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UCLA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMER STEIN METZGER STEIN METZGER WAS A STAND- OUT SETTER FOR THE BRUINS FROM 1993-96. DURING HIS CAREER, UCLA CAPTURED FOUR CONFERENCE TITLES AND THREE NCAA CROWNS (93- 95-96). METZGER STARTED ON TWO OF THOSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS AND EARNED NCAA ALL-TOUR- NAMENT HONORS TWICE. METZGER RANKS SECOND ON THE UCLA ALL-TIME LIST IN SET ASSISTS WITH 5,158, AND OWNS TWO OF THE TOP FIVE UCLA SINGLE SEASON MARKS IN SET ASSISTS. HE WAS NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL- CONFERENCE IN 1996 AND AN AVCA 1ST TEAM ALL- AMERICAN IN 1995 AND 1996. IN 1996, HE WAS ALSO HONORED AS CONFER- ENCE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR AND THE AVCA NATIONAL CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR. METZGER REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL AND POPULAR PLAYERS ON THE AVP CIRCUIT. HE PAIRED WITH JAKE GIBB TO FORM THE 2005 AVP TEAM OF THE YEAR WHILE CAPTURING FOUR EVENT TITLES, LEADING THE TOUR IN DIGS (950), RANKING SECOND IN HITTING PERCENT- AGE (.452) AND THIRD IN KILLS (1,314). DURING HIS BEACH CAREER, HE HAS CAP- TURED A TOTAL OF 18 TITLES (16 DOMESTIC, 2 INTERNA- TIONAL), WON BRONZE AT THE 2001 GOODWILL GAMES AND SILVER AT THE 2003 FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. METZGER WAS ALSO A 2004 OLYMPIAN IN BEACH VOLLEY- BALL WHERE HE AND PARTNER DAX HOLDREN FINISHED FIFTH. TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS UCLA QUICK FACTS UCLA SCHEDULE 2012 UCLA BRUINS Address ..............................................J.D. Morgan Center, 2012 Roster ............................................................. 2 PO Box 24044 Dec. 30 vs. British Columbia# 7:00 pm 2012TV/Radio Roster ...........................................3 Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 Jan. 3 vs. Manitoba# 7:00 pm Athletic Dept. Phone ..............................(310) 825-8699 Jan. 6 vs. CSUN^ 10:00 am THE COACHING STAFF Ticket Offi ce .......................................(310) UCLA-WIN Chancellor .................................................Dr. Gene Block vs. TBD^ 7:00 pm Head Coach Al Scates ...........................................4 Director of Athletics .......................Daniel G. Guerrero Jan. 7 vs. TBD^ TBA Assistant Coach Brian Rofer ...............................7 Faculty Athletic Rep. ............................Donald Morrison Jan. 12 vs. Lewis& 6:00 pm Assistant Coach J.T. Wenger ................................7 Sr. Associate Director/M. Volleyball ..............Glenn Toth Jan. 13 vs. Springfi eld& 6:00 pm Volunteer Asst. Coach Greg Harasymowycz ..... 7 Enrollment ................................................................ 38,476 Jan. 14 at Hawai’i& 9:00 pm Where Are They Now .......................................... 8 Founded .........................................................................1919 Jan. 20 vs. Stanford* 7:00 pm Colors ..........................................................Blue and Gold PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES Nickname ...................................................................Bruins Jan. 21 vs. Pacifi c* 7:00 pm Conference ..............................................Mountain Pacifi c Jan. 25 vs. CSUN* 7:00 pm The Players ..............................................................9 Sports Federation Jan. 27 vs. UCSB* 7:00 pm Conference Phone ..................................(530) 669-7600 Feb. 1 at Pepperdine* 7:00 pm THE 2011 SEASON Conference Fax .......................................(530) 669-7627 Feb. 3 at USC* 7:00 pm 2011 Results ..........................................................19 Conference Website ........................ www.mpsports.org Feb. 10 at UCSB* 7:00 pm Record vs. Opponents ........................................19 National Affi liation ...............................NCAA Division I Feb. 14 at Long Beach St.* 7:00 pm 2011 Individual Statistics.....................................20 Home Courts (Capacities)..... Pauley Pavilion (12,800) John Wooden Center (2,000) Feb. 17 at Hawai’i* 9:00 pm 2011 Individual Season Bests .............................21 Home Records ..........................at Pauley (407-80, .836) Feb. 18 at Hawai’i* 9:00 pm Miscellaneous Statistics/Final Rankings ............21 ..............................................................at JWC (59-8, .881) Feb. 24 vs. Cal Baptist 7:00 pm 2011 MPSF Final Standings and Statistics ........22 Press Row Phone ....................................(310) 825-1899 Feb. 29 vs. Long Beach St.* 7:00 pm UCLA RECORDS Head Coach (Alma Mater) .......Al Scates (UCLA ’61) Mar. 2 at CSUN* 7:00 pm Scates’ Offi ce Phone ............................... (310) 794-5683 Mar. 8 vs. UC San Diego* 7:00 pm All-Time UCLA Volleyball Records ..................23 Scates’ Career Record ............1,217-282 (.812), 49 yrs. Career and Season Charts .................................24 Assistant Coaches ....................Brian Rofer (UCLA ’82) Mar. 10 vs. UC Irvine* 7:00 pm Rally-Scoring Career and Season Charts ........27 J.T. Wenger (UCLA ’04) Mar. 14 vs. USC* 7:00 pm Mar. 16 vs. Pepperdine** 7:00 pm Volunteer Asst. Coach ..................Greg Harasymowycz UCLA HISTORY (CS Northridge ’00) Mar. 30 at UC San Diego* 7:00 pm Harasymowycz’s Offi ce Phone .............(310) 206-6398 Mar. 31 at UC Irvine* 7:00 pm UCLA Volleyball Lettermen ...............................28 Undergraduate Assistant Coach ..............Tom Hastings Apr. 6 vs. BYU* 7:00 pm UCLA’s 19 NCAA Championships ..................30 Statistician .................................................. Nicole Favreau Apr. 7 vs. BYU* 7:00 pm UCLA’s NCAA Championship Results ...........33 Staff Athletic Trainer .................................. Tandi Hawkey NCAA Volleyball Championship Summary .....34 Student Trainers ..........Melissa Wilcox, Nicole Herman Apr. 13 at Pacifi c* 7:00 pm Apr. 14 at Stanford* 7:00 pm UCLA’s Championship Starters ........................35 Staff Equipment Manager ............................Sean Markus BRUIN ALL-STARS Apr. 21 MPSF Quarterfi nals TBA Athletic Performance Coach ........................Gary Uribe USVBA All-Americans ..................................36 Managers ...........................................Sean Lee, Jeff Alpert Apr. 26 MPSF Semifi nals TBA NCAA All-Americans ...................................36 Video .............................................................. David Godoy Apr. 28 MPSF Finals TBA NCAA All-Tournament Team Selections .....37 Marketing Director .......................................Nancy Ishiki May 3 NCAA Semifi nals (USC) TBA All-Conference Selections ...........................37 Academic Counselor .................................Linda Lassiter May 5 NCAA Finals (USC) TBA 2011 Overall Record ................................................16-15 Players of the Year..........................................38 2011 MPSF Record/Finish...................................9-13, 8th U.S. National Team Members ......................38 2011 MPSF Tournament Finish ................................T-5th All home matches are in bold and played at UCLA Professional Players ..........................39 2011 NCAA Finish ...................................................DNQ John Wooden Center unless otherwise indi- Academic All-Stars .........................................39 Lettermen/Starters Returning ...................................16/6 cated. All times listed are Pacifi c Time. Magazine Covers ............................................39 Lettermen/Starters Lost ...............................................3/1 All-Time Pro Beach Victories .....................40 NCAA Post-Season Record .........................52-7 (.881) *— MPSF matches Career Earnings List ......................................40 NCAA Titles ..................................................................... 19 **—Kilgour Cup Career Beach Team Victories ......................40 National Championships ...............................................24 #—Exhibition Match Saluting UCLA’s Hall of Famers ........................41 Men’s Volleyball Contacts: Rich Bertolucci, Mike Leary ^—at UCSB lnvite (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Saluting UCLA’s Olympians ...............................42 SID Emails [email protected] &—at Outrigger Hotels Invitational (Honolulu, Hawai’i) Olympic Team Members ...............................42 .................................................... [email protected] SID Offi ce Phone .................................... (310) 206-8141 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................... (310) 206-7873 Key Administrators and Support Staff .............45 SID Fax ......................................................(310) 825-8664 Pauley Pavilion .......................................................46 Website ............................................www.uclabruins.com 2012 Opponents ..................................................47 CREDITS The 2012 UCLA Men’s Volleyball media guide was written and edited by Rich Bertolucci, Associate Sports Informa- tion Director and Mike Leary, Assistant Sports Information Director. Special assistance and thanks to Nancy Ishiki. Pho- tography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig). Special thanks to Getty Images and the FIVB for their photos. The men’s volleyball media guide is only available online. 2012 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 2012 ROSTER/PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Jamey Ker** L 6-0 165 Jr.† Valencia, CA (Valencia) 3 Kristian Kuld L 6-2 205 Jr. † Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Crescent School) 4 Matthew Hanley* OH 6-2 175 So.† Pacifi c Palisades, CA (Palisades Charter) 6 Weston Dunlap*** Q 6-8 200 Sr.† Newport Beach, CA (Newport Harbor)