The 2023 UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team represented the University of California San Diego in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Tritons, led by first year head coach Brad Rostratter, played their home games at LionTree Arena. The Tritons competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish sixth in the Big West preseason poll.
Preseason Coaches poll The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC San Diego was picked to finish last in the Big West Conference standings. 1 Hawai'i 25 (5) 2 Long Beach State 19 3 UC Irvine 17 (1) 4 UC Santa Barbara 13 5 CSUN 10 6 UC San Diego 6
Roster 2023 UC San Diego Tritons Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 5 Evan Boyle - Freshman 20 Paya Vatanshenas - Sophomore
Middle Blockers 12 Nick Rigo - Junior 14 Jim Garrison - Freshman 15 Zachary Weston - Sophomore 23 Spiro Maranda - Sophomore 24 Peter Selcho - Freshman 25 Michael Urdahl - Senior Outside Hitters 1 Ben Blakely - Sophomore 6 Leo Pravednikov - Freshman 7 Matthew Lim - Sophomore 9 Ryan Ka - Senior 10 Josh Schellinger - Freshman 11 Brett Pursley - Freshman 21 Joshua Ewert - Freshman 22 Sam Warren - Sophomore Opposite Hitters 1 Ben Blakely - Sophomore 3 Gabriel Dyer - Sophomore 13 Berkeley Miesfeld - Senior 16 Michael Robertson - Freshman
Setters 2 Cameron Wurl - Freshman 3 Gabriel Dyer - Sophomore 18 Andrew Boyle - Junior
Schedule TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information: ESPN+ will carry all home and conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%" |- ! style="" scope="col"|DateTime ! style="" scope="col"|Opponent ! style="" scope="col"| Rank ! style="" scope="col"|ArenaCity(Tournament) ! style="" scope="col"|Television ! style="" scope="col"|Score ! style="" scope="col"|Attendance ! style="" scope="col"|Record(Big West Record) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/58 p.m. |vs. Lincoln Memorial | |Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational) | |W 3–2(25–18, 15–25, 25–23, 20–25, 16–14) |97 |1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/63 p.m. |vs. #2 UCLA | |Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational) | |L 0–3(18–25, 16–25, 14–25) |115 |1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/75:30 p.m. |vs. #10 USC | |Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational) | |L 2–3(25–22, 25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 12–15) |212 |1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/135 p.m. |@ #12 Loyola Chicago | |Joseph J. Gentile ArenaChicago, IL |ESPN+ |L 0-3(20–25, 24–26, 18–25) |1,403 |1-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/145 p.m. |@ #15 Lewis | |Neil Carey ArenaRomeoville, IL |GLVC SN |L 1-3(25-27, 20–25, 25–23, 23-25) |800 |1-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/176 p.m. |Emmanuel | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |W 3–0(25–12, 25–20, 25–16) |295 |2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/187 p.m. |Menlo | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA | ESPN+ |W 3–0(25–14, 25–21, 25–22) |433 |3-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/217 p.m. |@ #2 UCLA | |Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |P12 LA |L 0-3(15-25, 23–25, 18–25) |923 |3-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |1/284 p.m. |vs. Erskine | |GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZ |GCU TV |W 3-0(25-21, 25–20, 25–15) |105 |4-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |1/292 p.m. |@ #9 Grand Canyon | |GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZ |ESPN+ |L 0-3(19-25, 19–25, 23–25) |459 |4-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2/37 p.m. |Ottawa | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |W 3-0(25-15, 25–16, 25–20) |341 |5-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |2/147 p.m. |Westcliff | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |W 3-0(26-24, 25–17, 25–10) |121 |6-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/217 p.m. |@ Concordia Irvine | |CU ArenaIrvine, CA |EagleEye |L 1-3(23-25, 25-22, 15-25, 21-25) |126 |6-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |2/247 p.m. |#14 CSUN* | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |L 1-3(25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 21-25) |556 |6-8(0-1) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/037 p.m. |@ UC Santa Barbara* | |Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA |ESPN+ |L 1-3(25-20, 22-25, 26-28, 22-25) |403 |6-9(0-2) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/052 p.m. |#12 Ball State | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |L 2-3(25-23, 19-25, 15-25, 25-23, 12-15) |301 |6-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/107 p.m. |@ UC Irvine* | |Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA |ESPN+ |L 0-3(17-25, 23-25, 16-25) |932 |6-11(0-3) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/117 p.m. |UC Irvine* | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |L 0-3(16-25, 17-25, 14-25) |910 |6-12(0-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |3/167 p.m. |@ #12 CSUN* | |Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CA |ESPN+ |W 3-0(25-21, 25-22, 25-20) |280 |7-12(1-4) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |3/317 p.m. |#4 Long Beach State* | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |L 0-3(22-25, 13-25, 16-25) |760 |7-13(1-5) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/017 p.m. |@ #4 Long Beach State* | |Walter PyramidLong Beach, CA |ESPN+ |L 0-3(15-25, 17-25, 13-25) |1,413 |7-14(1-6) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |4/077 p.m. |UC Santa Barbara* | |LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CA |ESPN+ |W 3-2(25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-13) |851 |8-14(2-6) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/1410 p.m. |@ #1 Hawai'i* | |Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI |ESPN+ |L 1-3(26-28, 17-25, 25-19, 14-25) |7,022 |8-15(2-7) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/1510 p.m. |@ #1 Hawai'i* | |Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI |ESPN+ |L 0-3(19-25, 22-25, 21-25) |10,300 |8-16(2-8) |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |4/205 p.m. |UC Santa Barbara(4) |(5) |Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Quarterfinal) |ESPN+ |L 2-3'''(18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 12-15) |1 |8-17 |} *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
Loyola Chicago: Ray Gooden & Henry Payne Lewis: Allie Lankowicz & Hannah AlveyEmmanuel: Bryan Fenley & Ricci LuytiesMenlo: Bryan Fenley & Ricci Luyties'' UCLA: Erskine: Grand Canyon: Ottawa: USC: Westcliff: Concordia Irvine: CSUN: UC Santa Barbara: Ball State: UC Irvine: UC Irvine: CSUN: Long Beach State: Long Beach State: UC Santa Barbara: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: Big West Tournament:
Rankings
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References