The 2023 USC Trojans men's volleyball team represented the University of Southern California in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Trojans, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Nygaard, played their home games at Galen Center. The Trojans are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish fourth in the MPSF preseason poll.

Roster  Defensive specialist/libero 3 Austin Stuard – Sophomore

Middle blockers 17 Teddy Terrill – Sophomore 18 Christian Thomas – Sophomore 19 Lucas Frassrand – Senior 20 Markus Olsson – Sophomore Outside hitters 1 Dillon Klein – Freshman 2 Noah Roberts – Freshman 4 Jackson Reed – Junior 9 George Dyer – Senior 12 Riley Haine – Freshman 15 Jack Deuchar – Junior 23 Peter Brown – Junior Opposite hitters 8 Kyle Paulson – Junior 14 Luke Hobus – Sophomore 19 Lucas Frassrand – Senior 21 Kevin Kobrine – Senior 24 Simon Gallas – Junior

Setters 6 Trevor Powell – Freshman 7 Ryan Sprague – Freshman 8 Kyle Paulson – Junior 13 Nate Tennant – Junior 

Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games will be televised on Pac-12 Network or streamed on Pac-12+ USC. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/53 p.m.@ #11 UC Santa Barbara#10Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational)VimeoL 1–3(25–19, 16–25, 18–25, 23–25)5420–11/68 p.m.vs. CSUN#10Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational)W 3–0(25–21, 28–26, 25–20)921–11/75:30 p.m.vs. UC San Diego#10Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CA(UCSB Asics Invitational)W 3–2(22–25, 20–25, 25–16, 25–22, 15–12)2122–11/135 p.m.vs. Lindenwood#11Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAW 3–0(25–16, 25–21, 25–16)3-11/144 p.m.vs. King#11Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAW 3–0(25–16, 25–17, 25–16)4164-11/187 p.m.@ #7 UC Irvine#10Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 2-3(22-25, 27–25, 25–23, 20-25, 11-15)1,5344-21/197 p.m. #12 UC Santa Barbara#10Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3-2(21-25, 25–22, 25–22, 18-25, 15-12)1,5085-21/257 p.m.@ CSUN#10Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CAESPN+W 3-1(25-22, 19–25, 25–16, 25-17)4226-22/034 p.m.@ #4 Penn State#10Rec HallUniversity Park, PA(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)B1G+L 1-3(28-30, 20–25, 25–23, 18-25)1,1776-32/041 p.m.vs. #13 Ohio State#10Rec HallUniversity Park, PA(Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge)L 1-3(19-25, 25–20, 20–25, 18-25)06-42/157 p.m.#5 Grand Canyon*#12Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12L 1-3(21-25, 22–25, 28–26, 22-25)4006-5(0-1)2/177 p.m.#5 Grand Canyon*#12Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCL 1-3(25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 22-25)5626-6(0-2)2/247 p.m.#9 Stanford*#13Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 1-3(22-25, 26-24, 16-25, 20-25)3926-7(0-3)2/264 p.m.#9 Stanford*#13Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12W 3-2(25-19, 18-25, 26-24, 22-25, 17-15)5597-7(1-3)3/035 p.m.Menlo#11Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3-1(25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20)2018-73/096 p.m.@ #7 Pepperdine*#10Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWavesCastL 0-3(17-25, 16-25, 19-25)7238-8(1-4)3/117 p.m.#7 Pepperdine*#10Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCL 1-3(25-27, 25-17, 23-25, 20-25)4938-9(1-5)3/247 p.m.@ #4 Long Beach State#11Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 0-3(17-25, 15-25, 23-25)2,8148-103/257 p.m.#4 Long Beach State#11Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCL 1-3(13-25, 25-14, 25-27, 21-25)8768-113/306 p.m.@ #7 BYU*#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1-3(21-25, 25-22, 17-25, 20-25)3,2838-12(1-6)3/316 p.m.@ #7 BYU*#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1-3(20-25, 28-30, 26-24, 14-25)4,2618-13(1-7)4/067 p.m.@ #2 UCLA*#12Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 0-3(22-25, 17-25, 22-25)3,0728–14(1-8)4/087 p.m.#2 UCLA*#12Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 0-3(20-25, 17-25, 20-25)1,6148–15(1-9)4/137 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine*#13CU CenterIrvine, CAEagleEyeW 3-2(25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12)1139–15(2-9)4/157 p.m.Concordia Irvine*#13Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCW 3-0(25-22, 25-15, 25-21)30410–15(3-9)4/19TBD@ #8 Stanford(3)#12(6)Maples PavilionStanford, CA(MPSF Quarterfinal)FloVolleyballL 1-3(25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 15-25)70610-16 *-Indicates conference match. (#)-Indicates tournament seeding. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Cameron Greene CSUN: Penn State: Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon: Stanford: Stanford: Menlo: Pepperdine: Pepperdine: Long Beach State: Long Beach State: BYU: BYU: UCLA: UCLA: Concordia Irvine: Concordia Irvine: MPSF Quarterfinal:

Rankings

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

References