The 2022 UCLA men's volleyball team represented University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach John Speraw, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion when basketball did not conflict with the home game schedule and at John Wooden Center when basketball conflicted with the home game schedule. The Bruins were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish second in the MPSF preseason poll. UCLA hosted the MPSF tournament (April 20–23) and also the 2022 NCAA Championship at Pauley Pavilion. The 2022 NCAA Championship began on May 1 with an opening round match.

Season highlights The Bruins defeated rivals USC Trojans twice this season. UCLA won the MPSF title by defeating Pepperdine 3–0 on April 9, 2022. The team hosted the MPSF and NCAA Tournaments at Pauley Pavilion.

Roster  Defensive specialist/libero 4 Cole Pender - Senior 14 Matthew Aziz - Freshman

Middle blockers 2 J.R. Norris IV - Senior 7 Ian Parish - Sophomore 9 Guy Genis - Freshman 10 Sean McQuiggan - Freshman 13 Merrick McHenry - Sophomore 15 Daniel Matheney - Junior 22 Matthew Edwards - Freshman Outside hitters 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior 11 Cooper Robinson - Freshman 12 Alex Knight - Junior 16 Ido David - Freshman 17 Sam Burgi - Junior 18 Grant Sloane - Freshman 19 Ian Eschenberg - Senior 20 Ethan Champlin - Sophomore Opposite hitters 1 Kyle Vom Steeg - Sophomore 3 Cole Ketrzynski - Junior 8 Kevin Kobrine - Junior 16 Ido David - Freshman 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore

Setters 5 Ayrton Garcia-Jurado - Junior 6 Marcus Partain - Sophomore 24 Miles Partain - Sophomore 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or Pac-12+. 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)1/155 p.m.Princeton#2John Wooden CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–0(25–12, 25–22, 25–22)01–01/215 p.m.#11 Ohio State#2Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge)P12, P12 LAW 3–2(25–18, 25–15, 23–25, 23–25, 15–8)02–01/227:30 p.m.#3 Penn State#2Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge)P12 InsiderW 3–1 (17–25, 28–26, 25–22, 25–19)1,0473–01/277 p.m.CSUN#2John Wooden CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–0(27–25, 25–18, 25–22)4504–01/295 p.m.#7 Lewis#2John Wooden CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAL 0–3(21–25, 20–25, 23–25)7504–12/47 p.m.@ #15 UC Irvine#4Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–1(21–25, 25–14, 25–22, 26–24)1,2485–12/57 p.m.#15 UC Irvine#4Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LAW 3–2(25–23, 23–25, 25–14, 16–25, 15–11)1,2286–12/97 p.m.@ #14 UC San Diego#2RIMAC ArenaLa Jolla, CAESPN+W 3–1(22–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–16)1,5057–12/117 p.m.@ #1 Long Beach State#2Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 0–3(22–25, 23–25, 13–25)3,1377–22/195 p.m.#1 Long Beach State#2John Wooden CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–2(25–20, 25–23, 23–25, 21–25, 15–12)2,0088–22/237 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–1(25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–18)7289–2(1–0)2/257 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#1CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagleEyeW 3–0(25–13, 25–20, 25–15)11110–2(2–0)3/37 p.m.#8 Grand Canyon*#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–0(25–14, 25–19, 25–21)1,11411–2(3–0)3/45 p.m.#8 Grand Canyon*#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAW 3–0(25–18, 25–20, 25–21)96612–2(4–0)3/117 p.m.@ Stanford*#1Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12+ STANL 2–3(20–25, 25–22, 18–25, 25–23, 12–15)58012–3(4–1)3/126 p.m.@ Stanford*#1Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12W 3–1(20–25, 25–13, 25–23, 27–25)96313–3(5–1)3/253 p.m.@ Morehouse#1Forbes ArenaAtlanta, GAW 3–0(25–8, 25–9, 25–5)22514–3(5–1)3/263 p.m.@ Fort Valley State#1HPE ArenaFort Valley, GAW 3–0(25–8, 25–10, 25–11)10115–3(5–1)3/317 p.m.@ #5 USC*#1Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12 LAW 3–0(25–23, 25–19, 25–17)97516–3(6–1)4/25 p.m.#5 USC*#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LAW 3–2(23–25, 25–19, 17–25, 25–12, 15–12)4,03217–3(7–1)4/77 p.m.@ #8 Pepperdine*#1Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–0(25–19, 30–28, 25–22) 941 18–3(8–1)4/96 p.m.#8 Pepperdine*#1Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LA W 3–0(25-23, 25-19, 25-19) 2,942 19–3(9–3)4/156 p.m.@ BYU* #1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtv W 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–18) 3,987 20–310–34/166 p.m.@ BYU* #1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(26–28, 20–25, 25–23, 25–22, 15–9) 4,185 21–311–34/214 p.m. (5) Stanford #1(1) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(MPSF Semifinal)FloVolleyball L 2–3(21–25, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15, 11–15) 850 21–45/35 p.m. Pepperdine #1 Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(NCAA Opening Round) P12 W 3–1(25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19) 1,814 22–45/55 p.m. Long Beach State #1 Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA(NCAA Semifinal) NCAA.com L 2–3(25–18, 25–18, 15–25, 10–25, 14–16) 4,430 22–5 *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone. Rank – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I-II Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Announcers for televised games

Princeton: Denny Cline Ohio State: Anne Marie Anderson Penn State: Denny Cline CSUN: Denny Cline Lewis: Denny Cline UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande UC Irvine: Denny Cline UC San Diego: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties Long Beach State: Matt Brown & Matt Prosser Long Beach State: Denny Cline Concordia Irvine: Denny Cline Concordia Irvine: Patience O'Neal Grand Canyon: Denny Cline Grand Canyon: Denny Cline Stanford: Tim Swartz & Ted Enberg Stanford: Ted Enberg USC: Anne Marie Anderson USC: Anne Marie Anderson Pepperdine: Al Epstein Pepperdine: Jim Watson BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano BYU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano MPSF Tournament Semifinal- Stanford: Darren Preston NCAA Opening Round- Pepperdine: Darren Preston NCAA Semifinal: Brendan Gulick

Rankings

Awards and honors March 14, 2022 – Merrick McHenry was the Co-National Middle Attacker of the Week by offtheblock.com and Kevin Kobrine was named the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week April 4, 2022 – Miles Partain was named National Setter of the Week and Kevin Kobrine was the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week April 11, 2022 – Miles Partain was named MPSF Player of the Week April 18, 2022 – Ido David was named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week

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