UCLA Bruins men's volleyball

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UCLA Bruins men's volleyball
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University UCLA
Head coachJohn Hawks (1st season)
Conference MPSF
Location Los Angeles, California
Home arena Pauley Pavilion, John Wooden Center (capacity: 12,829, 1,808)
Nickname Bruins
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023, 2024
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2018
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
2016, 2022

The UCLA men's volleyball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the sport of men's volleyball as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). UCLA played its first season in 1953 and has won a record 21 NCAA titles. 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. After the 2024 season, Speraw left the program to become the president and CEO of USA Volleyball. John Hawks, who was previously an assistant coach for the Bruins from 2015-2022, would return as the team’s head coach. The Bruins play most of their home matches in Pauley Pavilion, but when Pauley is not available, they play in the Wooden Center.

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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 21 NCAA championships, most recently on May 4, 2024. This marks the first time the Bruins have won back-to-back championships since the 1995-96 seasons.

MPSF Championships

Season-by-season results

YearOverall
record		Conference
record		Conference
standing		Postseason
202010–92–35th–
202115–615–62nd–
2022 22–511–11st NCAA Semifinal
2023 31-212-01st NCAA Champions
202426-511-11st NCAA Champions
Total104–2751–11
Updated through May 4, 2024

Olympians

Former players who have gone to the Olympic Games to play or coach. [2]

Note: Team won gold medal in bold, team won silver medal (**), team won bronze medal (*)

Postseason

MPSF Championship Tournament

YearRoundOpponentResult
2022SemifinalsStanfordL 2–3 [3]
2023Semifinals
Championship		Grand Canyon
Stanford		W 3–0
W 3–0
2024Semifinals
Championship		USC
Grand Canyon		W 3–0
L 2-3 [4]

NCAA National Championship

YearRoundOpponentResult
––––
2022Opening Round
Semifinals		Pepperdine
Long Beach State		W 3–1
L 2–3
2023Semifinals
Championship		Long Beach State
Hawai'i		W 3–0
W 3–1
2024Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Fort Valley State
UC Irvine
Long Beach State		W 3–0
W 3-2
W 3–1

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Style Guide // UCLA Athletics for Print and Digital Applications" (PDF). UCLA Nike Jordan Style Guide. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 UCLA Men's Volleyball Information Guide".
  3. ↑ "Three seed Pepperdine Takes on Five seed Stanford for MPSF Title". MPSF. April 21, 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "2024 Men's Volleyball Schedule".


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