2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	19–7 (8–4 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Young[1] (5th season) Otavio Souza[2] (1st season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

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 volleyball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍^y	12	–	0		1.000			31	–	2		.939
No. 8 BYU ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			19	–	7		.731
No. 6 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍^y	6	–	6		.500			22	–	8		.733
No. 9 Stanford ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500			15	–	13		.536
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	5	–	7		.417			16	–	14		.533
No. 12 USC ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			10	–	16		.385
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	2	–	10		.167			8	–	19		.296
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of February 13, 2025 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• 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 - 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

• McKendree: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
• Lewis: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
• Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain[15]
• Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
• UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
• Ball State: Lexi Eblen & Hudson French
• Ball State: Mick Tidrow, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface
• UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain
• UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain; Guest Analyst: Kevin Barnett
• UCLA: Brian Webber
• UCLA: Denny Cline
• Concordia Irvine: Alex Parisian
• Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan & Alex Parisian
• Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach
• Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach
• Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• USC: Jason Shepherd, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
• MPSF Quarterfinal- :

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AVCA Coaches	RV[16]	13[17]	13[18]	12[19]	11[20]	10[21]	8[22]	8[23]	8[24]	8[25]	8[26]	8[27]	7	7	6	6	7	8
Off the Block Media	Not released		RV[28]	RV[29]	RV[30]	9	7	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	5	5		8

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

See also: 2022 BYU Cougars football team, 2022–23 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2022 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2022 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2023 BYU Cougars softball team

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