The 2023 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball team represented University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Gauchos, led by fifteenth year head coach Rick McLaughlin, played their home games between Robertson Gymnasium. The Gauchos compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked the finish fourth in the Big West preseason poll.

Preseason Coaches poll The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fourth 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 Santa Barbara Gauchos Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 1 Jaden Glenn - Sophomore 22 Max Gordon - Sophomore

Middle Blockers 6 Donovan Todorov - Sophomore 15 Dain Johnson - Sophomore 20 Reece Francke - Sophomore 24 Brandon Hicks - Senior Outside Hitters 3 Owen Birg - Freshman 5 Patrick Kane - Freshman 7 Ben Coordt - Freshman 8 Sam Collins - Sophomore 9 Ryan Wilcox - Senior 10 Sam Meister - Freshman 11 Dominic Lang - Sophomore 12 Dayne Chalmers - Junior 14 Andrew Reavis - Sophomore 19 Ben Pearson - Freshman 21 Nick Amoruso - Junior 22 Max Gordon - Sophomore 23 Owen Loncar - Freshman Opposite Hitters 2 Geste Bianchi - Sophomore 3 Owen Birg - Freshman 4 Rees Barnett - Sophomore 10 Sam Meister - Freshman 21 Nick Amoruso - Junior

Setters 1 Jaden Glenn - Sophomore 13 Greg Baglio - Freshman 16 Connor Dunn - Senior 18 Jack Walmer - Sophomore 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information: ESPN+ will carry most home and all conference road games. All other road broadcasts will be carried by the schools respective streaming partner.

DateTimeOpponent RankArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(Big West Record)1/053 p.m.#10 USC #7Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational)VimeoW 3–1(19–25, 25–16, 25–18, 25–23) 5421–01/065:30 p.m.Lincoln Memorial #7Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational)L 2–3(23–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 12–15) 2341–11/088 p.m.#2 UCLA#7Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 0–3(24–26, 16–25, 14–25) 4221–21/137 p.m.@ #8 Stanford#10Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CAP12+ STANL 0–3(16–25, 24–26, 18–25)5961-31/145 p.m.@ #8 Stanford#10Burnham Pavilion & Ford CenterStanford, CAP12+ STANL 2–3(25-20, 22–25, 26–24, 24-26, 12-15) 5851-41/197 p.m.@ #10 USC#12Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCL 2–3(25-21, 22–25, 22–25, 25-18, 12-15) 1,5081-51/207 p.m.@ #2 UCLA#12Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CA P12+ UCLAL 0–3(30-32, 17-25, 21-25) 9501-62/017 p.m.@ #5 Pepperdine#15Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWavesCastL 0–3(23-25, 21-25, 21-25)3721-72/037 p.m. #5 Pepperdine#15Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-2(21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-11, 15-12) 3122-72/105 p.m.@ #10 BYU#14Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 20-25)3,5162-82/115 p.m.@ #10 BYU#14Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(19-25, 20-25, 25-19, 17-25)3,7852-93/017 p.m.VanguardRobertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-1(23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20)1143-93/037 p.m.UC San Diego*Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-1(20-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-22)4034-9(1-0)3/107 p.m.Long Beach State*Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 1-3(25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 23-25)3124-10(1-1)3/117 p.m.@ Long Beach State*Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 2-3(25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 11-15)1,7454-11(1-2)3/147 p.m.HarvardRobertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-21, 25-18, 25-18)1305-113/167 p.m.#6 UC Irvine*Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 2-3(25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 11-25, 11-15)3125-12(1-3)3/177 p.m.@ #6 UC Irvine*Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 0-3(23-25, 22-25, 20-25)7905-13(1-4)3/317 p.m.#1 Hawai'i*Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 0-3(22-25, 21-25, 27-29)5425-14(1-5)4/017 p.m.#1 Hawai'i*Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+L 0-3(19-25, 21-25, 27-29)6345-15(1-6)4/077 p.m.@ UC San Diego*LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CAESPN+L 2-3(20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 14-25, 13-15)8515-16(1-7)4/147 p.m.@ #14 CSUN*Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-20, 25-22, 25-22)2896-16(2-7)4/157 p.m.#14 CSUNRobertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-1(25-18, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21)3257-16(3-7)4/205 p.m.UC San Diego(5)(4)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Quarterfinal)ESPN+W 3-2(25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12)18-164/215 p.m.#1 Hawai'i(1)(4)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Semifinal)ESPN+L 0-3(18-25, 19-25, 18-25)18-17 *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

USC: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler UCLA: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler Stanford: Troy Clardy Stanford: Ted Enberg USC: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene UCLA: Pepperdine: Pepperdine: BYU: BYU: Vanguard: UC San Diego: Long Beach State: Long Beach State: Harvard: UC Irvine: UC Irvine: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: UC San Diego: CSUN: CSUN: Big West Tournament:

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

References