2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fifth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.^[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.^[4] On March 12 the NCAA, BYU, and the MPSF shutdown the remainder of the season due to COVID-19, leaving BYU to end the season ranked #1 and undefeated in conference play.^[5]

2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Young^[1] (2nd season) Micah Naone^[2] (2nd season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 BYU  ‍‍‍	6	–	0		1.000			17	–	1		.944
No. 11 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍	4	–	2		.667			14	–	7		.667
No. 8 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	3	–	2		.600			7	–	6		.538
No. 13 Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍	3	–	4		.429			11	–	10		.524
No. 9 UCLA  ‍‍‍	2	–	3		.400			10	–	9		.526
No. 14 Stanford  ‍‍‍	2	–	4		.333			6	–	11		.353
USC  ‍‍‍	1	–	6		.143			5	–	14		.263
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2020 BYU Cougars roster^[6]
	Defensive specialist/libero 4 Jon Stanley - Freshman 6 Zach Hendrickson - Junior 12 Mitchel Worthington - Sophomore Middle blockers 10 Gavin Julien - Freshman 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Junior 17 Branden Oberender -   Sophomore 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Senior 21 Max Pothier - Freshman		Outside hitters 1 Davide Gardini - Sophomore 4 Jon Stanley - Freshman 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Senior 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore 11 Zach Eschenberg - Senior 13 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore 20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Freshman		Opposite hitters 2 Alex Ah Sue - Sophomore 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Junior Setters 3 Wil Stanley - Senior 23 Gavin Heap - Freshman 24 Brody Earnest - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv. Most road games will also be streamed.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/3 6 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16)	496	1–0
1/4 6 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis	#3	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVCSN	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16)	995	2–0
1/10 7 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–22)	4,440	3–0
1/11 5 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–21)	3,080	4–0
1/17 5 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NV	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–10, 25–22)	228	5–0
1/18 11 a.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–16)	384	6–0
1/22 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16)	637	7–0
1/24 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25)	1,665	8–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17)	4,692	9–0
2/1 6 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11)	3,655	10–0
2/6 7 p.m.	#7 UCLA*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–12, 25–23)	3,100	11–0 (1–0)
2/8 5 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20)	3,775	12–0 (2–0)
2/14 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*	#2	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 28–26)	3,879	13–0 (3–0)
2/20 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–20)	2,762	14–0 (4–0)
2/22 6 p.m.	USC*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	4,151	15–0 (5–0)
2/29 7 p.m.	#13 Stanford*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–21, 25–22)	5,817	16–0 (6–0)
3/5 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–20)	6,977	17–0
3/6 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	L 2–3 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19)	10,300	17–1
3/13 8 p.m.	@ #14 Stanford*	#1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	Cancelled- COVID-19
3/26 8 p.m.	@ USC*		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC
3/27 2 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*		CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch
4/2 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org
4/9 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WCC Network
4/11 5 p.m.	@ UCLA*		Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA
TBA	TBA*		(MPSF Tournament)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
• Lewis: No commentary
• Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
• Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
• UC Irvine: No commentary
• UC Irvine: No commentary
• UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Jack O'Hara
• Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji

References

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2020 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2020 BYU Cougars softball team

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2. "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
4. "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
5. "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
6. "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".