The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF quarterfinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.

Season highlights Kupono Browne won the National Opposite of the Week award for Week 0 games.

Roster  Defensive specialist/libero 4 Jon Stanley - Senior 6 Jackson Fife - Freshman 12 Mitchel Worthington - Senior 18 Bernardo Adam - Freshman

Middle blockers 5 Alessandro Gianotti - Freshman 10 Gavin Julien - Junior 19 Ethan Gant - Freshman 21 Teon Taylor - Sophomore 33 Caleb Sorenson - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Luke Benson - Sophomore 3 Kupono Browne - Junior 9 Trent Moser - Freshman 11 Jared Brady - Freshman 18 Bernardo Adam - Freshman 23 Miks Ramanis - Sophomore 24 Brigham Spilsbury - Freshman Opposite hitters 13 Anthony Cherfan - Sophomore

Setters 7 Heath Hughes - Senior 8 Bartosz Slawinski - Junior 16 Noa Haine - Junior 20 Cooper Jarman - Freshman 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/67 p.m.McKendreeSmith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–20, 25–21, 25–20)N/A1–01/77 p.m.#14 LewisSmith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–20, 23–25, 25–17)3,2592–01/207 p.m.Fairleigh Dickinson#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–0(25–20, 25–17, 25–15)3,5133–01/217 p.m.Fairleigh Dickinson#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–15, 25–19, 25–15)4,1254–01/258 p.m.@ #6 UC Irvine#12Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 0-3(21–25, 23–25, 16–25)1,1024–11/278 p.m.@ #6 UC Irvine#12Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–2(26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–9)1,7435–12/025 p.m.@ #8 Ball State#11Worthen ArenaMuncie, INESPN3W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–21, 27–25)1,5676–12/041 p.m.@ #8 Ball State#11Worthen ArenaMuncie, INESPN3L 1–3(26–24, 23–25, 19–25, 23–25)1,7116–22/107 p.m.#14 UC Santa Barbara#10Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–1(22–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–20)3,5167–22/117 p.m.#14 UC Santa Barbara#10Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–19, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17)3,7858–22/178 p.m.@ #2 UCLA*#8Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 0–3(20–25, 22–25, 18–25)1,4328–3(0–1)2/188 p.m.@ #2 UCLA*#8John Wooden CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAL 0–3(17–25, 21–25, 18–25)1,0128–4(0–2)2/248 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#8CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagle EyeW 3–0(25–18, 25–19, 25–19)1059–4(1–2)2/258 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#8CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagle EyeW 3–2(24–26, 26–24, 19–25, 31–29, 15–12)42110–4(2–2)3/036 p.m.@ #5 Grand Canyon*#8GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 0–3(18–25, 22–25, 21–25)2,13410–5(2–3)3/046 p.m.@ #5 Grand Canyon*#8GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2–3(25–22, 17–25, 25–19, 17–25, 15–17)2,56710–6(2–4)3/107 p.m.#15 Ohio State#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–1(25–23, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21)3,59811–63/117 p.m.#15 Ohio State#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(25–23, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25, 15–7)5,07112–63/247 p.m.#7 Pepperdine*#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–20, 15–11)4,15613–6(3–4)3/257 p.m.#7 Pepperdine*#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–2(22–25, 25–16, 25–21, 23–25, 15–13)4,32514–6(4–4)3/307 p.m.#11 USC*#7Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–1(25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 25–20)3,28315–6(5–4)3/317 p.m.#11 USC*#7Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–20, 30–28, 24–26, 25–14)4,26116–6(6–4)4/147 p.m.#8 Stanford*#6Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–1(25–20, 19–25, 25–21, 26–24)4,35817–6(7–4)4/157 p.m.#8 Stanford*#6Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–22, 25–23, 25–19)4,17818–6(8–4)4/194:05 p.m.Concordia Irvine (7)#6(2)Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal)FloVolleyballW 3–1(20–25, 25–23, 25–18, 25–15)50519–64/208:05 p.m.@ #8 Stanford(3)#6(2)Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Semifinal)FloVolleyballL 2–3(20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 12–15)61719–7 *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

McKendree: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber Lewis: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande Ball State: Lexi Eblen & Hudson French Ball State: Mick Tidrow, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain; Guest Analyst: Kevin Barnett UCLA: Brian Webber UCLA: Denny Cline Concordia Irvine: Alex Parisian Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan & Alex Parisian Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle USC: Jason Shepherd, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle MPSF Quarterfinal- :

Rankings

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References