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.
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 - 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.
DatetimeOpponent RankArenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/36 p.m.@ #11 Loyola-Chicago#3Joseph J. Gentile ArenaChicago, ILESPN3W 3–1(25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16)4961–01/46 p.m.@ #6 Lewis#3Neil Carey ArenaRomeoville, ILGLVCSNW 3–1(25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16)9952–01/107 p.m.#15 Penn State#3Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–23, 25–19, 25–22)4,4403–01/115 p.m.#15 Penn State#3Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–19, 25–22, 25–21)3,0804–01/175 p.m.@ Mount Olive#2Kornegay ArenaMount Olive, NVConference Carolinas DNW 3–0(25–17, 25–10, 25–22)2285–01/1811 a.m.@ Mount Olive#2Kornegay ArenaMount Olive, NCConference Carolinas DNW 3–0(25–20, 25–23, 25–16)3846–01/228 p.m.@ #5 UC Irvine#2Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA Big West TVW 3–1(25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16)6377–01/248 p.m.@ #5 UC Irvine#2Bren Events CenterIrvine, CABig West TVW 3–1(28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25)1,6658–01/317 p.m.#3 UCSB#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17)4,6929–02/16 p.m.#3 UCSB#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11)3,65510–02/67 p.m.#7 UCLA*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(31–29, 25–12, 25–23)3,10011–0(1–0)2/85 p.m.#8 Pepperdine*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20)3,77512–0(2–0)2/147 p.m.Grand Canyon*#2GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZGCU TVW 3–0(25–22, 25–18, 28–26)3,87913–0(3–0)2/207 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–15, 25–19, 25–20)2,76214–0(4–0)2/226 p.m.USC*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–18, 25–15, 25–19)4,15115–0(5–0)2/297 p.m.#13 Stanford*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–12, 25–21, 25–22)5,81716–0(6–0)3/510 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i#2Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPEC HIBig West TVW 3–0(25–15, 25–17, 25–20)6,97717–03/610 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i#2Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPEC HIBig West TVL 2–3(25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19)10,30017–13/138 p.m.@ #14 Stanford*#1Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12+ STAN Cancelled- COVID-193/268 p.m.@ USC*Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USC3/272 p.m.Concordia Irvine*CU ArenaIrvine, CACIU on Stretch4/27 p.m.Grand Canyon*Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtv.org4/98 p.m.@ Pepperdine*Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWCC Network4/115 p.m.@ UCLA*Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLATBATBA*(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
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