Former UCLA middle blocker Merrick McHenry (left) smiles during a match at Pauley Pavilion. Former UCLA outside hitter Ethan Champlin (right) prepares to receive the ball. L: (Daily Bruin file photo) R: (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 6 at 6:26 p.m.
A new Olympic cycle brings new opportunities for the next generation of Bruins.
Some of UCLA men’s volleyball’s players are capitalizing on just that as they compete for Team USA in the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League, which began June 11 and will run until Aug.
Many recruited athletes explore their options before committing to a college.
Cooper Robinson always knew he belonged at UCLA.
“I grew up loving the school,” Robinson, who has donned blue-and-gold merchandise since childhood, said.
This post was updated May 22 at 9:34 p.m.
UCLA men’s volleyball’s 2025 season is officially over after getting swept by Long Beach State in the NCAA tournament final at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio, on May 12.
This post was updated May 13 at 10:17 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The month of May became synonymous with UCLA magic the past two years.
Spring of 2023 and 2024 were painted blue and gold, as the Bruins stood atop collegiate men’s volleyball and returned to Westwood with national hardware.
Collegiate men’s volleyball games have long been victim to the curse of three.
From 2012 to 2024, each national champion team went back to back. But the three-peat remains elusive.
This post was updated May 11 at 9:47 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The famous quote goes, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
For the reigning back-to-back national champions who are three sets away from the first three-peat since 1984, success is definitely not final.
This post was updated May 8 at 9:37 p.m.
Facing an unknown opponent is always a wild card.
There’s no way to know if a team has the chops to beat them until both squads are on the hardwood.
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