John Speraw
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born | Arcadia, California, USA | ||||||
| Hometown | California | ||||||
| College / University | UCLA | ||||||
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| Current team | USA Men's Volleyball UCLA Men's Volleyball | ||||||
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| Last updated: May 5, 2012 | |||||||
John Speraw, is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the men's volleyball team at United States national team and UCLA. He was the former coach of UC Irvine volleyball program where he led the team to three national titles in six years. Speraw graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a B.S. degree in micro-biology and molecular genetics.
Player
Speraw played on the UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team. He was a middle blocker and helped the Bruins win two NCAA National Championships. He was a member of the California Epsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Psi while at UCLA.
Coaching
As the UC Irvine head coach, he guided the Anteaters to three national titles in six years, the latest in 2012, defeating Southern California 3-0 (25-22, 34-32, 26-24). Speraw also led the Anteaters to the Final Four in 2006.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Speraw was an assistant coach to the USA team which won the Gold Medal.
Prior to becoming the coach at UC Irvine, he was an assistant coach at UCLA. As of the year 2012, John Speraw has returned to UCLA as the new Men's Volleyball head coach.[1]
John is currently the head coach of the 2016 USA mens' Olympic volleyball team.
Honors and awards
- Only individual in men's volleyball history to win an NCAA Championship as a head coach, assistant coach and player
- NCAA Champion, UC Irvine Head Coach 2012, 2009, 2007
- MPSF Coach of the Year, 2006
- U.S. National Indoor Team Head Coach, Bronze Medal, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
- U.S. National Indoor Team Assistant Coach, Gold Medal, 2008 Beijing Olympics
- NCAA Champion, player 1995
See also
References
- ^ Player Bio: John Speraw, UCLABruins.com,
External links
- John Speraw's official bio at USA Volleyball
- Coach Speraw's Official Website
- John Speraw BIO UCLA at UCLA Athletics
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