UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball

UC Irvine Anteaters
UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine
Head coachDavid Kniffin (13th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationIrvine, California
Home arenaBren Events Center (capacity: 4,984)
NicknameAnteaters
ColorsBlue 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] 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.[3]

Roster

2024-25[4]
No. Name Class Position
2 Micah Tumas Freshman Setter
5 William D'Arcy Junior Opposite
6 Tim Ennis Freshman Outside Hitter
7 Micah Goss Freshman Opposite
8 Lukas Winn Freshman Middle Blocker
9 Nolan Flexen Junior Outside Hitter
10 Nicolas Restrepo RS Freshman Middle Blocker
11 Kobe Brown RS Freshman Opposite
12 Joe Karlous Graduate Setter
13 Beck Weber RS Sophomore Middle Blocker
14 Andon Kiriakou Sophomore Opposite
15 Cameron Kosty Freshman Setter/Opposite
16 Aidan Cuppett Freshman Outside Hitter
19 Alec Apelian Freshman Outside Hitter
20 Hilir Henno Senior Outside Hitter
22 Aidan Schulten RS Sophomore Setter
23 Maxim Grigoriev Junior 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

The following alumni are distinguished for their contribution to the school's men's volleyball program and for having a successful playing career individually.[5]

References

  1. ^ UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Big West conference to add men's volleyball starting in 2018". Off the Block. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. ^ "Miller: Minus football, UC Irvine's athletic program getting lots of bang for buck". Orange County Register. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  4. ^ "2025 Men's Volleyball Roster". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ^ "USA Volleyball-Athletes". Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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