This post was updated Jan. 14 at 8:54 p.m. Maintaining dominance after a seven-month break can be difficult, even for back-to-back national champions. But that’s why a top-ranked designation is reserved only for the elite. Read more...
Photo: Senior opposite/outside hitter Ido David throws the ball up for himself as he prepares to serve. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The new year marks a fresh start for the Bruins. Following an exhibition match against Trinity Western last week, No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball is set to face Saint Francis on Friday at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Hawks poses with his arms crossed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 12:26 a.m. The Bruins have 124 NCAA titles – 12 less than Stanford, the national leader. And UCLA men’s volleyball – Westwood’s winningest program with 21 – is on the verge of its first three-peat since the Bruins won four in a row from 1981 to 1984. Read more...
Photo: Junior outside hitter Zach Rama strikes the ball on his serve. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The United States men’s national volleyball team hired Karch Kiraly as its next head coach, the program announced Thursday afternoon. Kiraly – who led the Bruins to three national championships as a player from 1979 to 1982 before playing and coaching professionally on the Olympic stage – succeeds John Speraw, former head coach and current president and CEO of USA Volleyball, as the ninth head coach in program history. Read more...
Photo: Karch Kiraly is pictured setting the ball at the net. Kiraly was named head coach of the United States men’s national volleyball team Thursday afternoon, succeeding former head coach John Speraw. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
UCLA men’s volleyball hired John Hawks as its next head coach, the program announced Friday afternoon. Hawks – who served as the Bruins’ assistant coach from 2015 to 2022 before taking on the head coaching post at Loyola Chicago – will succeed John Speraw, former head coach and current president and CEO of USA Volleyball, as the third head coach in program history. Read more...
Photo: John Hawks is pictured crossing his arms. Hawks was named head coach of UCLA men’s volleyball Friday afternoon, succeeding former head coach John Speraw. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 12:28 a.m. Former UCLA men’s volleyball head coach John Speraw departed from the program, leaving UCLA to take on the role as the next CEO and president of USA Volleyball. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s volleyball head coach John Speraw coaches his players from the sideline. The former Bruin middle blocker leaves Westwood after 21 years in the program as a player, assistant coach and head coach. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
Westwood’s coaches are often the last to earn deserved glory – it’s easy to overlook their legacies and impact. After a summer of coaches leading teams to international glory or devoting their summer to leading training on campus, Daily Bruin Sports editors discuss the coaches who will have the biggest impact in 2024. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw (left) and UCLA men’s and women’s water polo coach Adam Wright (right) are pictured. Both head honchos are on the heels of a national championship in 2023. (Left to right: Lex Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff, Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
