USC Trojans Men's Volleyball History & Archive

Overview

USC men’s volleyball has appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments since scholarships in the sport were first awarded in 1977. The Trojans have won four NCAA titles (1977, ‘80, ‘88, ‘90) and have finished second on eight other occasions.

Ernie Hix, who retired as head coach after the 1981 season, turned USC into one of the top volleyball powers in the nation. Hix’s eight-year record was an impressive 146-47 (.756) with two national crowns.

27 Trojans have played on the U.S. National team and USC volleyballers have been named first-team All-Americans 35 times. In the 1984 Olympics, Steve Timmons, Dusty Dvorak, and Pat Powers helped lead the U.S. to its first gold medal in the sport. Timmons—who also played on the 1988 U.S. squad— Bryan Ivie, Nick Becker, and Dan Greenbaum later won bronze medals with Team USA in 1992. Tim Hovland, Celso Kalache, Adam Johnson, former coach Bob Yoder (a three-time All-American who coached Troy to an NCAA title in 1988), Donald Suxho, Brook Billings, Murphy Troy, Tony Ciarelli, and Micah Christenson also are key figures in USC’s volleyball heritage.

In 1990, Jim McLaughlin took over as head coach and led Troy to an NCAA title in his initial year. Bill Ferguson, named coach in 2007, led USC to NCAA national semifinals berths in 2009 (the first time since 1991), 2011, and 2012. Olympian and USAV Hall of Famer Jeff Nygaard, succeeded Ferguson in 2016.

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