Coach
John Speraw
John Speraw is head men's volleyball coach for the US National Team and UCLA. He has produced four NCAA titles, an Olympic Bronze medal, a World Cup Gold medal (the first in 32 years), a World Championship Bronze medal (the first medal in 24 years), a World League Gold medal, two VNL Silver medals and two NORCECA Gold medals. During his collegiate coaching career he has been recognized as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coach of the Year, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Coach of the Year and the Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year while coaching 53 All-Americans.
In 2018, he was inducted into the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Association Hall of Fame. He also serves as the volunteer chairman of First Point Volleyball Foundation with the goal to grow the number of opportunities at every level, for men and boys to play the sport of volleyball.
Speraw has won a total of nine National Championships and was the first individual to win an NCAA Men's Volleyball championship as a head coach (2007, 2009 and 2012 at UC Irvine; 2023 at UCLA), an assistant coach (1996, 1998, 2000 at UCLA) and as a player (1993 and 1995 at UCLA). He guided the Bruins to the NCAA Championship in 2023, the NCAA Semifinals in 2022, the National Championship match in 2018 and the NCAA Semifinals in 2016. He will enter the 2024 season with a 416-203 overall collegiate record and a 217-92 ledger at UCLA.
Team Results for Team USA:
2013 Gold Medal NORCECA Championship
2014 Gold Medal World League
2015 Bronze Medal World League
2015 Gold Medal World Cup
2016 Bronze Medal Olympic Games
2018 Bronze Medal World Championships
2019 Silver Medal Volleyball Nations League
2022 Silver Medal Volleyball Nations League
Team Results for NCAA
2023 National Champions (UCLA)
2022 Final Four (UCLA)
2018 Finals (UCLA)
2016 Final Four (UCLA)
2012 National Champions (UC Irvine)
2009 National Champions (UC Irvine)
2007 National Champions (UC Irvine)
2006 Final Four (UC Irvine)