2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4] After finishing last season ranked #1[5] the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking.[6]

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 2–0 1.000  2–0 1.000
No. 8 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 1–0 1.000  1–0 1.000
No. 1 BYU  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  0–0 –
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  0–0 –
USC  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  0–0 –
No. 10 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 0–1 .000  0–1 .000
No. 13 Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍ 0–2 .000  0–2 .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 MPSF Tournament champion
  • y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament
    As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AVCA
2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
2021 record0-0 (0-0 MPSF)
Head coach
  • Shawn Olmstead (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (3rd season)
  • Micah Naone[2] (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse

Season highlights
  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster
2018 BYU Cougars Roster[7]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Jon Stanley - Sophomore
  • 6 Zach Hendrickson - Senior
  • 12 Mitchel Worthington - Junior

Middle Blockers

  • 10 Gavin Julien - Sophomore
  • 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Senior
  • 17 Branden Oberender - Junior
  • 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Graduate
  • 21 Max Pothier - Freshman
  

Outside Hitters

  • 1 Davide Gardini - Junior
  • 4 Jon Stanley - Sophomore
  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Senior
  • 9 Andrew Lincoln - Senior
  • 11 Zach Eschenberg - Graduate
  • 13 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore
  • 20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Sophomore
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 2 Alex Ah Sue - Junior
  • 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Senior

Setters

  • 3 Wil Stanley - Graduate
  • 23 Gavin Heap - Freshman
  • 24 Brody Earnest - Junior
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv. Most road games will also be streamed.
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF Record)
2/4
7 p.m.		 #8 UCLA* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv L 1–3
(22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25)		 0 0–1
(0–1)
2/6
4 p.m.		 #8 UCLA* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
2/12
7 p.m.		 Pepperdine* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
2/13
7 p.m.		 Pepperdine* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
2/18
TBA		 Grand Canyon* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
2/20
7 p.m.		 Grand Canyon* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
2/25
TBA		 @ Grand Canyon* GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 GCU TV
2/27
TBA		 @ Grand Canyon* GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 GCU TV
3/4
TBA		 @ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
3/5
TBA		 @ USC* Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
3/12
TBA		 Stanford* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
3/13
7 p.m.		 Stanford* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
3/19
TBA		 @ Pepperdine* Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
3/20
TBA		 @ Pepperdine* Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
3/23
TBA		 @ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
3/27
TBA		 @ Concorida Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
4/1
7 p.m.		 USC* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
4/2
7 p.m.		 USC* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
4/6
TBA		 @ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
4/10
TBA		 @ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games
  • UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Pepperdine:
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  • Grand Canyon:
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  • Concordia Irvine:
  • USC:
  • Stanford:
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  • Pepperdine:
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  • Concordia Irvine:
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  • USC:
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  • UCLA:
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References
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2021 BYU Cougars softball team
  1. "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  4. "Cougars No. 1 in preseason MPSF volleyball poll". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  6. "BYU Men's Volleyball Ranked No. 1 In 2021 Preseason Rankings". KSL. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".
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