Long Beach State men's volleyball explained

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Long Beach State Men's Volleyball

University:

Long Beach State University

Conference:

Big West Conference

Conference Short:

Big West

City:

Long Beach

Stateabb:

CA

State:

California

Coach:

Alan Knipe

Tenure:

21st

Arena:

Walter Pyramid

Capacity:

4,200^[1]

Nickname:

The Beach

Color1:

Black

Color2:

Gold

Hex1:

000000

Hex2:

FFC72A

Ncaachampion:

1991, 2018, 2019

Ncaarunnerup:

1970, 1973, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2022, 2024

Ncaafinalfour:

1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

Ncaatourneys:

1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference Tournament:

SCIVA: 1973 WIVA: 1990, 1991 MPSF: 2017
Big West: 2018, 2024

Conference Season:

SCIVA: 1973
WIVA: 1990, 1992
MPSF: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2017
Big West: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023*, 2024

Free Tournament Data1:

• Co-Champion

}}The Long Beach State men's volleyball team is the NCAA Division I men's volleyball team for Long Beach State University. Alan Knipe has been the head coach since 2001, except for three years coaching the United States men's national volleyball team.

Program record

Year	Head Coach	Overall record	Conference record	Conference standing	Postseason
1970	Randy Sandefur	6–4	3–2	3rd	NCAA Runner-up
1971	Randy Sandefur	5–4	2–3	4th	NCAA Regionals
1972	Randy Sandefur	6–8	2–4	5th	NCAA Regionals
1974	Randy Sandefur	3–10	3–10	6th
1975	Miles Pabst	2–10	2–10	6th
1976	Miles Pabst	5–7	5–7	5th
1977	Dick Montgomery	4–10	4–10	6th
1978	Dick Montgomery	13–6	9–5	4th	NCAA Regionals
1979	Dick Montgomery	14–9	9–9	6th
1980	Dick Montgomery	21–7	13–5	4th
1981	Don Paris	15–13	9–7	4th	NCAA Regionals
1982	Ray Ratelle	15–15	4–12	7th	NCAA Regionals
1983	Ray Ratelle	20–9	11–5	2nd	NCAA Regionals
1984	Ray Ratelle	15–10	10–8	5th	NCAA Regionals
1985	Ray Ratelle	14–19	3–15	9th
1986	Ray Ratelle	19–15	7–13	7th
1987	Ray Ratelle	18–15	5–13	7th
1988	Ray Ratelle	20–14	8–10	6th
1989	Ray Ratelle	22–9	12–8	6th
1993	Ray Ratelle	18–13	12–7	2nd
1994	Ray Ratelle	13–15	7–12	5th
1995	Ray Ratelle	18–9	12–7	3rd
1996	Ray Ratelle	21–6	15–4	2nd
1997	Ray Ratelle	19–10	12–7	2nd
1998	Ray Ratelle	22–7	13–6	2nd
2002	Alan Knipe	13–18	9–13	7th
2003	Alan Knipe	17–13	11–11	8th
2005	Alan Knipe	22–10	14–8	5th
2006	Alan Knipe	22–10	14–8	4th
2007	Alan Knipe	11–17	6–16	10th

Notes and References

1. Walter Pyramid 20 Years . Beach magazine . Winter 2014 . California State University, Long Beach . 1 May 2024.