The 2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Anteaters, led by eleventh year head coach David Kniffin, played their home games at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters competed as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish third in the Big West preseason poll.

Season highlights Joe Karlous won the National Setter of the Week award for Week 0 games.

Preseason Coaches poll The preseason poll was released on December 21, 2022. UC Irvine was picked to finish third 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 Irvine Anteaters Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 1 Davis Lau - Senior 3 Cole Power - Senior 8 Gustavo Gomes - Sophomore

Middle Blockers 13 Beck Weber - Freshman 17 Connor Campbell - Junior 18 Julian Albulescu - Freshman 23 Maxim Grigoriev - Freshman Outside Hitters 2 Akhil Tangutur - Senior 6 Cole Gillis - Junior 7 Doug Dahm - Junior 10 Conner Dahm - Sophomore 11 Francesco Sani - Junior 14 Brandon Marina - Freshman 19 Josh McCune - Freshman 20 Hilir Henno - Sophomore 30 Stefan Vartigov - Freshman Opposite Hitters 5 William D'Arcy - Freshman

Setters 4 Patrick Vorenkamp - Senior 9 Dylan Zhai - Junior 12 Joe Karlous - Junior 15 Cade Martin - Sophomore 22 Aidan Schulten - Freshman 

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

DateTimeOpponent RankArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(Big West Record)1/63 p.m.vs. #14 Lewis #8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–1(26–28, 28–26, 25–22, 25–23) 2491–01/73 p.m.vs. McKendree#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–0(36–34, 25–15, 25–19) 1522–01/137 p.m.Emmanuel#7Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–0(25–12, 25–21, 25–11) 5783-01/187 p.m.# 10 USC#7Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–2(25–22, 25–27, 23–25, 25-20, 15-11) 1,5344-01/207 p.m.Concordia Irvine#7Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–0(25–21, 25–18, 25–16)7025-01/217 p.m.@ Concordia Irvine#7CU ArenaIrvine, CAEagleEyeW 3–0(25–17, 25–20, 25–7)1126-01/257 p.m.#12 BYU#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3–0(25–21, 25–23, 25–15)1,1027-01/277 p.m.#12 BYU#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 2-3(24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 9-15)1,7437-12/036 p.m.@ #9 Grand Canyon#7GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 1-3(19-25, 19-25, 25-12, 22-25)1,1087-22/044 p.m.@ #9 Grand Canyon#7GCU ArenaPhoenix, AZESPN+L 2-3(21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-29, 13-15)7047-32/087 p.m.@ #6 Pepperdine#7Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWavesCastW 3-2(29-27, 20-25, 25-20, 27-29, 15-9)6238-32/107 p.m.#6 Pepperdine #7Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3-1(25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17)1,2929-32/247 p.m.#2 UCLA#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 1-3(25-17, 23-25, 19-25, 16-25)2,4119-42/265 p.m.@ #2 UCLA#6Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAP12+ UCLAL 1-3(25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-27)1,3069-53/043 p.m.@ #10 Stanford#6Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12+ STANW 3-0(25-17, 25-23, 25-22)79310-53/055 p.m.#3 Penn State#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 2-3(34-32, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 11-15)88110-63/107 p.m.UC San Diego*#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-17, 25-23, 25-16)93211-6(1-0)3/117 p.m.@ UC San Diego*#6LionTree ArenaLa Jolla, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-16, 25-17, 25-14)91012-6(2-0)3/167 p.m.@ UC Santa Barbara*#6Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAESPN+W 3-2(23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-11)31213-6(3-0)3/177 p.m.UC Santa Barbara*#6Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-23, 25-22, 25-20)79014-6(4-0)3/317 p.m.#15 CSUN*#5Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-19, 25-21, 25-19)62015-6(5-0)4/017 p.m.@ #15 CSUN*#5Premier America Credit Union ArenaNorthridge, CAESPN+W 3-0(25-22, 28-26, 25-19)18616-6(6-0)4/079 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i*#5Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI ESPN+L 1-3(16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 22-25)7,39916-7(6-1)4/089 p.m.@ #1 Hawai'i *#5Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIESPN+L 0-3(24-26, 20-25, 19-25)8,40916-8(6-2)4/147 p.m.@ #4 Long Beach State*#5Walter PyramidLong Beach, CAESPN+L 0-3(18-25, 19-25, 22-25)2,40916-9(6-3)4/155 p.m.#4 Long Beach State*#5Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN+L 2-3(25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 13-15)1,65116-10(6-4)4/207:30 p.m.CSUN(6)#5(3)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Quarterfinal)ESPN+W 3-0(25-21, 25-22, 25-18)1,00817-104/217:30 p.m.#4 Long Beach State(2)#5(3)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Semifinal)ESPN+W 3-0(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)2,54318-104/227 p.m.#1 Hawai'i(1)#5(3)Bren Events CenterIrvine, CA(Big West Championship)ESPNUL 1-3(18-25, 25-21, 13-25, 22-25)4,06418-11 *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games Lewis: No commentary McKendree: No commentary Emmanuel: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande USC: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande Concordia: Robbie Loya & Charlie Brande Concordia: Jeff Runyan BYU: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande BYU: Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon: Pepperdine: Pepperdine: UCLA: UCLA: Stanford: Penn State: UC San Diego: UC San Diego: UC Santa Barbara: UC Santa Barbara: CSUN: CSUN: Hawai'i: Hawai'i: Long Beach Sttae: Long Beach State:

Rankings

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

References