UC_Irvine_Anteaters_men's_volleyball
UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball
American college volleyball team
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, 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]
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 |
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 |
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
- 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.
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