BYU Cougars men's volleyball explained

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BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Founded:1990
University:Brigham Young University
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Conference Short:MPSF
City:Provo
Stateabb:UT
State:Utah
Athletic Director:Tom Holmoe
Coach:Shawn Olmstead
Tenure:8th
Arena:George Albert Smith Fieldhouse
Capacity:5,000
Nickname:Cougars
Ncaachampion:1999, 2001, 2004[1]
Ncaarunnerup:2003, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
Ncaafinalfour:1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Ncaatourneys:1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Conference Tournament:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
1999, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
Conference Season:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021

The BYU men's volleyball program began its first year in 1990. The current coach is Shawn Olmstead who is in his eighth season coaching the BYU Cougars men's volleyball team.

Results by season

Season Results
YearCoachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPostseason
1990Carl McGown5–221–156th
1991Carl McGown2–251–156th
1992Carl McGown10–135–116th
1993Carl McGown15–1012–74th
1994Carl McGown21–615–42nd
1995Carl McGown14–812–73rd
1996Carl McGown8–147–125th
1997Carl McGown20–614–53rd
1998Carl McGown16–614–53rd
1999Carl McGown30–118–11st NCAA Champions
2000Carl McGown18–913–63rd
2001Carl McGown23–414–31st NCAA Champions
2002Carl McGown23–716–64th
2003Tom Peterson23–717–51stNCAA Runner-up
2004Tom Peterson29–420–21stNCAA Champions
2005Tom Peterson20–1015–73rd
2006Tom Peterson18–914–84th
2007Shawn Patchell23–618–42nd
2008Shawn Patchell25–518–42nd
2009Shawn Patchell17–1313–9T-5th
2010Shawn Patchell22–915–72nd
2011Rob Neilson20–816–62nd
2012Chris McGown24–717–53rd
2013Chris McGown26–521–31st NCAA Runner-up
2014Chris McGown21–918–61stNCAA Final Four
2015Chris McGown17–1014–85th
201627–419–31st NCAA Runner-up
2017Shawn Olmstead 26–516–2T-1st NCAA Runner-up
2018Shawn Olmstead 22–710–21stNCAA Final Four
2019Shawn Olmstead 13–126–6T-4th
2020Shawn Olmstead 17–16–01stCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Shawn Olmstead 20–417–31stNCAA Runner-up
2022Shawn Olmstead 8–173–9T-6th
2023Shawn Olmstead 19-78–42nd
Totals 30 Years
6 Coaches
598–263 10 Conf. Championships10 Postseason Appearances

All-Americans

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS . Brigham Young University Athletics . December 30, 2017.
  2. Web site: BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL AMERICANS . Brigham Young University Athletics . December 30, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2018 AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAMS . AVCA. November 30, 2018.