United States men's national volleyball team facts for kids

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United States

Association	USA Volleyball
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	John Speraw
FIVB ranking	4 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
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Summer Olympics
Appearances	10 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1984, 1988, 2008)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1986)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1985, 2015)
Website	www.usavolleyball.org

The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals, including three gold.

History

United States national volleyball team in World League 2015

As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947.

However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the U.S. was no longer a major power. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. The U.S. returned to the elite in the 1980s, winning the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. Of the nine times that the U.S. have competed at the World Cup, they have finished fourth five times, most recently in 2007. They won the event in 1985, and last time out in 2011 they finished in sixth place, eight points away from the medal positions. The team was a bronze medal at the World Championships in 1994. Four years prior, in Italy, they finished sixth. Of the 14 times the United States have qualified for this competition, they have finished in the top 10 on eight occasions.

The U.S. at the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. The U.S. team won its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008. The team failed to defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. The U.S. won the 2015 World Cup title, where they got the first Rio 2016 Olympic qualification ticket. In September 2015 U.S. national team took part in 2015 World Cup. American players won 10 of 11 matches (the same result as Poland and Italy) and lost only to Poland (1-3). On September 23, 2015 they played their last game at the World Cup and defeated Argentina (3–1). The U.S. won the World Cup on a points tie-breaker and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985).

In the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, the inaugural edition replacing the World League, the U.S. national team defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.

Tournament record

Olympics

FIVB World Championship

FIVB World Cup

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

FIVB Volleyball World League

FIVB Volleyball Nations League

NORCECA Championship

Pan American Cup

Volleyball America's Cup

Goodwill Games

• 1986 — Silver medal

  Ctvrtlik, Dvorak, Kiraly, Luyties, Miller, Partie, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Tanner, Stork, Timmons.

• 1990 — 4th place

Team

2023 Nations League

The following is the American roster in the 2023 Nations League.

Head coach: John Speraw

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
1	Anderson, MattMatt Anderson	April 18, 1987	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	140 in (360 cm)	131 in (332 cm)	Zenit St. Petersburg
2	Russell, AaronAaron Russell	June 4, 1993	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	140 in (356 cm)	133 in (337 cm)	JT Thunders
3	Shaw, JamesJames Shaw	March 5, 1994	6 ft 8 in (2.04 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	141 in (358 cm)	133 in (338 cm)	WWK Volleys Herrsching
4	Jendryk, JeffreyJeffrey Jendryk	September 15, 1995	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	139 in (353 cm)	136 in (345 cm)	LUK Lublin
5	Ensing, KyleKyle Ensing	March 6, 1997	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	144 in (366 cm)	139 in (353 cm)	Saint-Nazaire VBA
6	Isaacson, QuinnQuinn Isaacson	February 19, 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	93 in (236 cm)	116 in (294 cm)	Saint-Nazaire VBA
7	Pasteur, JacobJacob Pasteur	June 5, 2002	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	139 in (353 cm)	130 in (330 cm)	Ohio State
8	DeFalco, ToreyTorey DeFalco	April 10, 1997	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	130 in (340 cm)	129 in (328 cm)	Resovia
9	Hanes, JakeJake Hanes	March 5, 1998	6 ft 11 in (2.10 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	144 in (366 cm)	139 in (353 cm)	Cuprum Lubin
10	Dagostino, KyleKyle Dagostino	April 10, 1997	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	123 in (312 cm)	121 in (307 cm)	Nice
11	Christenson, MicahMicah Christenson	May 8, 1993	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	137 in (349 cm)	130 in (340 cm)	Zenit Kazan
12	Holt, MaxwellMaxwell Holt	March 12, 1987	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)	200 lb (90 kg)	138 in (351 cm)	131 in (333 cm)	Vero Volley Monza
13	Gasman, PatrickPatrick Gasman	January 2, 1997	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	138 in (351 cm)	133 in (338 cm)	Chaumont
14	Maʻa, MicahMicah Maʻa	April 16, 1997	6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	131 in (333 cm)	125 in (318 cm)	Stade Poitevin
15	Russell, KyleKyle Russell	August 25, 1993	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	141 in (358 cm)	135 in (343 cm)	Arago de Sète
16	Tuaniga, JoshuaJoshua Tuaniga	March 18, 1997	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	130 in (320 cm)	121 in (307 cm)	AZS Olsztyn
17	Jaeschke, ThomasThomas Jaeschke	September 4, 1993	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	137 in (348 cm)	130 in (330 cm)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
18	Muagututia, GarrettGarrett Muagututia	February 26, 1988	6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	141 in (359 cm)	136 in (345 cm)	Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
19	Averill, TaylorTaylor Averill	March 5, 1992	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	150 in (370 cm)	130 in (330 cm)	AZS Olsztyn
20	Smith, DavidDavid Smith	May 15, 1985	6 ft 8 in (2.02 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	137 in (348 cm)	124 in (314 cm)	ZAKSA
21	Briggs, MasonMason Briggs	January 21, 2001	6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)	150 lb (70 kg)	130 in (320 cm)	120 in (300 cm)	Long Beach State
22	Shoji, ErikErik Shoji	August 24, 1989	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	130 in (330 cm)	126 in (321 cm)	ZAKSA
23	Kessel, CodyCody Kessel	December 3, 1991	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	140 in (360 cm)	136 in (345 cm)	Berlin Recycling Volleys
24	Wildman, BrettBrett Wildman	March 6, 2000	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	130 in (340 cm)	128 in (325 cm)	Penn State
25	Champlin, EthanEthan Champlin	November 29, 2001	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)	200 lb (90 kg)	140 in (350 cm)	128 in (325 cm)	UCLA
26	McHenry, MerrickMerrick McHenry	October 17, 2000	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	138 in (351 cm)	132 in (335 cm)	UCLA
27	Mitchem, TylerTyler Mitchem	May 24, 1998	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	147 in (373 cm)	140 in (355 cm)	Le Plessis
28	Sani, FrancescoFrancesco Sani	July 16, 2002	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	139 in (353 cm)	130 in (330 cm)	UC Irvine
29	Ewert, JordanJordan Ewert	March 18, 1997	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	135 in (344 cm)	128 in (326 cm)	Saint-Nazaire VBA
30	McCauley, KyleKyle McCauley	January 23, 1999	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	139 in (353 cm)	132 in (335 cm)	Lycurgus

2020 Tokyo Olympics

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	Height	2021–22 club
1	Anderson, MattMatt Anderson	April 18, 1987	Opposite	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Sir Safety Umbria Volley
3	Sander, TaylorTaylor Sander	March 17, 1992	Outside hitter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
5	Ensing, KyleKyle Ensing	March 6, 1997	Opposite	6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)	Maccabi Tel Aviv
6	Stahl, MitchellMitchell Stahl	August 31, 1994	Middle blocker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Stal Nysa
7	Shoji, KawikaKawika Shoji (C)	November 11, 1987	Setter	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)	Spor Toto
8	DeFalco, ToreyTorey DeFalco	April 10, 1997	Outside hitter	6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)	Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
11	Christenson, MicahMicah Christenson	May 8, 1993	Setter	6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)	Zenit-Kazan
12	Holt, MaxwellMaxwell Holt	March 12, 1987	Middle blocker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Volley Piacenza
17	Jaeschke, ThomasThomas Jaeschke	September 4, 1993	Outside hitter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Power Volley Milano
18	Muagututia, GarrettGarrett Muagututia	February 23, 1988	Outside hitter	6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)	Al Ahly
20	Smith, DavidDavid Smith	May 15, 1985	Middle blocker	6 ft 7 in (2.00 m)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
22	Shoji, ErikErik Shoji	August 24, 1989	Libero	6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the United States national volleyball team.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Liberty Mutual, Mizuno Corporation and Commerce Bancorp, other sponsors: Molten Corporation, Almond Breeze, Arirweave, National Car, CoSport, Oppiaperformance, Alamo and Muscleaidtape.

See also

In Spanish: Selección masculina de voleibol de los Estados Unidos para niños

• United States women's national volleyball team
• United States national beach volleyball team