2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team

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2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–17 (3–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Blaine Nielsen (4th season)
  • Jonah Seif (4th season)
Home arenaRobertson Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Hawai'i ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 1   .900 29 – 3   .906
No. 4 Long Beach State ‍†‍‍y 9 – 1   .900 21 – 5   .808
No. 5 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 18 – 11   .621
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 8 – 17   .320
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 8 – 17   .320
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 12 – 16   .429
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion

The 2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team represents University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Gauchos, led by fifteenth year head coach Rick McLaughlin, playtheir home games between Robertson Gymnasium. The Gauchos compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked the finish fourth in the Big West preseason poll.[1]

Preseason[edit]

Coaches poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Hawai'i 25 (5)
2 Long Beach State 19
3 UC Irvine 17 (1)
4 UC Santa Barbara 13
5 CSUN 10
6 UC San Diego 6

Roster[edit]

2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Roster[3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 1 Jaden Glenn - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 22 Max Gordon - Sophomore

Middle Blockers

  • 6 Donovan Todorov - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Dain Johnson - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 20 Reece Francke - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Brandon Hicks - Senior
  

Outside Hitters

  • 3 Owen Birg - Redshirt Freshman
  • 5 Patrick Kane - Freshman
  • 7 Ben Coordt - Redshirt Freshman
  • 8 Sam Collins - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 Ryan Wilcox - Senior
  • 10 Sam Meister - Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 Dominic Lang - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 12 Dayne Chalmers - Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Andrew Reavis - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 Ben Pearson - Freshman
  • 21 Nick Amoruso - Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Max Gordon - Sophomore
  • 23 Owen Loncar - Freshman
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 2 Geste Bianchi - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 3 Owen Birg - Redshirt Freshman
  • 4 Rees Barnett - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 10 Sam Meister - Redshirt Freshman
  • 21 Nick Amoruso - Redshirt Junior

Setters

  • 1 Jaden Glenn - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 Greg Baglio - Redshirt Freshman
  • 16 Connor Dunn - Senior
  • 18 Jack Walmer - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:

ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
Date
Time 		Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(Big West Record)
1/05
3 p.m. 		#10 USC #7 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		Vimeo W 3–1
(19–25, 25–16, 25–18, 25–23)[4][5] 		542 1–0
1/06
5:30 p.m. 		Lincoln Memorial #7 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
(UCSB Asics Invitational) 		L 2–3
(23–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 12–15) 		234 1–1
1/08
8 p.m. 		#2 UCLA #7 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 0–3
(24–26, 16–25, 14–25) 		422 1–2
1/13
7 p.m. 		@ #8 Stanford #10 Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA 		P12+ STAN L 0–3
(16–25, 24–26, 18–25) 		596 1-3
1/14
5 p.m. 		@ #8 Stanford #10 Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center
Stanford, CA 		P12+ STAN L 2–3
(25-20, 22–25, 26–24, 24-26, 12-15) 		585 1-4
1/19
7 p.m. 		@ #10 USC #12 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ USC L 2–3
(25-21, 22–25, 22–25, 25-18, 12-15) 		1,508 1-5
1/20
7 p.m. 		@ #2 UCLA #12 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA L 0–3
(30-32, 17-25, 21-25) 		950 1-6
2/01
7 p.m. 		@ #5 Pepperdine #15 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA 		WavesCast L 0–3
(23-25, 21-25, 21-25) 		372 1-7
2/03
7 p.m. 		#5 Pepperdine #15 Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-11, 15-12) 		312 2-7
2/10
5 p.m. 		@ #10 BYU #14 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv L 1–3
(25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25) 		3,516 2-8
2/11
5 p.m. 		@ #10 BYU #14 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv L 1–3
(19-25, 20-25, 25-19, 17-25) 		3,785 2-9
3/01
7 p.m. 		Vanguard Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20) 		114 3-9
3/03
7 p.m. 		UC San Diego* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(20-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-22) 		403 4-9
(1-0)
3/10
7 p.m. 		Long Beach State* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 1-3
(25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 23-25) 		312 4-10
(1-1)
3/11
7 p.m. 		@ Long Beach State* Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 11-15) 		1,745 4-11
(1-2)
3/14
7 p.m. 		Harvard Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-21, 25-18, 25-18) 		130 5-11
3/16
7 p.m. 		#6 UC Irvine* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 11-25, 11-15) 		312 5-12
(1-3)
3/17
7 p.m. 		@ #6 UC Irvine* Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(23-25, 22-25, 20-25) 		790 5-13
(1-4)
3/31
7 p.m. 		#1 Hawai'i* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(22-25, 21-25, 27-29) 		542 5-14
(1-5)
4/01
7 p.m. 		#1 Hawai'i* Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(19-25, 21-25, 27-29) 		634 5-15
(1-6)
4/07
7 p.m. 		@ UC San Diego* LionTree Arena
La Jolla, CA 		ESPN+ L 2-3
(20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 14-25, 13-15) 		851 5-16
(1-7)
4/14
7 p.m. 		@ #14 CSUN* Premier America Credit Union Arena
Northridge, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-0
(25-20, 25-22, 25-22) 		289 6-16
(2-7)
4/15
7 p.m. 		#14 CSUN Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA 		ESPN+ W 3-1
(25-18, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21) 		325 7-16
(3-7)
4/20
5 p.m. 		UC San Diego
(5)
(4) 		Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Quarterfinal) 		ESPN+ W 3-2
(25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12) 		1 8-16
4/21
5 p.m. 		#1 Hawai'i
(1)
(4) 		Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
(Big West Semifinal) 		ESPN+ L 0-3
(18-25, 19-25, 18-25) 		1 8-17
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

  • USC: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
  • UCLA: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler[6]
  • Stanford: Troy Clardy[7]
  • Stanford: Ted Enberg
  • USC: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene [8]
  • UCLA:
  • Pepperdine:
  • Pepperdine:
  • BYU:
  • BYU:
  • Vanguard:
  • UC San Diego:
  • Long Beach State:
  • Long Beach State:
  • Harvard:
  • UC Irvine:
  • UC Irvine:
  • Hawai'i:
  • Hawai'i:
  • UC San Diego:
  • CSUN:
  • CSUN:
  • Big West Tournament:

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches71012141514RVRVRVRV
Off the Block MediaNot releasedRV

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hawai'i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll". Off the Block. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men's Volleyball". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 UC Santa Barbara Men's Volleyball Roster". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "UCSB men's volleyball defeats USC". Santa Barbara News-Press. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "UCSB wins season opener over USC in men's volleyball". KEYT-TV. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Gym is Fully Stocked". Twitter. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "A Measuring Stick Match". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Set for a fun one at USC". Twitter. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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