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United States men's national volleyball team

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United States
AssociationUSA Volleyball
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachKarch Kiraly
FIVB ranking6 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances13 (First in 1964)
Best result (1984, 1988, 2008)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1956)
Best result (1986)
World Cup
Appearances12 (First in 1977)
Best result (1985, 2015)
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, and it has won six Olympic medals, with three of them gold.

History

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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.[1]

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.[2] 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 medalist 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. won the World Cup in 1985 and the World Championship in 1986. The U.S. team clinched 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.[3][4] It was their second victory in World Cup tournament (previous in 1985).[5]

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.[6]

Tournament record

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Olympic Games

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Year Position Squad
1964 Tokyo 9th place Bright, Brown, Erickson, Murray, Hill, Griebenow, Hammer, Highland, Lang, 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
2024 Paris Bronze medal Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, DeFalco, Christenson, Holt, Maʻa, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, E. Shoji.
Head Coach: Speraw
Total 3 Titles

FIVB World Championship

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Year Position Squad
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, A. Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Christenson, K. Russell, Tuaniga, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Briggs, Shoji, Kessel.
Head coach: Speraw
2025 Philippines Qualified
Total 1 Title

FIVB World Cup

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Year Position Squad
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
2023
Japan World Cup
Gold medal Anderson, Russell, Jendryk, Ensing, DeFalco, Dagostino, Christenson (C), Holt, Maʻa, Jaeschke, Muguatutia, Averill, Smith, E. Shoji.
Head Coach: Speraw
Total 2 Titles

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

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Year Position Squad
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
Total 0 Title

FIVB Volleyball World League

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Year Position Squad
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
Total 2 Titles

FIVB Volleyball Nations League

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Year Position Squad
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
2023 Silver medal Anderson, A. Russell, Jendryk, DeFalco, Hanes, Dagostino, Christenson (C), Holt, Ma'a, Jaeschke, Muagututia, Averill, Smith, Shoji.
Head coach: Speraw
2024 12th place Fernandez, Isaacson, Hanes, Dagostino, Gasman, Tuaniga, Briggs, Kessel, Wildman, Champlin, Knigge, Marshman, Ewert, Wetter.
Head coach: Read
Total 0 Title

NORCECA Championship

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Year Position Squad
1969 Bronze medal
1971 Silver medal
1973 Gold medal
1975 Bronze medal
1977 Bronze medal
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
2021 5th place
2023 Gold medal
Total 10 Titles

Pan American Games

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Year Position Squad
1955 Gold medal
1959 Gold medal
1963 Silver medal
1967 Gold medal
1971 Silver medal
1987 Gold medal
1995 Silver medal
1999 Bronze medal
2007 Silver medal
Total 4 Titles

Pan American Cup

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Year Position Squad
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
2023 5th place
2024 Silver medal Robinson, Garcia, McHenry, Isaacson, Pasteur, Flexen, Gasman, Briggs, McIntosh, Wildman, Champlin, Marshman, Slight, Wetter.
Head coach: Read
Total 5 Titles

Volleyball America's Cup

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Year Position Squad
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
Total 2 Titles

Goodwill Games

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Year Position Squad
1986 Silver medal Ctvrtlik, Dvorak, Kiraly, Luyties, Miller, Partie, Powers, Salmons, Saunders, Tanner, Stork, Timmons
1990 4th place
Total 0 Title

Team

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Current squad

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The American roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics was announced on 10 May 2024.[7]

Head coach: John Speraw

No. Name Date of birth Position Height 2023–24 club
1 Matt Anderson April 18, 1987 Opposite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Turkey Ziraat Bank Ankara
2 Aaron Russell June 4, 1993 Outside hitter 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) Poland Warta Zawiercie
4 Jeffrey Jendryk September 15, 1995 Middle blocker 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)
8 Torey DeFalco April 10, 1997 Outside hitter 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi
11 Micah Christenson May 8, 1993 Setter 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) Russia Zenit Kazan
12 Maxwell Holt March 12, 1987 Middle blocker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) China Shanghai Bright
14 Micah Maʻa April 16, 1997 Setter 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Turkey Halkbank Ankara
17 Thomas Jaeschke September 4, 1993 Outside hitter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Japan Panasonic Panthers
18 Garrett Muagututia February 23, 1988 Outside hitter 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) Turkey Spor Toto
19 Taylor Averill March 5, 1992 Middle blocker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Italy Vero Volley Monza
20 David Smith May 15, 1985 Middle blocker 6 ft 7 in (2.00 m) Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
22 Erik Shoji August 24, 1989 Libero 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kit providers

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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–present Mizuno

Sponsorship

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Volleyball". ncva.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ USA wrap up historic World Cup as Italy join them on road to Rio – fivb.org – September 23, 2015
  4. ^ USA’s Anderson heads Men’s World Cup Dream Team – fivb.org – September 23, 2015
  5. ^ USA end 30 years of hurt with World Cup triumph – fivb.org – September 23, 2015
  6. ^ [2] [dead link]
  7. ^ "USA Volleyball Announces Men's Team for Paris 2024". USA Volleyball. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
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