2026 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team
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- Brad Rostratter (4th season)
| 2026 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball | |
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| Record | 13–13 (3–7 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home stadium | LionTree Arena |
The 2026 UC San Diego Triton's men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The Tritons, led by head coach Brad Rostratter, home game in the LionTree Arena located on the campus in La Jolla, California. UC San Diego has been a member of the Big West Conference since its transition to NCAA Division I athletics after accepting an invitation in 2017, with the men's volleyball team beginning conference play in 2018.[1] UC San Diego began the season ranked No. 14 in the AVCA preseason coaches poll.[2] The 2026 season marks the first year in which the NCAA men's volleyball tournament will feature twelve teams, expanded to reflect the sport's continued growth.[3]
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Hawaii | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Long Beach State | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 22 | – | 4 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Irvine | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UC Santa Barbara | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 UC San Diego | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Big West tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 23, 2026 Rankings from AVCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tritons finished the 2025 season 18-12, going 3–7 in Big West play and finished fourth in the conference. In the 2025 Big West Tournament, the Tritons ended their season with a three straight set loss to the Long Beach State Beach.[4]
Preseason
Source:[5]
Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 29, 2025. UC San Diego was picked to finish tied for 4 along with Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. UC San Diego did not have any players make the preseason team.
Big West Coaches' Poll
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach State | 24 (4) |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 22 (2) |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 17 |
| T-4 | CSUN | 9 |
| UC San Diego | ||
| UC Santa Barbara |
Roster
Source:[6]
| No. | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Chandler | R-Sr. | 6'6" | R-Sr. | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| 2 | Cameron Wurl | S | 6'7" | R-Jr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| 4 | Tyler Stewart | S | 6'4" | So. | Broomfield, Colo. |
| 5 | Evan Boyle | L | 6'0" | R-Jr. | La Crescenta, Calif. |
| 6 | Leo Pravednikov | OH | 6'5" | R-Jr. | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 7 | Ethan Hornyak | MB | 6'5" | Jr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| 8 | Aiden Powell | OH | 6'2" | R-So. | Laguna Hills, Calif. |
| 9 | Leo Wiemelt | MB | 6'8" | Jr. | La Grange, Ill. |
| 11 | John Luers | S | 6'2" | R-Sr. | Lebanon, Ohio |
| 12 | Josh Ewert | OH | 6'4" | R-Jr. | Moraga, Calif. |
| 13 | Kieran Dumain | OH | 6'4" | F | Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| 14 | Jim Garrison | MB | 6'9" | R-Sr. | Austin, Texas |
| 15 | Will Bartelt | OH | 6'5" | Fr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| 16 | Michael Robertson | OPP | 6'7" | R-Jr. | Westchester, Calif. |
| 17 | Keegan Cook | L | 6'0" | R-So. | Coto de Caza, Calif. |
| 22 | Sebastiano Sani | OH | 6'5" | Jr. | Bethesda, Md. |
| 23 | Ben Warren | MB | 6'7" | R-Fr. | Toronto, Ontario |
| 24 | Peter Selcho | MB | 6'5" | R-Sr. | Fountain Valley, Calif. |
Coaches
| Position | Name | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Brad Rostratter | 4th |
| Assistant coach 1 | Jorge Collazo | 4th |
| Assistant coach 2 | Noah Cotterman | 1st |