BYU Cougars men's volleyball

BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Founded	1990
University	Brigham Young University
Athletic director	Tom Holmoe
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (8th season)
Conference	MPSF
Location	Provo, Utah
Home arena	George Albert Smith Fieldhouse (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Blue and white[1]
NCAA Tournament champion
1999, 2001, 2004[2]
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2003, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
NCAA Tournament semifinal
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearance
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Conference tournament champion
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 1999, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
Conference regular season champion
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021

The BYU men's volleyball program began its first year in 1990. The current coach is Shawn Olmstead who is in his eighth season coaching the BYU Cougars men's volleyball team.

History

Results by season

Season Results
Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing	Postseason
(WIVA) (1990–1992)
1990[2]	Carl McGown	5–22	1–15	6th	—
1991	Carl McGown	2–25	1–15	6th	—
1992	Carl McGown	10–13	5–11	6th	—
(Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (1993–present)
1993	Carl McGown	15–10	12–7	4th	—
1994	Carl McGown	21–6	15–4	2nd	—
1995	Carl McGown	14–8	12–7	3rd	—
1996	Carl McGown	8–14	7–12	5th	—
1997	Carl McGown	20–6	14–5	3rd	—
1998	Carl McGown	16–6	14–5	3rd	—
1999	Carl McGown	30–1	18–1	1st	NCAA Champions
2000	Carl McGown	18–9	13–6	3rd	—
2001	Carl McGown	23–4	14–3	1st	NCAA Champions
2002	Carl McGown	23–7	16–6	4th	—
2003	Tom Peterson	23–7	17–5	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2004	Tom Peterson	29–4	20–2	1st	NCAA Champions
2005	Tom Peterson	20–10	15–7	3rd	—
2006	Tom Peterson	18–9	14–8	4th	—
2007	Shawn Patchell	23–6	18–4	2nd	—
2008	Shawn Patchell	25–5	18–4	2nd	—
2009	Shawn Patchell	17–13	13–9	T-5th	—
2010	Shawn Patchell	22–9	15–7	2nd	—
2011	Rob Neilson	20–8	16–6	2nd	—
2012	Chris McGown	24–7	17–5	3rd	—
2013	Chris McGown	26–5	21–3	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2014	Chris McGown	21–9	18–6	1st	NCAA Final Four
2015	Chris McGown	17–10	14–8	5th	—
2016	Shawn Olmstead	27–4	19–3	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2017	Shawn Olmstead	26–5	16–2	T-1st	NCAA Runner-up
2018	Shawn Olmstead	22–7	10–2	1st	NCAA Final Four
2019	Shawn Olmstead	13–12	6–6	T-4th	—
2020	Shawn Olmstead	17–1	6–0	1st	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Shawn Olmstead	20–4	17–3	1st	NCAA Runner-up
2022	Shawn Olmstead	8–17	3–9	T-6th	—
2023	Shawn Olmstead	19-7	8–4	2nd	—
Totals 30 Years 6 Coaches		598–263 (.695)		10 Conf. Championships	10 Postseason Appearances

All-Americans

First Team

• Ethan Watts — 1994^[3]
• Kevin Hambly — 1995
• Ryan Millar — 1997
• Ryan Millar — 1998
• Ryan Millar — 1999
• Ossie Antonetti — 1999
• Scott Bunker — 2001
• Hector Lebron — 2001
• Mike Wall — 2001
• Mike Wall — 2002
• Joaquin Acosta — 2002
• Carlos Moreno — 2004
• Fernando Pessoa — 2004
• Michael Burke — 2005
• Yosleyder Cala — 2007
• Ivan Perez — 2007
• Russell Holmes — 2008
• Andrew Stewart — 2010
• Futi Tavana — 2011
• Futi Tavana — 2012
• Taylor Sander — 2012
• Taylor Sander — 2013
• Ben Patch — 2013
• Taylor Sander — 2014
• Ben Patch — 2016
• Brenden Sander — 2016
• Jake Langlois — 2017
• Brenden Sander — 2018^[4]
• Wil Stanley — 2020
• Davide Gardini — 2020
• Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2020
• Wil Stanley — 2021
• Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2021
• Davide Gardini — 2021
• Davide Gardini — 2022

Second Team

• Ethan Watts — 1993
• Jason Watson — 1994
• Ossie Antonetti — 1998
• Hector Lebron — 1999
• Scott Bunker — 2000
• Matt Olsen — 2001
• Jonathan Alleman — 2003
• Carlos Moreno — 2003
• Joe Hillman — 2004
• Victor Batista — 2004
• Victor Batista — 2005
• Michael Burke — 2005
• Ivan Perez — 2005
• Russell Holmes — 2006
• Russell Holmes — 2007
• Ivan Perez — 2008
• Futi Tavana — 2010
• Taylor Sander — 2011
• Robb Stowell — 2011
• Russ Lavaja — 2013
• Jake Langlois — 2016
• Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2018
• Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2019

Third Team

• Kevin Hambly — 1994

References

1. "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
2. "BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
3. "BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL AMERICANS". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
4. "2018 AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAMS". AVCA. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

External links

• Official website