Time to empty the notebook that is filled with college men’s volleyball news and notes. Check out some of the more interesting news tidbits and other notes involving college men’s volleyball. (more…)
Category: MPSF
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The Map: Home countries of every current international NCAA men’s volleyball player
There is a strong global influence to NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball. (more…)
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Best of State: The top current NCAA men’s volleyball player from every state
College men’s volleyball is continuing to grow — along with all the places throughout the United States that are producing players. (more…)
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The Map: Hometowns of every current U.S. college men’s volleyball player
The development of NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball caliber players has spread throughout the majority of states in the nation. (more…)
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Audio: Stanford coach Kosty says team healthy, ahead of schedule in preseason
Listen to Off the Block’s interview with Stanford coach John Kosty as he discusses the Cardinal’s start to the preseason, building the team culture and the challenges of scheduling for the 2018 season. (more…)
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Pepperdine to name home court after retired coach Dunphy
The legacy of Hall of Fame retired coach Marv Dunphy will be on full display at every future Pepperdine home match.
The Pepperdine athletics department announced during the weekend that it will dedicate the court at the team’s home arena Firestone Fieldhouse in honor of Dunphy.
Dunphy retired following the 2017 season as one of the winningest coaches in college men’s volleyball history. In his 34 seasons as the team’s head coach, Dunphy had a 612-277 career record and led the Waves to four NCAA championship — with each title occurring in a different decade.
The Waves under Dunphy also ended 16 of the last 17 seasons in the top 10 of the national rankings.
Along with his college coaching accomplishments, Dunphy took a sabbatical from Pepperdine to serve as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1985-88. The United States in those four years won the 1985 World Cup, 1986 World Championship, the 1987 Pan American Games and won the gold medal a 1988 Olympics.
That Olympics was the first of seven Olympics featuring Dunphy on a coaching staff for USA Volleyball.
The Waves’ athletics department unveiled its decision to create the Marv Dunphy Volleyball Court at a Pepperdine men’s volleyball ceremony that had about 70 former and current players in attendance.
The newly named volleyball court will be commemorated with a display in the Firestone Fieldhouse. Pepperdine also announced it will have a public acknowledgement of Dunphy’s Hall of Fame career that will take place during a Waves’ home match in the upcoming season.
Dunphy is the second college men’s volleyball coach in recent years to have a court named in his honor. Fort Wayne renamed its court after Hall of Fame coach Annie Ball in his final season before retiring in 2015.
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Penn State to return to Outrigger Invitational during 2018 season
Penn State is heading back to Hawaii after a two-year hiatus from one of the biggest annual non-conference tournaments in college men’s volleyball.
The Nittany Lions along with releasing their entire 2018 schedule on Tuesday announced they will participate in the Outrigger Invitational. (more…)
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Stanford continues annual series with both Long Beach, UC Irvine
The split of MPSF will not mean Stanford ending its series versus both Long Beach State and UC Irvine.
Stanford along with releasing its entire 2018 schedule earlier this week announced that it will play a home-and-home non-conference series against Long Beach State and UC Irvine. (more…)
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BYU to play at Ball State for first time in 25 years
A quarter of a century later and BYU will once again travel to Ball State. (more…)