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American college volleyball season

2025 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
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ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record6–0 (0–0 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young (7th season)
  • Otavio Souza (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons← 20242026 →

The 2025 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2025 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by tenth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF semifinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish third in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.

2025 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 BYU ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 0   1.000
No. 9 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
No. 7 USC ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 0   1.000
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 0   1.000
No. 10 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Vanguard ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 11 Stanford ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 1   .667
Menlo ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 3   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

  • Luke Benson won the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week for games held Opening Week. Likewise Teon Taylor won the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week Opening Week.

Roster

2025 BYU Cougars roster
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 6 Jackson Fife - Junior
  • 15 Bernardo Adam - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 5 Niko Hales - Freshman
  • 17 Gavin Chambers - Freshman
  • 19 Ethan Gant - Junior
  • 21 Teon Taylor - Senior
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Luke Benson - Senior
  • 9 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Sophomore
  • 10 Lucas Torres - Junior
  • 11 Jared Brady - Junior
  • 20 Keoni Thiim - Senior
  • 22 Jack Sutton - Junior
  • 23 Miks Ramanis - Senior
  • 24 Cole Hauser - Junior
  

Opposite hitters

  • 10 Lucas Torres - Junior
  • 14 Ian Little - Redshirt Sophomore

Setters

  • 2 Kyle Saurer - Redshirt Freshman
  • 3 Tyler Hergert - Junior
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv, BYUtv.org, and BTN+/B1G+. 8 home matches will be live on BTN+ and shown tape delayed on BYUtv while the other 8 will be live on both platforms. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by BTN+/B1G+.
Date
time 		Opponent Rank
 Arena
city
(tournament) 		Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF record)
1/3
5 p.m. 		@ #11 Ohio State #6 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		BTN+ W 3–1
(19–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–18) 		1,292 1–0
1/4
5 p.m. 		@ #11 Ohio State #6 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH 		BTN+ W 3–1
(29–27, 23–25, 25–15, 25–17) 		1,116 2–0
1/10
7 p.m. 		St. Thomas Aquinas #6 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		byutv.org
BTN+ 		W 3–0
(25–11, 25–14, 25–21) 		3,453 3–0
1/11
7 p.m. 		St. Thomas Aquinas #6 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD) 		W 3–0
(25–15, 25–16, 25–16) 		3,609 4–0
1/16
5 p.m. 		@ #6 Ball State #5 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(23–25, 25–27, 25–15, 25–19, 15–12) 		2,018 5–0
1/17
5 p.m. 		@ #6 Ball State #5 Worthen Arena
Muncie, IN 		ESPN+ W 3–2
(22–25, 26–24, 22–25, 25–17, 15–9) 		2,040 6–0
1/22
7 p.m. 		@ UC Irvine Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+
1/24
7 p.m. 		@ UC Irvine Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA 		ESPN+
1/31
7 p.m. 		Hawai'i Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
2/1
7 p.m. 		Hawai'i Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
2/7
7 p.m. 		UC Santa Barbara Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
2/8
7 p.m. 		UC Santa Barbara Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
2/14
8 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		BTN+
2/15
8 p.m. 		@ Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA 		BTN+
2/21
7 p.m. 		Barry Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
2/22
7 p.m. 		Barry Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
3/7
7 p.m. 		USC* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
3/8
7 p.m. 		USC* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
3/15
7 p.m. 		Harvard Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
3/17
7 p.m. 		Harvard Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BTN+
BYUtv (TD)
3/21
7 p.m. 		@ Grand Canyon* Global Credit Union Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		BTN+
3/22
7 p.m. 		@ Grand Canyon* Global Credit Union Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		BTN+
4/3
7 p.m. 		Stanford* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
4/4
7 p.m. 		Stanford* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
4/11
8 p.m. 		@ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		BTN+
4/12
6 p.m. 		@ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA 		BTN+
4/18
7 p.m. 		Pepperdine* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
4/19
7 p.m. 		Pepperdine* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		BYUtv
BTN+
4/22-4/26
TBA 		Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
(MPSF Tournament) 		BTN+
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

  • Ohio State: Jonathan Matthes & Dylan Tyrer
  • Ohio State: Sara Sharp & Hanna Williford
  • St. Thomas Aquinas: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
  • St. Thomas Aquinas: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
  • Ball State: Jordan Klimes, Dominick Liacone, & Brayden Carroll
  • Ball State: Dominick Liacone, Jordan Klimes, & Brayden Carroll
  • UC Irvine:
  • UC Irvine:
  • Hawai'i:
  • Hawai'i:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • UC Santa Barbara:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Concordia Irvine:
  • Barry:
  • Barry:
  • USC:
  • USC:
  • Harvard:
  • Harvard:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Grand Canyon:
  • Stanford:
  • Stanford:
  • UCLA:
  • UCLA:
  • Pepperdine:
  • Pepperdine:
  • MPSF Tournament:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AVCA Coaches655
Off the Block MediaNot released4

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

  1. "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. "BYU men's volleyball hires former Cougar as new assistant coach". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. "Cougars picked third in MPSF Men's Volleyball poll". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. "Benson, Taylor earn MPSF men's volleyball awards". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. "2025 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics". BYU Athletics.
  7. "BYU's Herget didn't need promises, just an opportunity". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. "BYU embracing opportunity of facing 'one of the toughest schedules in the country'". Deseret News. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  9. "No. 6 BYU men's volleyball earns 3-1 victory at No. 11 Ohio State in opener". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  10. "Benson's 21 kills leads No. 6 BYU men's volleyball to another win at No. 11 Ohio State". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  11. "No. 6 BYU men's volleyball sweeps St. Thomas Aquinas in home opener". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  12. "St. Thomas Aquinas at BYU Stats Jan 10". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  13. "BYU Roundup: Men's volleyball moves to 4-0 with victory against St. Thomas Aquinas". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  14. "St. Thomas Aquinas at BYU Stats Jan 11". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  15. "No. 5 BYU men's volleyball finishes off amazing comeback at No. 6 Ball State". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  16. "No. 5 BYU men's volleyball takes another five-set victory at No. 6 Ball State". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  17. "2025 AVCA National Collegiate MVB Preseason Poll – Dec. 30". AVCA. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  18. "Ball State cracks top five, UCLA near unanimous No. 1 in preseason coaches poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  19. "2025 AVCA National Collegiate MVB Poll – Jan. 13". AVCA. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  20. "BYU roundup: Cougar men's volleyball moves up in rankings to No. 5". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  21. "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 21, 2025)". Off the Block.
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