2023 UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2023
Prev Year:2022
Next Year:2024
Team:UCLA Bruins
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:31-2
Conf Record:12–0
Head Coach:John Speraw
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Nick Vogel[1]
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Brandon Taliaferro[2]
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Pauley Pavilion
John Wooden Center
Champion:MPSF Regular Season Champions
MPSF Tournament Champions
Tourney:NCAA Champions

The 2023 UCLA men's volleyball team represents University of California, Los Angeles in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by eleventh year head coach John Speraw, play their home games at Pauley Pavilion and the John Wooden Center (when basketball has the use of Pauley Pavilion). The Bruins are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish first in the MPSF preseason poll.[3]

Season highlights

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or Pac-12+. 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
5:30 p.m.
vs. CSUN
  1. 2
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)
W 3–0
(25–18, 25–21, 25–18)
1461–0
1/6
3 p.m.
vs. UC San Diego
  1. 2
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)
W 3–0
(25–18, 25–16, 25–14)
1152–0
1/7
8 p.m.
@ #7 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 2
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational)
ESPN+W 3–0
(26–24, 25–16, 25–14)
4223–0
1/13
6 p.m.
Princeton
  1. 2
John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAW 3–1
(22-25, 25–18, 25–20, 25-14)
7214-0
1/20
7 p.m.
  1. 12 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAW 3–0
(32-30, 25–17, 25–21)
9505-0
1/21
7 p.m.
UC San Diego
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3–0
(25-15, 25–23, 25–18)
9236-0
1/27
7 p.m.
@ CSUN
  1. 2
Premier America Credit Union Arena
Northridge, CA
ESPN+W 3–0
(25-18, 25–16, 26–24)
5077-0
1/31
5 p.m.
@ George Mason
  1. 2
Recreation Athletic Complex
Fairfax, VA
ESPN+W 3–0
(25-15, 25–21, 25-19)
4558-0
2/3
1 p.m.
vs. #13 Ohio State
  1. 2
Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)
W 3–1
(25-22, 25–20, 23-25, 25-23)
9-0
2/4
4 p.m.
@ #4 Penn State
  1. 2
Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)
B1G+L 1–3
(21-25, 25-18, 19-25, 17-25)
09-1
2/9
8 p.m.
  1. 2 Long Beach State
  1. 4
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-0
(25-19, 25-21, 25-20)
2,24510-1
2/10
7 p.m.
@ #2 Long Beach State
  1. 4
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
ESPN+W 3-1
(18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-23)
4,13811-1
2/17
7 p.m.
  1. 8 BYU*
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-0
(25-20, 25-22, 25-18)
1,43212-1
(1-0)
2/18
5 p.m.
  1. 8 BYU*
  1. 2
John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAW 3-0
(25-17, 25-21, 25-18)
1,01213-1
(2-0)
2/24
7 p.m.
@ #6 UC Irvine
  1. 2
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
ESPN+W 3-1
(17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16)
2,41114-1
2/26
5 p.m.
  1. 6 UC Irvine
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAW 3-1
(20-25, 25-22, 25-16, 27-25)
1,30615-1
3/1
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine
  1. 2
Pauley Pavlion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLAW 3-0
(25-16, 25-16, 25-14)
79816-1
(3-0)
3/3
7 p.m.
@ Concordia Irvine*
  1. 2
CU Arena
Irvine, CA
EagleEyeW 3-0
(25-15, 25-19, 25-16)
8217-1
(4-0)
3/9
7 p.m.
vs. #3 Penn State
  1. 2
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
(Outrigger Volleyball invitational)
W 3-2
(25-20, 25-22, 16-25, 21-25, 15-10)
018-1
3/10
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
  1. 2
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
(Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)
W 3-0
(25-20, 25-21, 25-16)
019-1
3/11
10 p.m.
@ #1 Hawai'i
  1. 2
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
(Outrigger Volleyball Invitational)
ESPN+L 1-3
(27-29, 25-21, 22-25, 26-28)
10,30019-2
3/17
5 p.m.
@ #10 Stanford*
  1. 3
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-12, 25-12, 25-12)
83920-2
(5-0)
3/18
5 p.m.
@ #10 Stanford*
  1. 3
Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANW 3-0
(25-18, 25-21, 25-20)
90821-2
(6-0)
3/31
6 p.m.
@ #5 Grand Canyon*
  1. 2
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3-1
(29-31, 27-25, 25-20, 25-13)
1,82122-2
(7-0)
4/1
6 p.m.
@ #5 Grand Canyon*
  1. 2
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
ESPN+W 3-0
(30-28, 25-21, 25-19)
1,56323-2
(8-0)
4/6
7 p.m.
  1. 12 USC*
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-0
(25-22, 25-17, 25-22)
3,07224–2
(9-0)
4/8
7 p.m.
@ #12 USC*
  1. 2
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-0
(25-20, 25-17, 25-20)
1,61425–2
(10-0)
4/13
7 p.m.
@ #9 Pepperdine*
  1. 2
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WCC NetW 3-1
(30-32, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25)
81726–2
(11-0)
4/15
7 p.m.
  1. 9 Pepperdine*
  1. 2
Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAW 3-1
(26-28, 25-20, 25-16, 25-15)
3,34527–2
(12-0)
4/19
4:30 p.m.
  1. 7 Grand Canyon
    (4)
  1. 2
    (1)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Semifinal)
FloVolleyballW 3-0
(25-23, 25-19, 25-20)
45728-2
4/22
6:05 p.m.
@ #8 Stanford
(3)
  1. 2
    (1)
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Championship)
FloVolleyballW 3-0
(25-22, 25-21, 25-23)
1,72129-2
5/4
2 p.m.
  1. 4 Long Beach State
  1. 2 (1)
EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA
(NCAA Semifinal)
NCAA.comW 3–0
(25–16, 25-14, 25-19)
30-2
5/6
2 p.m.
  1. 1 Hawai'i (2)
  1. 2 (1)
EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA
(NCAA Championship)
ESPN2W 3–1
(28-26, 31-33, 25-21, 25-21)
6,94231-2

*-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding.

Times listed are Pacific Time Zone. Rank – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I-II Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Vogel Named MVB Assistant Coach. uclabruins.com. 2022-06-21.
  2. Web site: MVB Welcomes Taliaferro to Coaching Staff. uclabruins.com. 2022-10-28.
  3. Web site: UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll. Off the Block. 2022-12-16.
  4. Web site: Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards. Off the Block. 2023-01-09.
  5. Web site: The Gym is Fully Stocked. Twitter. 2023-01-07.