2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record19–7 (8–4 MPSF)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (5th season)
  • Otavio Souza[2] (1st season)
2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record19–7 (8–4 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (5th season)
  • Otavio Souza[2] (1st season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF quarterfinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.[4]

2023 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍y 12–0 1.00031–2 .939
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66719–7 .731
No. 6 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍y 6–6 .50022–8 .733
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50015–13 .536
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41716–14 .533
No. 12 USC ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25010–16 .385
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1678–19 .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – MPSF tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from AVCA
  • Kupono Browne won the National Opposite of the Week award for Week 0 games.[5]

Roster

2023 BYU Cougars roster[6]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Jon Stanley - Senior
  • 6 Jackson Fife - Freshman
  • 12 Mitchel Worthington - Senior
  • 18 Bernardo Adam - Freshman

Middle blockers

  • 5 Alessandro Gianotti - Freshman
  • 10 Gavin Julien - Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Ethan Gant - Freshman
  • 21 Teon Taylor - Sophomore
  • 33 Caleb Sorenson - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Luke Benson - Sophomore
  • 3 Kupono Browne - Junior
  • 9 Trent Moser - Freshman
  • 11 Jared Brady - Freshman
  • 18 Bernardo Adam - Freshman
  • 23 Miks Ramanis - Sophomore
  • 24 Brigham Spilsbury - Freshman
  

Opposite hitters

  • 13 Anthony Cherfan - Sophomore

Setters

  • 7 Heath Hughes - Senior
  • 8 Bartosz Slawinski - Junior
  • 16 Noa Haine - Junior
  • 20 Cooper Jarman - Freshman
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:[7]

All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date
time		 Opponent Rank
(tournament seed)		 Arena
city
(tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF record)
1/6
7 p.m.		 McKendree Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–20, 25–21, 25–20)[8]		 N/A 1–0
1/7
7 p.m.		 #14 Lewis Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–20, 23–25, 25–17)[9]		 3,259 2–0
1/20
7 p.m.		 Fairleigh Dickinson #13 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–15)[10]		 3,513 3–0
1/21
7 p.m.		 Fairleigh Dickinson #13 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–15, 25–19, 25–15)[11]		 4,125 4–0
1/25
8 p.m.		 @ #6 UC Irvine[12] #12 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 ESPN+ L 0-3
(21–25, 23–25, 16–25)		 1,102 4–1
1/27
8 p.m.		 @ #6 UC Irvine #12 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 ESPN+ W 3–2
(26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–9)[13]		 1,743 5–1
2/02
5 p.m.		 @ #8 Ball State #11 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN		 ESPN3 W 3–1
(24–26, 25–23, 25–21, 27–25)[14]		 1,567 6–1
2/04
1 p.m.		 @ #8 Ball State #11 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN		 ESPN3 L 1–3
(26–24, 23–25, 19–25, 23–25)		 1,711 6–2
2/10
7 p.m.		 #14 UC Santa Barbara #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–1
(22–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–20)		 3,516 7–2
2/11
7 p.m.		 #14 UC Santa Barbara #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–19, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17)		 3,785 8–2
2/17
8 p.m.		 @ #2 UCLA* #8 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 P12 LA L 0–3
(20–25, 22–25, 18–25)		 1,432 8–3
(0–1)
2/18
8 p.m.		 @ #2 UCLA* #8 John Wooden Center
Los Angeles, CA		 P12+ UCLA L 0–3
(17–25, 21–25, 18–25)		 1,012 8–4
(0–2)
2/24
8 p.m.		 @ Concordia Irvine* #8 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 Eagle Eye W 3–0
(25–18, 25–19, 25–19)		 105 9–4
(1–2)
2/25
8 p.m.		 @ Concordia Irvine* #8 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 Eagle Eye W 3–2
(24–26, 26–24, 19–25, 31–29, 15–12)		 421 10–4
(2–2)
3/03
6 p.m.		 @ #5 Grand Canyon* #8 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 ESPN+ L 0–3
(18–25, 22–25, 21–25)		 2,134 10–5
(2–3)
3/04
6 p.m.		 @ #5 Grand Canyon* #8 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 ESPN+ L 2–3
(25–22, 17–25, 25–19, 17–25, 15–17)		 2,567 10–6
(2–4)
3/10
7 p.m.		 #15 Ohio State #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–1
(25–23, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21)		 3,598 11–6
3/11
7 p.m.		 #15 Ohio State #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–2
(25–23, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25, 15–7)		 5,071 12–6
3/24
7 p.m.		 #7 Pepperdine* #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–2
(21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–20, 15–11)		 4,156 13–6
(3–4)
3/25
7 p.m.		 #7 Pepperdine* #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–2
(22–25, 25–16, 25–21, 23–25, 15–13)		 4,325 14–6
(4–4)
3/30
7 p.m.		 #11 USC* #7 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–1
(25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 25–20)		 3,283 15–6
(5–4)
3/31
7 p.m.		 #11 USC* #7 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–20, 30–28, 24–26, 25–14)		 4,261 16–6
(6–4)
4/14
7 p.m.		 #8 Stanford* #6 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 byutv.org W 3–1
(25–20, 19–25, 25–21, 26–24)		 4,358 17–6
(7–4)
4/15
7 p.m.		 #8 Stanford* #6 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–22, 25–23, 25–19)		 4,178 18–6
(8–4)
4/19
4:05 p.m.		 Concordia Irvine (7) #6
(2)		 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)		 FloVolleyball W 3–1
(20–25, 25–23, 25–18, 25–15)		 505 19–6
4/20
8:05 p.m.		 @ #8 Stanford
(3)		 #6
(2)		 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
(MPSF Semifinal)		 FloVolleyball L 2–3
(20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 12–15)		 617 19–7
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

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