United States men's national volleyball team

United States

Association	USA Volleyball
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	John Speraw
FIVB ranking	5 (as of 27 July 2022)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	10 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1984, 1988, 2008)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1956)
Best result	(1986)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1977)
Best result	(1985, 2015)
www.usavolleyball.org
Honours Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team 2008 Beijing Team 1992 Barcelona Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team FIVB World Championship 1986 France 1994 Greece 2018 Italy/Bulgaria World Cup 1985 Japan 2015 Japan 1991 Japan 2019 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2005 Japan FIVB World League 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2014 Florence 2012 Sofia 1992 Genoa 2007 Katowice 2015 Rio de Janeiro FIVB Nations League 2019 Chicago 2022 Bologna 2018 Lille Pan American Games 1955 Mexico Team 1959 Chicago Team 1967 Winnipeg Team 1987 Indianapolis Team 1963 São Paulo Team 1971 Cali Team 1995 Mar del Plata Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 1999 Winnipeg Team America Cup 2005 São Leopoldo 2007 Manaus 1999 Tampa 2000 São Bernardo Pan-American Cup 2006 Mexicali 2008 Winnipeg 2009 Chiapas 2010 San Juan 2012 Santo Domingo 2011 Gatineau 2014 Tijuana 2021 Santo Domingo 2022 Gatineau Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow

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 had the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was a founding member of FIVB in 1947. They competed in the inaugural volleyball Olympic tournament in 1964. USA have won the FIVB World Championship in 1986 in Paris, as well as four golds at the Pan American Games and eight at the NORCECA Championships. They won only one of five matches. Of the nine times that USA 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. That success was the first of two podium finishes for the United States in the World Championships and was followed by a bronze medal in 1994. Four years ago, 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. USA at the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. They reclaimed Olympic glory when they defeated Brazil 3-1 to take gold at Beijing 2008, but failed to defend their title in 2012, losing 3-0 to Italy in the quarterfinals for an equal-fifth finish. USA took 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 with Poland (1-3). On September 23, 2015 they played their last game at World Cup and beat Argentina (1-3). The USA won the World Cup and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics on points. 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

• 1964 Tokyo — 9th place

  Bright, Brown, Erickson, Murray, Hill, Griebenow, Hammer, Highland, Lantg, Nelson, O'Hara, Ernie Suwara, Taylor and Velasco. Head Coach: Wilson.

• 1968 Mexico — 7th place

  Alstrom, Bright, Davenport, Duke, Haine, Henn, May, Patterson, Rundle, Stanley, Suwara and Velasco. Head Coach: Coleman.

• 1984 Los Angeles — Gold medal

  Berzins, Buck, Duwelius, Dvorak, Kiraly, Marlowe, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Sunderland, Timmons and Waldie. Head Coach: Beal.

• 1988 Seoul — Gold medal

  Buck, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Kiraly, Luyties, Partie, Root, Sato, Saunders, Stork, Tanner and Timmons. Head Coach: Dunphy.

• 1992 Barcelona — Bronze medal

  Becker, Briceno, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Greenbaum, Hilliard, Ivie, Partie, Samuelson, Sato, Stork and Timmons. Head Coach: Sturm.

• 1996 Atlanta — 9th place

  Ball, Ctvrtlik, Fortune, Hyden, Ivie, Lambert, Landry, Nygaard, Sorensen, Stork, Watts and Winslow. Head Coach: Sturm.

• 2000 Sydney — 11th place

  Ball, Barnett, Hoff, Hyden, Lambert, Landry, McCaw, Millar, Nygaard, Roumain, Sullivan and Witt. Head Coach: Beal.

• 2004 Athens — 4th place

  Ball (C), Barnett, Billings, Eatherton, Gardner, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Sullivan and Suxho. Head Coach: Beal.

• 2008 Beijing — Gold medal

  Ball, Gardner, Hansen, Hoff (C), Lambourne, Lee, Millar, Priddy, Rooney, Salmon, Stanley and Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon

• 2012 London — 5th place

  Anderson, Holmes, Lambourne, Lee, Lotman, McKienzie, Priddy, Rooney, Smith, Stanley (C), Suxho and Thornton. Head Coach: Knipe

• 2016 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee (C), K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holt, Smith and E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw

• 2020 Tokyo — 10th place

  Anderson, Sander, Ensing, Stahl, K. Shoji (C), Defalco, Christenson, Holt, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw

FIVB World Championship

• 1956 France — 6th place
• 1960 Brazil — 7th place
• 1966 Czechoslovakia — 11th place
• 1970 Bulgaria — 18th place
• 1974 Mexico — 14th place
• 1978 Italy — 19th place
• 1982 Argentina — 13th place
• 1986 France — Gold medal

  Dvorak, Saunders, Salmons, Ctvrtlik, Partie, Timmons, Buck, Stork, Sato, Powers, Kiraly. Head Coach: Dunphy.

• 1990 Brazil — 13th place
• 1994 Greece — Bronze medal
• 1998 Japan — 9th place
• 2002 Argentina — 9th place

  Ball, Seiffert, McKienzie, Sullivan, Bunker, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Stanley, Polster, Naeve. Head coach: Beal

• 2006 Japan — 10th place

  Polster, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Gardner, McKienzie, Taliaferro. Head coach: McCutcheon

• 2010 Italy — 6th place

  Anderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Winder, Priddy, Stanley, Hansen, Holmes, Clark, Holt. Head coach: Knipe

• 2014 Poland — 7th place

  Anderson, Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Ciarelli, Christenson, Clark, Holt, Reft, Smith, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2018 Italy/Bulgaria – Bronze medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, Mcdonnell, K. Shoji, Patch, Christenson, Langlois, Holt, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2022 Poland/Slovenia — 6th place

  Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Christenson, K. Russell, Tuaniga, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Briggs, Shoji, Kessel. Head coach: Speraw

FIVB World Cup

• 1977 — 10th place
• 1985 — Gold medal
• 1989 — 4th place
• 1991 — Bronze medal
• 1995 — 4th place
• 1999 — 4th place
• 2003 — 4th place

  Ball, Sullivan, Suxho, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, Gardner, Polster, Naeve. Head coach: Beal

• 2007 — 4th place

  Ball, Rooney, Polster, Lee, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head coach: McCutcheon

• 2011 — 6th place

  Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lotman, Priddy, Salmon, Holmes, Hansen, Thornton, Holt. Head coach: Knipe

• 2015 — Gold medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee (C), Lotman, K. Shoji, Troy, Christenson, Holmes, Jablonsky, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw

• 2019 — Bronze medal

  Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Stahl, Defalco, Saeta, Christenson (C), Holt, Patch, Maʻa, Tuaniga, Muagututia, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

• 1993 Japan — 5th place
• 2005 Japan — Silver medal

  Eatherton, Polster, Lambourne, Hoff, McKienzie, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Suxho, Tamas, Olree. Head Coach: McCutcheon

• 2013 Japan — 5th place

  Anderson, Rooney, Lee, K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Tavana, Menzel, Clark, Holt, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2017 Japan — 4th place

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, K. Shoji, Jaeschke, Christenson, Patch, Clark, Holt, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

FIVB Volleyball World League

• 1990 Osaka — 7th place
• 1991 Milan — 6th place
• 1992 Genoa — Bronze medal
• 1993 São Paulo — 9th place
• 1994 Milan — 12th place
• 1995 Rio de Janeiro — 10th place
• 2000 Rotterdam — 6th place
• 2001 Katowice — 9th place
• 2006 Moscow — T-10th place
• 2007 Katowice — Bronze medal

  Polster, Taliaferro, Lambourne, Lee, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

• 2008 Rio de Janeiro — Gold medal

  Ball, Rooney, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Lee, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

• 2009 Belgrade — 6th place

  Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Suxho, Hein, Smith, Hoff (C), Stanley, Hansen, Jablonsky, Touzinsky, Reft. Head Coach: Knipe.

• 2010 Córdoba — 8th place

  Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lotman, Priddy, Hildebrand, Stanley, Hansen, Holmes, Holt, Reft. Head Coach: Knipe.

• 2011 Gdańsk — 7th place

  Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee (C), Lambourne, Lotman, Thornton, Holmes, Stanley, Hansen, Holt, Touzinsky. Head Coach: Knipe.

• 2012 Sofia — Silver medal

  Anderson, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Suxho, Priddy, Thornton, Holmes, Stanley (C), Smith, McKienzie. Head Coach: Knipe.

• 2013 Mar del Plata — 12th place

  Anderson (C), Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, K. Shoji, Caldwell, Troy, Clark, Jablonsky, Holt, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.

• 2014 Florence — Gold medal

  Anderson, Rooney (C), Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.

• 2015 Rio de Janeiro — Bronze medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee (C), Lotman, K. Shoji, Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holmes, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.

• 2016 Kraków — 5th place

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee (C), K. Shoji , Priddy, Troy, Jaeschke, Christenson, Holt, Smith, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.

• 2017 Curitiba — 4th place

  Sander, Jendryk, K. Shoji (C), Jaeschke, Christenson, Mcdonnell, Patch, Clark, Defalco, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head Coach: Speraw.

FIVB Volleyball Nations League

• 2018 — Bronze medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Jendryk, Shaw, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, McDonnell, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Jaeschke, Langlois, Averill, Smith (C), Watten, E. Shoji, Seif, Ensing. Head coach: Speraw

• 2019 — Silver medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander (C), Jendryk, Shaw, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, McDonnell, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Jaeschke, Langlois, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji, Muagututia, Ensing. Head coach: Speraw

• 2021 — 7th place

  Anderson, Sander (C), Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, K. Shoji, Defalco, Hanes, Christenson, Holt, Patch, Sander, Tuaniga, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2022 — Silver medal

  Smith (C), Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, A. Russell, Christenson, K. Russell, Dagostino, Kessel, Tuaniga, Mitchem, Muagututia, Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

NORCECA Championship

• 1969 — Bronze medal
• 1971 — Silver medal
• 1973 — Gold medal
• 1975 — Bronze medal
• 1977 — 5th place
• 1979 — 5th place
• 1981 — Silver medal
• 1983 — Gold medal
• 1985 — Gold medal
• 1987 — Silver medal
• 1989 — Bronze medal
• 1991 — Silver medal
• 1993 — Silver medal
• 1995 — Silver medal
• 1997 — Silver medal
• 1999 — Gold medal
• 2001 — Silver medal
• 2003 — Gold medal
• 2005 — Gold medal

  Olree, Polster, Tamas, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Millar, Salmon, Billings, Hoff, Stanley, McKienzie. Head Coach: McCutcheon

• 2007 — Gold medal

  Ball, Polster, Lambourne, Lee, Hoff, Millar, Priddy, Salmon, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky. Head Coach: McCutcheon

• 2009 — Silver medal

  Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley, Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe

• 2011 — Silver medal

  Anderson, Rooney, Patak, Lee, Lambourne, Lotman, Millar, Stanley (C), Hansen, Thorton, Jablonsky, Holt. Head coach: Knipe

• 2013 — Gold medal

  Anderson, Rooney (C), Caldwell, Lee, Priddy, Troy, Christenson, Menzel, Clark, Holt, Tavana, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2015 — Did not participate
• 2017 — Gold medal

  Anderson, Russell, Sander, Stahl, K. Shoji, Jaeschke, Christenson (C), McDonnell, Patch, Clark, Holt, Smith, Watten, E. Shoji. Head coach: Speraw

• 2019 — Silver medal

  Jendryk, Ensing, Stahl, Defalco, J. Worsley, Carmody, Maʻa (C), B. Sander, Kessel, Wieczorek, Huhmann, G. Worsley, Dagostino, K. Russell. Head Coach: Hawks

Pan American Cup

• 2006 — Gold medal
• 2008 — Gold medal

  Anderson, Patak, Tarr, Proper, Meerstein, Jablonsky, Winder, Hildebrand, Hein, Scheftic, Lotman, Reft. Head coach: Knipe

• 2009 — Gold medal

  Vance, Bittner, McKinney, Kneubuhl, Hildebrand, Tarr, Meerstein, Nielsen, Thornton, Holt, Zahn, Watten. Head coach: McLaughlin

• 2010 — Gold medal

  Watten, Tarr, McKinney, Thornton, Bittner, Lipsitz, Smith, Hildebrand, Clark, Brunner, Jablonsky, McGuire. Head coach: McLaughlin

• 2011 — Silver medal

  Menzel, Muagututia, Troy, Winder, Hein, Meehan, Shoji, Smith, Tarr, Price, Jablonsky, Watten. Head coach: Mayforth

• 2012 — Gold medal

  Davis, Rawson, Clark, Muagututia, Troy, DuFault, McDonnell, Ciarelli, Ammerman, Watten, Sander, Shoji. Head coach: Patchell

• 2013 — 5th place

  Olbright, Taylor, Owens, Sunder, Brinkley, McDonnell, Price, Ammerman, Sangrey, Ratajczak, Lavaja, Sander. Head coach: Patchell

• 2014 — Silver medal

  Rowe, Crabb, Mcllvaine, Brinkley, Kevorken, Page, Averill, Dejno, La Cavera, Nally, Boldog, Olson. Head coach: Sullivan

• 2015 — 6th place

  Kessel, Jendryk, Benesh, Brinkley, Langlois, Mcllvaine, Nally

• 2016 — 5th place

  Langlois, Petty, Sander, Taylor, Tuaniga, Hutz, Johnson, Clark, Jendryk, Averill, DeFalco, Brinkley. Head coach: Larsen

• 2017 — 5th place

  Jarman, Stahl, Jendryk, Greene, Sander, Langlois, Arnitz, Ensing, Seif, Wieczorek, Stadick, Saeta, Tuileta, Enriques. Head coach: Neilson

• 2018 — 7th place
• 2019 — 5th place
• 2021 — Bronze medal

  Holdaway, Kauling, Gillis, Pasteur, Mitchem, Lietzke, Sani, McHenry, Champlin, Wetter, Sloane, McCauley, Palma, Dagostino. Head coach: Read

• 2022 — Bronze medal

  Jenness, Shaw, Pasteur, Hanes, Sani, Gasman, Isaacson, Omene, Ezeonu, Worsley, Briggs, McCauley, Wildman, McHenry. Head coach: Read

Volleyball America's Cup

• 1998 — 14th place
• 1999 — Silver medal
• 2000 — Bronze medal
• 2001 — 4th place
• 2005 — Gold medal

• Lee, Robinson, Polster, Lambourne, Eatherton, Suxho, Seiffert, Salmon, Olree, Hoff, Toppel, McKienzie. Head coach: McCutcheon.

• 2007 — Gold medal

• Ball, Billings, Eatherton, Hansen, Hoff, Lambourne, Millar, Polster, Priddy, Rooney, Salmon, Stanley. Head Coach: McCutcheon.

• 2008 — 5th place

• Anderson, Nielson, Eatherton, Lambourne, Jablonsky, Winder, Billings, Hein, Taliaferro, Thomas, Touzinsky. Head Coach: Larsen.

Goodwill Games

• 1986 — Silver medal

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

• 1990 — 4th place

Team

2022 World Championship

The following is the American roster in the 2022 World Championship.

Head coach: John Speraw

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
1	Matt Anderson	18 April 1987	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	332 cm (131 in)	Zenit St. Petersburg
2	Aaron Russell	4 June 1993	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	337 cm (133 in)	JT Thunders
4	Jeffrey Jendryk	15 September 1995	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	345 cm (136 in)	LUK Lublin
5	Kyle Ensing	6 March 1997	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	366 cm (144 in)	353 cm (139 in)	Saint-Nazaire VBA
8	Torey DeFalco	10 April 1997	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Resovia
11	Micah Christenson	8 May 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Zenit Kazan
15	Kyle Russell	25 August 1993	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	343 cm (135 in)	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
16	Joshua Tuaniga	18 March 1997	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	307 cm (121 in)	AZS Olsztyn
18	Garrett Muagututia	26 February 1988	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	359 cm (141 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Al Ahly
19	Taylor Averill	5 March 1992	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	330 cm (130 in)	AZS Olsztyn
20	David Smith	15 May 1985	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	314 cm (124 in)	ZAKSA
21	Mason Briggs	21 January 2001	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Long Beach State
22	Erik Shoji	24 August 1989	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	321 cm (126 in)	ZAKSA
23	Cody Kessel	3 December 1991	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Berlin Recycling Volleys

2020 Tokyo Olympics

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	Height	2021–22 club
1	Matt Anderson	18 April 1987	Opposite	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Sir Safety Umbria Volley
3	Taylor Sander	17 March 1992	Outside Hitter	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
5	Kyle Ensing	6 March 1997	Opposite	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Maccabi Tel Aviv
6	Mitchell Stahl	31 August 1994	Middle Blocker	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Stal Nysa
7	Kawika Shoji (C)	11 November 1987	Setter	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Spor Toto
8	Torey DeFalco	10 April 1997	Outside Hitter	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
11	Micah Christenson	8 May 1993	Setter	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Zenit-Kazan
12	Maxwell Holt	12 March 1987	Middle Blocker	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Volley Piacenza
17	Thomas Jaeschke	4 September 1993	Outside Hitter	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Power Volley Milano
18	Garrett Muagututia	23 February 1988	Outside Hitter	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Al Ahly
20	David Smith	15 May 1985	Middle Blocker	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
22	Erik Shoji	24 August 1989	Libero	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kit providers

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

Period	Kit provider
2000–2017	Nike Mizuno
2017–2022	Adidas
2022–	Mizuno

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

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

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile