| Sport: | men's volleyball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | UC San Diego Tritons |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 8–17 |
| Conf Record: | 2–8 |
| Head Coach: | Brad Rostratter |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Jon Girten |
| Ac1 Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach2: | Taylor Hammond |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | LionTree Arena[1] |
The 2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represents the University of California San Diego in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by first year head coach Brad Rostratter,[2] play their home games at the LionTree Arena. The Tritons compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.[3]
The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC San Diego was picked to finish last in the Big West Conference standings.[4]
| 1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 19 | |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) | |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 | |
| 5 | CSUN | 10 | |
| 6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
| 2023 UC San Diego Tritons Roster[5] | |||||||
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TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (Big West Record) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5 8 p.m. | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | W 3–2 (25–18, 15–25, 25–23, 20–25, 16–14) | 97 | 1–0 | ||||
| 1/6 3 p.m. | vs. #2 UCLA | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | L 0–3 (18–25, 16–25, 14–25) | 115 | 1–1 | |||
| 1/7 5:30 p.m. | vs. #10 USC | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB Asics Invitational) | L 2–3 (25–22, 25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 12–15) | 212 | 1–2 | |||
| 1/13 5 p.m. | @ #12 Loyola Chicago | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (20–25, 24–26, 18–25) | 1,403 | 1-3 | ||
| 1/14 5 p.m. | @ #15 Lewis | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | L 1-3 (25-27, 20–25, 25–23, 23-25) | 800 | 1-4 | ||
| 1/17 6 p.m. | Emmanuel | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–20, 25–16) | 295 | 2–4 | ||
| 1/18 7 p.m. | Menlo | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–21, 25–22) | 433 | 3-4 | ||
| 1/21 7 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0-3 (15-25, 23–25, 18–25) | 923 | 3-5 | ||
| 1/28 4 p.m. | vs. Erskine | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3-0 (25-21, 25–20, 25–15) | 105 | 4-5 | ||
| 1/29 2 p.m. | @ #9 Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 19–25, 23–25) | 459 | 4-6 | ||
| 2/3 7 p.m. | Ottawa | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-15, 25–16, 25–20) | 341 | 5-6 | ||
| 2/14 7 p.m. | Westcliff | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (26-24, 25–17, 25–10) | 121 | 6-6 | ||
| 2/21 7 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine | CU Arena Irvine, CA | EagleEye | L 1-3 (23-25, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25) | 126 | 6-7 | ||
| 2/24 7 p.m. |
| LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 21-25) | 556 | 6-8 (0-1) | ||
| 3/03 7 p.m. | @ UC Santa Barbara* | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (25-20, 22-25, 26-28, 22-25) | 403 | 6-9 (0-2) | ||
| 3/05 2 p.m. |
| LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (25-23, 19-25, 15-25, 25-23, 12-15) | 301 | 6-10 | ||
| 3/10 7 p.m. | @ UC Irvine* | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 16-25) | 932 | 6-11 (0-3) | ||
| 3/11 7 p.m. | UC Irvine* | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (16-25, 17-25, 14-25) | 910 | 6-12 (0-4) | ||
| 3/16 7 p.m. | @ #12 CSUN* | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-20) | 280 | 7-12 (1-4) | ||
| 3/31 7 p.m. | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (22-25, 13-25, 16-25) | 760 | 7-13 (1-5) | |||
| 4/01 7 p.m. | @ #4 Long Beach State* | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 13-25) | 1,413 | 7-14 (1-6) | |||
| 4/07 7 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-13) | 851 | 8-14 (2-6) | ||
| 4/14 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 1-3 (26-28, 17-25, 25-19, 14-25) | 7,022 | 8-15 (2-7) | ||
| 4/15 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i* | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (19-25, 22-25, 21-25) | 10,300 | 8-16 (2-8) | ||
| 4/20 5 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara (4) | (5) | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | L 2-3 (18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 12-15) | 1 | 8-17 |
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.