2023 Morehouse Maroon Tigers volleyball team

2023 Morehouse Maroon Tigers men's volleyball
2023 Morehouse Maroon Tigers men's volleyball
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	0–18 (0–10 SIAC)
Head coach	Ashley Johnson (1st season);
Home arena	Forbes Arena
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated May 13, 2024

The 2023 Morehouse Maroon Tigers volleyball team, the second ever Morehouse volleyball team^[1] represents Morehouse College in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Maroon Tigers, led by first year head coach Ashley Johnson,^[2] play their home games at Forbes Arena. The Maroon Tigers compete as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Morehouse was picked to finish sixth in the 2023 SIAC preseason poll.^[3]

2023 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Edward Waters ‍†‍‡‍	10	–	0	1.000	16	–	4	.800
Central State ‍‍‍	8	–	2	.800	17	–	15	.531
Benedict ‍‍‍	6	–	4	.600	12	–	8	.600
Fort Valley State ‍‍‍	4	–	6	.400	8	–	20	.286
Kentucky State ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	3	–	26	.103
Morehouse ‍‍‍	0	–	10	.000	0	–	19	.000


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 SIAC Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of May 12, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2023 Morehouse Maroon Tigers roster^[4]

Defensive specialist/libero

1 Jalen Campbell - Junior
5 Rahsan Butler - Junior

Middle blockers

8 Chase Armstrong - Sophomore
14 Nasir Barnes - Sophomore
15 Aidan Pullian - Sophomore

Outside hitters

18 Williams Babalola - Senior
13 Kristopher Woods - Sophomore
14 Nasir Barnes - Sophomore
17 Bryce Clemons - Sophomore
12 Devyn Hardwick - Freshman

Setters

7 Camden Kirkman-Page - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

Select home games will be streamed on HBCU League Pass+. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service.

Date time	Opponent (Seed)	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record
1/27 6 p.m.	Mount Olive	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (9-25, 17-25, 12-25)	100	0-1
1/28 1:30 p.m.	vs. Rio Grande	Brown Athletic Center Waleska, GA	Presto Sports	L 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 17-25)	0	0-2
1/28 4 p.m.	@ Reinhardt	Brown Athletic Center Waleska, GA	Presto Sports	L 0-3 (11-25, 17-25, 11-25)	50	0-3
2/07 7 p.m.	Life	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (14-25, 10-25, 13-25)	40	0-4
2/10 7 p.m.	@ St. Andrews	Harris Court Laurinburg, NC	SAU SN on Stretch	L 0-3 (10-25, 23-25, 20-25)	0	0-5
2/24 6 p.m.	Benedict*	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (10-25, 10-25, 23-25)		0-6 (0-1)
2/25 2 p.m.	Tusculum	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (11-25, 14-25, 18-25)	25	0-7
3/04 2 p.m.	@ Central State*	Beacom/Lewis Gym Wilberforce, OH	Central State All-Access	L 0-3 (9-25, 14-25, 21-25)	105	0-8 (0-2)
3/04 6:30 p.m.	@ Kentucky State*	Bell Gymnasium Frankfort, KY	Stellascope	L 0-3 (12-25, 17-25, 21-25)	44	0-9 (0-3)
3/10 7 p.m.	Belmont Abbey	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (9-25, 9-25, 3-25)	45	0-10
3/14 6 p.m.	Fort Valley State*	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (15-25, 13-25, 15-25)	50	0-11 (0-4)
3/18 2 p.m.	@ Benedict*	HRC Center Columbia, SC	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (21-25, 15-25, 11-25)	50	0-12 (0-5)
3/21 6 p.m.	Edward Waters*	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (10-25, 9-25, 15-25)	30	0-13 (0-6)
3/22 7 p.m.	@ Life	Upper Gym Marietta, GA	YouTube	L 0-3 (13-25, 18-25, 18-25)	0	0-14
3/30 6 p.m.	@ Fort Valley State*	HPE Arena Fort Valley, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (12-25, 21-25, 13-25)	58	0-15 (0-7)
4/06 6 p.m.	Kentucky State*	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 1-3 (20-25, 19-25, 25-22, 20-25)	45	0-16 (0-8)
4/07 6 p.m.	Central State*	Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA	HBCU League Pass+	L 0-3 (21-25, 14-25, 14-25)	40	0-17 (0-9)
4/14 6 p.m.	@ Edward Waters*	Adams-Jenkins Complex Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	L 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 14-25)	35	0-18 (0-10)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Mount Olive:
Reinhardt:
Reinhardt:
Life:
St. Andrews:
Benedict:
Tusculum:
Tusculum:
Kentucky State:
Central State:
Belmont Abbey:
Fort Valley State:
Benedict:
Life:
Edward Waters:
Central State:
Kentucky State:
Edward Waters:

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References

↑ "Morehouse College makes history with men's volleyball program". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
↑ "Morehouse Hires Volleyball Coach Dr. Ashley Johnson". Sports Illustrated. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
↑ "2023 SIAC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED". The SIAC. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
↑ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Morehouse Athletics.

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[1] "Morehouse College makes history with men's volleyball program". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[2] "Morehouse Hires Volleyball Coach Dr. Ashley Johnson". Sports Illustrated. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[3] "2023 SIAC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED". The SIAC. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[4] "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". Morehouse Athletics.

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