UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball

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 three.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

UC Irvine Anteaters
UniversityUniversity of California, Irvine
Head coachDavid Kniffin (11th 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
NCAA Tournament appearance
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
Conference tournament champion
2007, 2012, 2015
Conference regular season champion
2006, 2009, 2015

Roster
2015-16[21]
No.NameClassPosition
1Andrew BenzJuniorMiddle Blocker
2Dante ChakravortiFreshmanSetter
3Tamir HershkoJuniorOpposite
4Jason AgopianSeniorMiddle Blocker
5Michael SaetaJuniorOpposite
6Tucker PikulaSophomoreOutside Hitter
7Aaron KoubiSophomoreOutside Hitter
8Logan ZotovichFreshmanSetter
9Phillip FriedmanJuniorOutside Hitter
10Reid DominguezSophomoreOutside Hitter
11David ParkerSophomoreOutside Hitter
12Dillon HoffmanJuniorLibero
13Marty RossSeniorMiddle Blocker
14Ben SebastianSophomoreMiddle Blocker
15Kyle RussellSeniorOutside Hitter
16Karl ApfelbachFreshmanOpposite
20Thomas HodgesJuniorOutside Hitter
RMatthew AugustFreshmanOpposite
RGrant FriedmanFreshmanOutside Hitter
RMatthew YounggrenFreshmanMiddle Blocker
C David Kniffin n/a Head Coach
C Mark Presho n/a Assistant Coach

R – redshirt

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.[22]

References
  1. UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. "VOLLEYBALL: CBU's men's conference cut in half". Press Enterprise. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. "Big West conference to add men's volleyball starting in 2018". Off the Block. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  4. "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.
  5. "UC Irvine volleyball coach David Kniffin building on a legacy". The Orange County Register. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  6. "UCI volleyball champs take their victory lap". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  7. "UCI men's volleyball team back on track". The Orange County Register. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  8. "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title the right way". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  9. "UCI men's volleyball begins quest for second national title". The Orange County Register. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  10. "UCI repeats as men's NCAA volleyball champs". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  11. "Men's Volleyball: UCI earns No. 2 seed". Los Angeles Times. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  12. "UCI, USC vie for NCAA volleyball title". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  13. "UCI to meet BYU for men's volleyball championship". The Orange County Register. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  14. "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title at home". The Orange County Register. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  15. "Loyola of Chicago sweeps away UC Irvine in NCAA men's volleyball semifinals". The Orange County Register. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  16. "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.
  17. "UC Irvine men's volleyball team outlasts USC to advance to MPSF final". The Orange County Register. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  18. "Faulkner: 'Eaters assume throne". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  19. "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.
  20. "Men's Volleyball: Loyola halts UCI title run". Los Angeles Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  21. "UC Irvine Athletics". Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  22. "USA Volleyball-Athletes". Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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