The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold.
As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947. [1]
However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the U.S. was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. [2] The U.S. returned to the elite in the 1980s, winning the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. Of the nine times that the U.S. have competed at the World Cup, they have finished fourth five times, most recently in 2007. They won the event in 1985, and last time out in 2011 they finished in sixth place, eight points away from the medal positions. The team was a bronze medal at the World Championships in 1994. Four years prior, in Italy, they finished sixth. Of the 14 times the United States have qualified for this competition, they have finished in the top 10 on eight occasions.
The U.S. at the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. The U.S. team won its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008. The team failed to defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. The U.S. won the 2015 World Cup title, where they got the first Rio 2016 Olympic qualification ticket. In September 2015 U.S. national team took part in 2015 World Cup. American players won 10 of 11 matches (the same result as Poland and Italy) and lost only to Poland (1-3). On September 23, 2015 they played their last game at the World Cup and defeated Argentina (3–1). The U.S. won the World Cup on a points tie-breaker and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985). [5]
In the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, the inaugural edition replacing the World League, the U.S. national team defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal. [6]
The following is the American roster in the 2023 Nations League. [7] [8]
Head coach: John Speraw
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matt Anderson | April 18, 1987 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 140 in (360 cm) | 131 in (332 cm) | Zenit St. Petersburg |
2 | Aaron Russell | June 4, 1993 | 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 140 in (356 cm) | 133 in (337 cm) | JT Thunders |
3 | James Shaw | March 5, 1994 | 6 ft 8 in (2.04 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 141 in (358 cm) | 133 in (338 cm) | WWK Volleys Herrsching |
4 | Jeffrey Jendryk | September 15, 1995 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 139 in (353 cm) | 136 in (345 cm) | LUK Lublin |
5 | Kyle Ensing | March 6, 1997 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 144 in (366 cm) | 139 in (353 cm) | Saint-Nazaire VBA |
6 | Quinn Isaacson | February 19, 1999 | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 93 in (236 cm) | 116 in (294 cm) | Saint-Nazaire VBA |
7 | Jacob Pasteur | June 5, 2002 | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 139 in (353 cm) | 130 in (330 cm) | Ohio State |
8 | Torey DeFalco | April 10, 1997 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 130 in (340 cm) | 129 in (328 cm) | Resovia |
9 | Jake Hanes | March 5, 1998 | 6 ft 11 in (2.10 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 144 in (366 cm) | 139 in (353 cm) | Cuprum Lubin |
10 | Kyle Dagostino | April 10, 1997 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 123 in (312 cm) | 121 in (307 cm) | Nice |
11 | Micah Christenson | May 8, 1993 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 137 in (349 cm) | 130 in (340 cm) | Zenit Kazan |
12 | Maxwell Holt | March 12, 1987 | 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) | 200 lb (90 kg) | 138 in (351 cm) | 131 in (333 cm) | Vero Volley Monza |
13 | Patrick Gasman | January 2, 1997 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 138 in (351 cm) | 133 in (338 cm) | Chaumont |
14 | Micah Maʻa | April 16, 1997 | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 131 in (333 cm) | 125 in (318 cm) | Stade Poitevin |
15 | Kyle Russell | August 25, 1993 | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 141 in (358 cm) | 135 in (343 cm) | Arago de Sète |
16 | Joshua Tuaniga | March 18, 1997 | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 130 in (320 cm) | 121 in (307 cm) | AZS Olsztyn |
17 | Thomas Jaeschke | September 4, 1993 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 137 in (348 cm) | 130 in (330 cm) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
18 | Garrett Muagututia | February 26, 1988 | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 141 in (359 cm) | 136 in (345 cm) | Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi |
19 | Taylor Averill | March 5, 1992 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 150 in (370 cm) | 130 in (330 cm) | AZS Olsztyn |
20 | David Smith | May 15, 1985 | 6 ft 8 in (2.02 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 137 in (348 cm) | 124 in (314 cm) | ZAKSA |
21 | Mason Briggs | January 21, 2001 | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | 150 lb (70 kg) | 130 in (320 cm) | 120 in (300 cm) | Long Beach State |
22 | Erik Shoji | August 24, 1989 | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 130 in (330 cm) | 126 in (321 cm) | ZAKSA |
23 | Cody Kessel | December 3, 1991 | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 140 in (360 cm) | 136 in (345 cm) | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
24 | Brett Wildman | March 6, 2000 | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 130 in (340 cm) | 128 in (325 cm) | Penn State |
25 | Ethan Champlin | November 29, 2001 | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | 200 lb (90 kg) | 140 in (350 cm) | 128 in (325 cm) | UCLA |
26 | Merrick McHenry | October 17, 2000 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 138 in (351 cm) | 132 in (335 cm) | UCLA |
27 | Tyler Mitchem | May 24, 1998 | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 147 in (373 cm) | 140 in (355 cm) | Le Plessis |
28 | Francesco Sani | July 16, 2002 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 139 in (353 cm) | 130 in (330 cm) | UC Irvine |
29 | Jordan Ewert | March 18, 1997 | 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 135 in (344 cm) | 128 in (326 cm) | Saint-Nazaire VBA |
30 | Kyle McCauley | January 23, 1999 | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 139 in (353 cm) | 132 in (335 cm) | Lycurgus |
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | Height | 2021–22 club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matt Anderson | April 18, 1987 | Opposite | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Sir Safety Umbria Volley |
3 | Taylor Sander | March 17, 1992 | Outside hitter | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
5 | Kyle Ensing | March 6, 1997 | Opposite | 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
6 | Mitchell Stahl | August 31, 1994 | Middle blocker | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Stal Nysa |
7 | Kawika Shoji (C) | November 11, 1987 | Setter | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | Spor Toto |
8 | Torey DeFalco | April 10, 1997 | Outside hitter | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn |
11 | Micah Christenson | May 8, 1993 | Setter | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | Zenit-Kazan |
12 | Maxwell Holt | March 12, 1987 | Middle blocker | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Volley Piacenza |
17 | Thomas Jaeschke | September 4, 1993 | Outside hitter | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Power Volley Milano |
18 | Garrett Muagututia | February 23, 1988 | Outside hitter | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) | Al Ahly |
20 | David Smith | May 15, 1985 | Middle blocker | 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
22 | Erik Shoji | August 24, 1989 | Libero | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the United States national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
---|---|
2000–2017 | Nike Mizuno |
2017–2022 | Adidas |
2022– | Mizuno |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Liberty Mutual, Mizuno Corporation and Commerce Bancorp, other sponsors: Molten Corporation, Almond Breeze, Arirweave, National Car, CoSport, Oppiaperformance, Alamo and Muscleaidtape.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 337 competitors, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 events in 20 sports.
Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 617 competitors, 341 men and 276 women, took part in 270 events in 34 sports.
Port Melbourne SC is an Australian soccer club based in Port Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1968 by local Greek Australians, and was promoted over the years to the Victorian Premier League in 1994. It spent the years 1994–2003 in the Victorian Premier League, winning the minor premiership twice, but was unable to secure the title during its time in the VPL. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.
Todd Jonathan Rogers is an American professional beach volleyball player who is an Olympic and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship gold medalist. He and his former partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 AVP Tour champions.
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is an organization of over 9,000 members, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association. It is currently headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.
Hugh Donald McCutcheon, a native of Christchurch, New Zealand, is a former volleyball coach. He previously coached the US men's and women's national volleyball team, and was the head coach for the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team from 2012 to 2022. Starting in January 2023, McCutcheon is the assistant athletics director/sport development coach at Minnesota, after announcing his resignation from the volleyball team at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
The United States competed at the 15th Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. delegation was formed of 595 athletes, and was the second largest delegation in the competition, right after the Brazilian delegation. The U.S. delegation included 322 men and 273 women.
The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 68th season. The highlight of the season was winning the Stanley Cup and hosting the NHL All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers clinched their second Presidents' Trophy and sixth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a then-franchise record with 112 points.
John Brian Patrick Quinn, was a Canadian ice hockey player, head coach, and executive. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman", he coached for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals twice, with the Flyers in 1980 and the Canucks in 1994. Internationally, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and 2009 World Junior Championship, as well as World Cup championship in 2004.
The Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team is the NCAA Division I men's volleyball team for the Long Beach State University. Alan Knipe is the current head coach of 18 years, though he's been with the program since 2001.
Athletics events have been held at every Paralympic Games. At the end of the Beijing Games, athletics was Australia's most successful medal sport. Since 2001, Athletics Australia has the responsibility of preparing the Australian athletics team for the Paralympic Games..
The UCLA men's volleyball program began its first year in 1953. Al Scates had been the head coach each year since 1963 until his retirement after the 2012 season. John Speraw took over as head coach after Scates retirement, and has led the team since then. As a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation(MPSF), the Bruins play most of their home matches in Pauley Pavilion. When Pauley is not available, they play in the Wooden Center.
The United States competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which the U.S. boycotted. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for the United States were baseball player Eddy Alvarez and basketball player Sue Bird. Javelin thrower Kara Winger was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. For the third consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (285 men and 330 women).
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.
This article shows the roster of all participating teams for the men's indoor volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.
This article shows the 14-player roster of all participating teams at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
This article shows the roster of all participating teams at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments held in Brazil, Japan and China, from 30 September to 8 October 2023.