2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record16-9 (7-5 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young [1] (6th season)
  • Otavio Souza [2] (2nd season)
Home arena Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons
  2023
2025  

The 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2024 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by ninth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. [3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF semifinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish tied for third with Grand Canyon in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll. [4]

Contents

2024 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA  101 .909214 .840
No. 3 Grand Canyon  92 .818214 .840
No. 6 BYU  75 .583168 .667
No. 7 Stanford  46 .4001111 .500
No. 9 Pepperdine  56 .455179 .654
No. 13 USC  37 .3001212 .500
Concordia Irvine  011 .000617 .261
Conference champion
2024 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

Roster

2024 BYU Cougars roster [6]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Jon Stanley - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 6 Jackson Fife - Sophomore
  • 18 Bernardo Adam - Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 5 Tyler Watts - Sophomore
  • 8 Caleb Sorenson - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 10 Gavin Julien - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 19 Ethan Gant - Sophomore
  • 21 Teon Taylor - Junior
 

Outside hitters

  • 1 Luke Benson - Sophomore
  • 9 Trent Moser - Sophomore
  • 11 Jared Brady - Sophomore
  • 22 Jack Sutton - Sophomore
  • 23 Miks Ramanis - Junior
  • 24 Brigham Spilsbury - Sophomore
 

Opposite hitters

  • 13 Kupono Browne - Senior
  • 14 Ian Little - Sophomore

Setters

  • 2 Kyle Saurer - Freshman
  • 3 Tyler Hergert [7] - Sophomore
  • 7 Noa Haine - Junior
  • 20 Cooper Jarman - Sophomore
 

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information: [8]

All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/5
7 p.m.
#15 Ball State #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–21, 25–20) [9]
3,2421–0
1/6
7 p.m.
#15 Ball State#9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–19, 25–17, 25–16) [10]
1,8002–0
1/11
6 p.m.
@ #10 Loyola Chicago #9 Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
NBCS CHIC+
ESPN+
W 3–2
(19–25, 26–24, 25–27, 25–22, 15–13) [11]
4893–0
1/13
6 p.m.
@ #15 Lewis #9Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
Volleyball World on YouTube L 2–3
(25–15, 25–19, 25–15)
4,1253–1
1/19
8 p.m.
@ #15 UC Santa Barbara #9 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
ESPN+W 3-1
(28–26, 19–25, 25–22, 25–20) [12]
6424–1
1/20
7 p.m.
@ #15 UC Santa Barbara#9Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–23, 25–20, 27–25) [13]
5025–1
1/22
7 p.m.
#14 Princeton #8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–21) [14]
2,7356–1
1/23
7 p.m.
#14 Princeton#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 25–23)
2,4737–1
1/26
7 p.m.
#7 UC Irvine #8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv'L 1–3
(25–22, 25–27, 18–25, 20–25) [15]
3,6627–2
1/27
7 p.m.
#7 UC Irvine#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(25–23, 24–26, 18–25, 25–23, 13–15)
3,8807–3
2/8
7 p.m.
LIU #8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–23, 25–22, 25–16) [16]
2,9118–3
2/10
7 p.m.
LIU#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–21) [17]
3,1849–3
2/16
7 p.m.
#2 Grand Canyon*#6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 0–3
(32–34, 23–25, 23–25)
3,9449–4
(0–1)
2/17
7 p.m.
#2 Grand Canyon*#6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 0–3
(21–25, 20–25, 23–25)
4,1499–5
(0–2)
2/23
7 p.m.
#4 UCLA*#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(31–29, 23–25, 18–25, 25–21, 15–12) [18]
4,51410–5
(1–2)
2/24
7 p.m.
#4 UCLA*#8Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(21–25, 25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 10–15) [19]
5,02410–6
(1–3)
3/8
8 p.m.
@ #7 Stanford*#6 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAY W 3–2
(25–13, 16–25, 23–25, 25–23, 18–16) [20]
74511–6
(2–3)
3/9
7 p.m.
@ #7 Stanford*#6Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYL 0–3
(19–25, 20–25, 21–25)
98011–7
(2–4)
3/22
7 p.m.
@ Pepperdine* Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
ESPN+W 3-2
(24-26, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 15-12)
127312-7
(3-4)
3/23
6 p.m.
@ Pepperdine*Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
ESPN+W 3-2
(23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7)
126313-7
(4-4)
3/29
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3-0
(25-21, 29-27, 25-21)
445014-7
(5-4)
3/30
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3-0
(25-15, 25-16, 25-19)
451815-7
(6-4)
4/5
7 p.m.
@ USC* Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USC W 3-1
(22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13)
58316-7
(7-4)
4/6
7 p.m.
@ USC*Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCL 2-3
(25-20, 25-17, 28-26, 27-29, 16-18)
100716-8
(7-5)
4/17
TBA
vs. USCGalen Center
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyball L 2-3
(32-30, 27-29, 23-25, 25-18, 12-15)
61816-9
(7-5)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches9998886866
Off the Block MediaNot released8 [21] 7 [22] 9 [23] 9 [24] 8 [25] 9 [26] 8 [27] 7 [28]

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

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  2. "BYU men's volleyball hires former Cougar as new assistant coach". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. "BYU men's volleyball tied for third in MPSF preseason poll". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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  7. "BYU's Herget didn't need promises, just an opportunity". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. "BYU roundup: Cougar men's volleyball announces 2024 schedule". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  9. "On attack: No. 9 BYU men's volleyball sweeps No. 11 Ball State in opener". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. "Ball State swept by BYU for second-straight match". Ball State Daily . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  11. "No. 9 Cougars outlast No. 10 Loyola Chicago in five sets". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  12. "No. 9 BYU men's volleyball sweeps No. 15 UC Santa Barbara". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  13. "BYU roundup: No. 9 Cougar men's volleyball beats UCSB twice". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  14. "No. 8 BYU recovers from slow start to sweep No. 14 Princeton". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  15. "No. 8 BYU's 18-match home win streak snapped by No. 7 UC Irvine". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. "Back to work: No. 8 BYU powers through Long Island in a sweep". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  17. "BYU's 'Super Saturday' warrants an extension of attention". Deseret News . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  18. "Cougars rally to squeeze past No. 4 UCLA in five sets". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  19. "BYU roundup: Cougar men's volleyball loses thriller to UCLA in front of record crowd". Provo Daily Herald . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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