UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball
Appearance
UC Irvine Anteaters | |
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University | University of California, Irvine |
Head coach | David Kniffin (11th season) |
Conference | Big West |
Location | Irvine, California |
Home arena | Bren Events Center (capacity: 4,984) |
Nickname | Anteaters |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament champion | |
2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
NCAA Tournament semifinal | |
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2024 | |
NCAA Tournament appearance | |
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champion | |
2007, 2012, 2015 | |
Conference regular season champion | |
2006, 2009, 2015 |
The UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team is the men's intercollegiate volleyball team at the University of California, Irvine. UC Irvine was a founding member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in the 1992–93 season. Beginning with the 2017–18 season, UCI moved to the Big West Conference's inaugural men's volleyball league.[2][3] Irvine has won the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship four times (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013) and appeared in the tournament an additional four.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Roster
[edit]No. | Name | Class | Position |
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1 | Davis Lau | Graduate | Libero |
2 | Akhil Tangutur | Graduate | Outside Hitter |
3 | Cole Power | Graduate | Libero |
4 | Brett Sheward | Graduate | Setter |
5 | William D'Arcy | Sophomore | Opposite |
7 | Aidan Rigg | Freshman | Setter/Opposite |
8 | Gustavo Gomes | Junior | Libero |
9 | Nolan Flexen | Junior | Outside Hitter |
10 | Conner Dahm | Junior | Outside Hitter |
11 | Kobe Brown | Freshman | Opposite |
12 | Joe Karlous | Senior | Setter |
13 | Beck Weber | Freshman | Middle Blocker |
14 | Andon Kiriakou | Freshman | Opposite |
17 | Connor Campbell | Senior | Middle Blocker |
18 | Nicolas Restrepo | Freshman | Middle Blocker |
20 | Hilir Henno | Junior | Outside Hitter |
22 | Aidan Schulten | Freshman | Setter |
23 | Maxim Grigoriev | Sophomore | Middle Blocker |
30 | Shane Aitken | Freshman | Libero |
C | David Kniffin | n/a | Head Coach |
C | Ron Larsen | n/a | Assistant Coach |
C | Michael Brinkley | n/a | Assistant Coach |
C | Scott Stadick | n/a | Assistant Coach |
TC | Jimmy Kim | n/a | Technical Coordinator |
Notable alumni
[edit]The following alumni are distinguished for their contribution to the school's men's volleyball program and for having a successful playing career individually.[23]
- Kévin Tillie, 2011–13
- Carson Clark, 2009–12
- Ryan Ammerman, 2006–09
- Jayson Jablonsky, 2004–07
- David Smith, 2004–07
- Brian Thornton, 2004–07
References
[edit]- ^ UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ "VOLLEYBALL: CBU's men's conference cut in half". Press Enterprise. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Big West conference to add men's volleyball starting in 2018". Off the Block. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Miller: Minus football, UC Irvine's athletic program getting lots of bang for buck". The Orange County Register. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UC Irvine volleyball coach David Kniffin building on a legacy". The Orange County Register. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI volleyball champs take their victory lap". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI men's volleyball team back on track". The Orange County Register. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title the right way". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI men's volleyball begins quest for second national title". The Orange County Register. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI repeats as men's NCAA volleyball champs". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Men's Volleyball: UCI earns No. 2 seed". Los Angeles Times. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI, USC vie for NCAA volleyball title". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI to meet BYU for men's volleyball championship". The Orange County Register. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title at home". The Orange County Register. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Loyola of Chicago sweeps away UC Irvine in NCAA men's volleyball semifinals". The Orange County Register. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UC Irvine men's volleyball team beats Pepperdine to win MPSF Tournament, earn automatic NCAA bid". The Orange County Register. May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "UC Irvine men's volleyball team outlasts USC to advance to MPSF final". The Orange County Register. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Faulkner: 'Eaters assume throne". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Zack La Cavera is the go-to guy for UCI volleyball going into NCAA semifinal against Loyola". The Orange County Register. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Men's Volleyball: Loyola halts UCI title run". Los Angeles Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "NCAA Bound! UC Irvine Battles Penn State In Opening Round". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "2024 Men's Volleyball Roster". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "USA Volleyball-Athletes". Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
External links
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