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2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young (2nd season)
  • Micah Naone (2nd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons← 20192021 →

The 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fifth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. On March 12 the NCAA, BYU, and the MPSF shutdown the remainder of the season due to COVID-19, leaving BYU to end the season ranked #1 and undefeated in conference play.

2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 BYU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 0   1.000 17 – 1   .944
No. 11 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 14 – 7   .667
No. 8 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2   .600 7 – 6   .538
No. 13 Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4   .429 11 – 10   .524
No. 9 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3   .400 10 – 9   .526
No. 14 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333 6 – 11   .353
USC  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6   .143 5 – 14   .263
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2020 BYU Cougars roster
 

Defensive specialist/libero

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

Middle blockers

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

Outside hitters

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

Opposite hitters

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

Setters

  • 3 Wil Stanley - Senior
  • 23 Gavin Heap - Freshman
  • 24 Brody Earnest - Sophomore
  

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)
1/3
6 p.m. 		@ #11 Loyola-Chicago #3 Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL 		ESPN3 W 3–1
(25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16) 		496 1–0
1/4
6 p.m. 		@ #6 Lewis #3 Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL 		GLVCSN W 3–1
(25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16) 		995 2–0
1/10
7 p.m. 		#15 Penn State #3 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–22) 		4,440 3–0
1/11
5 p.m. 		#15 Penn State #3 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–21) 		3,080 4–0
1/17
5 p.m. 		@ Mount Olive #2 Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NV 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3–0
(25–17, 25–10, 25–22) 		228 5–0
1/18
11 a.m. 		@ Mount Olive #2 Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC 		Conference Carolinas DN W 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 25–16) 		384 6–0
1/22
8 p.m. 		@ #5 UC Irvine #2 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		Big West TV W 3–1
(25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16) 		637 7–0
1/24
8 p.m. 		@ #5 UC Irvine #2 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		Big West TV W 3–1
(28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25) 		1,665 8–0
1/31
7 p.m. 		#3 UCSB #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–1
(25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17) 		4,692 9–0
2/1
6 p.m. 		#3 UCSB #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–2
(23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11) 		3,655 10–0
2/6
7 p.m. 		#7 UCLA* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(31–29, 25–12, 25–23) 		3,100 11–0
(1–0)
2/8
5 p.m. 		#8 Pepperdine* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–1
(25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20) 		3,775 12–0
(2–0)
2/14
7 p.m. 		Grand Canyon* #2 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		GCU TV W 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 28–26) 		3,879 13–0
(3–0)
2/20
7 p.m. 		Concordia Irvine* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(25–15, 25–19, 25–20) 		2,762 14–0
(4–0)
2/22
6 p.m. 		USC* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(25–18, 25–15, 25–19) 		4,151 15–0
(5–0)
2/29
7 p.m. 		#13 Stanford* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–21, 25–22) 		5,817 16–0
(6–0)
3/5
10 p.m. 		@ #1 Hawai'i #2 Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI 		SPEC HI
Big West TV 		W 3–0
(25–15, 25–17, 25–20) 		6,977 17–0
3/6
10 p.m. 		@ #1 Hawai'i #2 Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI 		SPEC HI
Big West TV 		L 2–3
(25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19) 		10,300 17–1
3/13
8 p.m. 		@ #14 Stanford* #1 Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA 		P12+ STAN Cancelled- COVID-19
3/26
8 p.m. 		@ USC* Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ USC
3/27
2 p.m. 		Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		CIU on Stretch
4/2
7 p.m. 		Grand Canyon* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv.org
4/9
8 p.m. 		@ Pepperdine* Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA 		WCC Network
4/11
5 p.m. 		@ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		P12+ UCLA
TBA TBA* (MPSF Tournament)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
  • Lewis: No commentary
  • Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
  • Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
  • UC Irvine: No commentary
  • UC Irvine: No commentary
  • UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Jack O'Hara
  • Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
  • Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji
  • Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji

References

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2020 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2020 BYU Cougars softball team
  1. "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".
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