had been the head coach each year since 1963 until his retirement after the 2012 season. John Speraw took over as head coach after Scates retirement, and has led the team since then. As a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation(MPSF), the Bruins play most of their home matches in Pauley Pavilion. When Pauley is not available, they play in the Wooden Center.
Scates had more wins than any other NCAA Division I men's volleyball coach, with a record (since 1970, since no records were kept from 1953 to 1969) of 1,239–290.
NCAA Championships
The Bruins have won 20 NCAA championships, the last one on May 6, 2023. The championship ended a 17-year NCAA Championship drought, which had been the longest in program history.[2]
MPSF Championships
- 2022 regular season champions
- 2023 regular season and tournament champions
Season-by-season results
| Year | Overall record |
Conference record |
Conference standing |
Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10–9 | 2–3 | 5th | – |
| 2021 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 2nd | – |
| 2022 | 22–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Tournament, Semifinals |
| 2023 | 31-2 | 12-0 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| Total | 78–22 | 40–10 | ||
- Updated through May 6, 2023
Olympians
Former players who have gone to the Olympic Games to play or coach.[3]
- Mike O’Hara, Ernie Suwara, Keith Erickson (1964)
- Larry Rundle (1968)
- Karch Kiraly, Steve Salmons, Dave Saunders (1984)
- Karch Kiraly, Ricci Luyties, Doug Partie, Dave Saunders (1988)
- Doug Partie*, Fred Sturm (coach), Greg Giova-nazzi (Asst. Coach) (1992)
- Carl Henkel, Karch Kiraly, Dan Landry, Bjorn Maaseide (Norway), Jeff Nygaard, Sinjin Smith, Kent Steffes, Fred Sturm (Coach), Rudy Suwara (Asst. Coach) (1996)
- Dan Landry, Jeff Nygaard, Erik Sullivan, Bjorn Maaseide (Norway), Mark Williams (Australia), Kevin Wong (2000)
- Bjorn Maaseide (Norway), Stein Metzger, Jeff Nygaard, Erik Sullivan, Mark Williams (Australia) (2004)
- John Speraw (Assistant Coach-men) (2008)
- John Speraw (Assistant Coach-men) (2000), Karch Kiraly (Assistant Coach-women) (2012)
- John Speraw* (Head Coach-men), Karch Kiraly* (Head Coach-women) (2016)
- John Speraw (Head Coach-men), Mitch Stahl, Garrett Muagututia, Erik Sullivan (asst.), Karch Kiraly* (Head Coach-women) (2020)
Note: Team won gold medal in bold, team won bronze medal (*)
Postseason
MPSF Championship Tournament
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Semifinals | Stanford | L 2–3[4] |
| 2023 | Semifinals Championship | Grand Canyon Stanford | W 3–0 W 3–0 |
NCAA National Championship
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Opening Round Semifinals | Pepperdine Long Beach State | W 3–1 L 2–3 |
| 2023 | Semifinals Championship | Long Beach State Hawai'i | W 3–0 W 3–1 |
Awards and honors
- April 18, 2023 – Andrew Rowan named 2023 MPSF Freshman of the Year
- April 25, 2023 – Head coach John Speraw Named MPSF Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year
- May 6, 2023 – Ido David, Troy Gooch, and Alex Knight (MOP) were named to the NCAA Championship All-tournament team
See also
References
- ↑ "Style Guide // UCLA Athletics for Print and Digital Applications" (PDF). UCLA Nike Jordan Style Guide. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ↑ Bolch, Ben (May 7, 2023). "UCLA defeats Hawaii for its 20th NCAA men's volleyball title and first since 2006". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "2022 UCLA Men's Volleyball Information Guide".
- ↑ "Three seed Pepperdine Takes on Five seed Stanford for MPSF Title". MPSF. April 21, 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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