HEAD COACH - JOHN SPERAW ohn Speraw, winner of three balance of the season. Th e team tied for fi fth in NCAA titles as a head coach, led the MPSF with a 15-9 league record. Late wins JUCLA back into the National down the stretch over Long Beach and BYU Championship Tournament last season, his helped rally the team for post-season. However, fourth at the helm of the Bruin program. the Bruins dropped a hard-fought fi ve-setter at Speraw was named UCLA’s third head coach UC Santa Barbara in the opening round of the on June 5, 2012. He assumed the duties of his league tournament to fi nish at 18-11. collegiate mentor, Al Scates, and has been a part Th ree players earned AVCA All-America of eight NCAA men’s volleyball championship recognition - Gonzalo Quiroga - 1st team; teams (1993-player; 1995-player;1996-asst. Spencer Rowe and Robart Page - HM. Each coach; 1998-asst. coach; 2000-asst. coach; earned All-MPSF honors as well, Quiroga 2007-head coach; 2009-head coach; 2012- on the fi rst team and Rowe and Page on the head coach). second-team. Mitch Stahl and Jackson Bantle Speraw, 45, also serves as the head coach made the MPSF All-Freshman unit. Rowe re- for the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, peated as a Capital One third-team Academic a position to which he was named on Mar. 25, All-America selection. 2013. Th e team qualifi ed for the 2016 Olympic In 2013, Speraw won his 200th career Games after winning the 2015 FIVB World collegiate match, defeating UCSB on Jan. 4, in Cup. It marked the fi rst time the U.S. Men his fi rst regular season match as coach at UCLA. had won the World Cup since 1985 and the Speraw guided the Bruins to an 21-11 overall fi rst time it had qualifi ed for the Olympics at record and a fourth-place fi nish in the rugged the World Cup competition. Th e U.S. squad MPSF, where UCLA compiled a 16-8 confer- John Speraw (UCLA ’95) battled back from a two-set defi cit to win the ence record. Team accomplishments included bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games. a tournament championship at the Outrigger • Head Coach • 5th Season (15th overall) For 10 seasons prior to his return to Hotels Invitational, league sweeps over rivals Westwood, Speraw served as head coach at USC and Pepperdine and a fi rst-round MPSF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS UC Irvine and transformed the program into playoff victory — the Bruins’ fi rst since 2006. • First individual to win an NCAA MVB championship as a a national power. Under his direction, the Individually, UCLA produced a pair of head coach (2007, 2009, 2012), assistant coach (1996, 1998, Anteaters won three NCAA titles in his fi nal six AVCA All-Americans in fi rst-team selection 2000) and player (1993, 1995). years and advanced to the NCAA Champion- Quiroga and second-team choices Rowe and • Named Head Coach at UCLA, his alma mater, in June of 2012 ship match a total of four times. UCI won two Evan Mottram. Th e three players also earned • Led UC Irvine to three NCAA championships (‘07, ‘09, ‘12). MPSF regular season titles and captured a pair All-MPSF honors. In addition, Rowe became • Named Head Coach of the USA Men’s National Team in of MPSF Tournament championships. He had the fi rst UCLA men’s volleyball player in 13 years March of 2013. U.S. qualifi ed for 2016 Olympics by win- the Anteaters ranked as high as No. 1 in the to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. ning the 2015 World Cup and won Bronze at Rio Olympics. nation in fi ve diff erent seasons. In the summer of 2014, Coach Speraw • Has coached 30 All-Americans, 12 fi rst-team selections. Th e 2016 season saw UCLA return to the guided the U.S. men’s volleyball team to an • 2006 AVCA Coach of the Year; three-time AVCA Coach of NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time since it upset win over top-ranked and three-time the Year fi nalist. captured the 19th national title in the program’s reigning World champion Brazil in the FIVB • Coached the AVCA National Player of the Year and New- history in 2006. Th e 25 wins were the most World League gold-medal match. Brazil had comer of the Year in 2006. since that same season and the Bruins, who won gold or silver at each of the previous three • Led UCI to two Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation regular tied for second in the league during the regular Olympics. Th e U.S. fi nished with an overall season (2006, 09) titles and two MPSF Tournament crowns season, advanced to the championship match record of 6-4, including three wins over teams (2007, 12). of the MPSF Tournament and the national ranked among the top six in the world. • Led UCI to a record of 199-106 (.652) in 10 seasons. semifi nals. Freshman Micah Ma’a earned fi rst- Prior to his appointment as the USA’s • Guided US National Team to gold in 2014 FIVB World League team AVCA All-America honors and Jake Arnitz head coach, Speraw enjoyed a wide variety of • Assistant Coach for the 2012 USA Men’s National Team and Mitch Stahl were second-team selections. experience and success on the international • Presented the 2011 U.S. Olympic Achievement Award UCLA fi nished ranked third in the nation after level, serving as an assistant coach with the • Assistant Coach for 2008 USA Men’s National Team, the spending four weeks at number one in the polls. U. S. Men’s National Team that captured the Olympic gold medalists Th e 10-0 start to the season was the best since gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 1998. Th e Bruins ranked among the nation’s In 2011, he was given the U.S. Olympic top 10 in aces/set, blocks/set, kills/set, assists/ Achievement Award, an honor that recognizes JOHN SPERAW’S CAREER RECORD set and hitting percentage. the colleges and universities whose coaches and Conference Final In 2015, Speraw guided a Bruin team student-athletes have won Olympic medals in Year Record Record/Finish Ranking which featured four freshmen starters for most the past two Olympiads. 2003 (UCI) 20-11 12-10, T-5th 5th of the season to an eighth-place fi nish in the Speraw also served as assistant coach to 2004 (UCI) 14-18 14-18, 7th 8th MPSF. JT Hatch earned MPSF Freshman of Alan Knipe for the 2012 U.S. Men’s Olympic 2005 (UCI) 9-20 7-15, 9th 12th the Year honors and second-team All-MPSF Team, which fi nished fi fth after winning its pool. 2006 (UCI) 27-5 20-2, 1st 2nd 2007 (UCI) 29-5 17-5, 3rd 1st accolades. He was joined on the All-MPSF Earlier that year, he returned as the assistant 2008 (UCI) 16-15 11-11, 7th 8th Freshman team by Jake Arnitz. Mitch Stahl and coach for the FIVB World League and fi lled in 2009 (UCI) 27-5 19-3, 1st 1st Trent Kersten were chosen honorable mention as head coach for the 2012 World League team 2010 (UCI) 15-15 10-12, 8th 8th All-MPSF. Kersten posted the ninth-best hit- for four oversees pool play matches. Th e U.S. 2011 (UCI) 19-12 14-8, 4th 4th ting percentage in the NCAA. Th e Bruin team men won the silver medal in the FIVB World 2012 (UCI) 26-5 17-5, T-2nd 1st ranked among the nation’s top 15 in service aces, League Final Round. 2013 (UCLA) 21-11 16-8, 4th 4th set assists, blocks and kills per set. Speraw joined the U.S. men’s staff in 2007, 2014 (UCLA) 18-11 15-9, T-5th 9th In 2014, Speraw’s Bruin team peaked at #1 serving under Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon. 2015 (UCLA) 13-14 9-13, 8th 12th in the AVCA polls after winning the Outrigger After winning the gold medal, Speraw worked 2016 (UCLA) 25-7 17-5, T2nd 3rd Hotels Invitational and posting a win over then with the U.S. men, as needed, including a stint Totals 276-154 198-124 (.615) 3 NCAA (.642) 2 MPSF titles titles top-ranked Stanford. Multiple injuries followed as the head coach of a young team that fi nished Note: 3 wins at UCI not included due to USA Team commitments. and led to several lineup adjustments over the fi fth at the 2011 Pan American Games. 4 2017 UCLA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECORD BOOK • 19-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH - JOHN SPERAW In 2004, Speraw had served as head coach of the U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team that took home the silver medal at the NORCECA Men’s Junior (U-21) Continental Volleyball Championship to qualify for the 2005 Championships. He also served as an assistant for the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team (1998 and 2001), the World University Games Team (1997 and 1999) and the Pan American Games Team (1999 and 2007). In the collegiate ranks, Speraw directed UC Irvine to a 27-5 overall record in 2009 and ended the year ranked No. 1 in the country. During the year, the Anteaters were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks, the most of any team in the nation that season.