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. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #1 the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking.

Roster  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. All road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)2/47 p.m.#8 UCLA*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25)1500–1(0–1)2/64 p.m.#8 UCLA*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–16, 25–21, 25–17)1501–1(1–1)2/127 p.m.#7 Pepperdine*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–6, 25–23, 28–26)1502–1(2–1)2/137 p.m.#7 Pepperdine*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(23–25, 28–26, 25–23, 26–24)1503–1(3–1)2/187 p.m.#10 Grand Canyon*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtv.orgW 3–1(26–24, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20)1504–1(4–1)2/207 p.m.#10 Grand Canyon*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(25–27, 28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)1595–1(5–1)2/256 p.m.@ #9 Grand Canyon*#1GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZ GCU TVL 0–3(22–25, 43–45, 10–25)5765–2(5–2)2/2712 p.m.@ #9 Grand Canyon*#1GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZGCU TVW 3–0(25–19, 25–19, 25–13)N/A6–2(6–2)3/48 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#2CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagle TV on Stretch InternetW 3–0(25–20, 25–19, 25–19)07–2(7–2)3/56 p.m.@ USC*#2Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3–0(25–22, 25–20, 25–20)08–2(8–2)3/127 p.m.Stanford*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–16, 25–15, 25–16)5009–2(9–2)3/137 p.m.Stanford*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–19, 25–22, 25–19)50010–2(10–2)3/192 p.m.@ #4 Pepperdine*#2Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–1(20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 25–17)011–2(11–2)3/202 p.m.@ #4 Pepperdine*#2Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–21, 25–14, 25–20)012–2(12–2)3/268 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#2CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagle TV on Stretch InternetW 3–0(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)013–2(13–2)3/278 p.m.@ Concorida Irvine*#2CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagle TV on Stretch InternetW 3–0(25–22, 25–17, 25–16)014–2(14–2)4/17 p.m.USC*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–22, 25–18, 25–16)50015–2(15–2)4/27 p.m.USC*#2Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20)50016–2(16–2)4/96 p.m.@ #6 UCLA*#2Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–0 (25–19, 25–16, 25–17)017–2(17–2)4/106 p.m.@ #6 UCLA*#2Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAL 1–3(18–25, 25–21, 25–27, 15–25)017–3(17–3)4/237 p.m.#9 (4) Grand Canyon#2 (1)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(MPSF Semifinal)FloVolleyballW 3–0(25–14, 25–19, 29–27)70018–3(17–3)4/237 p.m.#5 (3) Pepperdine#2 (1)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(MPSF Championship)FloVolleyballW 3–0(25–23, 25–15, 25–19)75019–3(17–3)5/66 p.m.#4 Lewis#2 (2)Covelli CenterColumbus, OH(NCAA Semifinal)NCAA.comW 3–1(25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20)27520–35/66 p.m.#1 Hawai'i (1)#2 (2)Covelli CenterColumbus, OH(NCAA Championship)ESPNUL 0–3 (21–25, 19–25, 16–25)34520–4 *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Diana Johnson Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Diana Johnson Concordia Irvine: Viola Patience O'Neal USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Pepperdine: Al Epstein Pepperdine: Al Epstein Concordia Irvine: Viola Patience O'Neal Concordia Irvine: Anthony Calderon USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail UCLA: Denny Cline UCLA: Denny Cline Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail Lewis: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett Hawai'i: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.

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