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
Team	W		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
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
2021 record	0-0 (0-0 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Young[1] (3rd season) Micah Naone[2] (3rd season)
Home arena	Smith 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
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References

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".