Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball is one of the 18 men's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The teams is coached by Pete Hanson, who is in his 36th season as head coach. The Buckeyes are a charter member of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), which they have been competing in since their founding in 1968. The team has won 27 regular season MIVA titles, 17 tournament titles and three NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament titles. They currently host their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus.

Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball
Founded1968
UniversityOhio State University
Athletic directorGene Smith
Head coachKevin Burch (1st season)
ConferenceMIVA
LocationColumbus, OH
Home arenaCovelli Center (Capacity: 3,700)
NicknameBuckeyes
ColorsScarlet and Gray
         
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
2011, 2016, 2017
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1977, 2000
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champion
1969, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference regular season champion
1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018

Arena

The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2020, after having spent more than 50 season at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on January 4, 2020 against North Greenville University, which they won 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–19). The game was attended by 1,169 fans.[1]

Ohio State will play host to the NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament in 2021 at the Covelli Center. They previously hosted the tournament in 1978, 1983, 1997, 2007, and 2017 in St. John Arena.

Seasons
  • 1969: In only their second year, the Buckeyes finished a perfect 24–0, claiming their first conference title.
  • 1975: Ohio State made their first NCAA Tournament appearance after going 19–2. They lost to UCLA in four sets before beating Yale to claim 3rd Place.
  • 1977: The Buckeyes finally made the NCAA Tournament Finals by defeating Pepperdine in four sets. They went on to fall to USC to claim National Runner-up.
  • 2011: After 16 previous attempts, the Buckeyes finally claimed their first National Title by defeating Penn State and UC Santa Barbara.
  • 2016: By winning three games, the Buckeyes won their second title. They defeated George Mason, UCLA, and BYU. Miles Johnson was named the Most Outstanding Player for the tournament.
  • 2017: In front of a home crowd, the Buckeyes won their second straight, and third overall National Championship. They defeated Hawaii and BYU in the tournament. Nicolas Szerszen was named Most Outstanding Player.

Yearly records
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Karl Dunlap (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1968–1971)
1968 Karl Dunlap 17–63rd
1969 Karl Dunlap 24–010–01st
1970 Karl Dunlap 16–28–22nd
1971 Karl Dunlap 17–7–15–53rd
Karl Dunlap: 74–15–123–7
Doug Beal (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1972–1974)
1972 Doug Beal 20–311–11st
1973 Doug Beal 16–53rd
1974 Doug Beal 16–79–33rd
Doug Beal: 52–1520–4
Taras Liskevych (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1975–1976)
1975 Taras Liskevych 21–31stNCAA Tournament Third Place
1976 Taras Liskevych 16–51stNCAA Tournament Third Place
Taras Liskevych: 45–7
Suguru Furuichi (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1977–1978)
1977 Suguru Furuichi 28–412–01stNCAA Tournament Runner-up
1978 Suguru Furuichi 32–312–01stNCAA Tournament Third Place
Suguru Furuichi: 60–724–0
Doug Tegtmeier (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1979–1979)
1979 Doug Tegtmeier 26–1112–22nd
Doug Tegtmeier: 26–1112–2
Bob Yoder (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1980–1981)
1980 Bob Yoder 30–52ndNCAA Tournament Third Place
1981 Bob Yoder 29–51stNCAA Tournament Fourth Place
Bob Yoder: 59–10
Jim Smoot (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1982–1984)
1982 Jim Smoot 30–85–11stNCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1983 Jim Smoot 28–11–28–01stNCAA Tournament Third Place
1984 Jim Smoot 25–85–12nd
Jim Smoot: 83–27–218–2
Pete Hanson (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (1985–2019)
1985 Pete Hanson 16–134–22nd
1986 Pete Hanson 25–151stNCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1987 Pete Hanson 18–211stNCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1988 Pete Hanson 23–124–22nd
1989 Pete Hanson 11–193–33rd
1990 Pete Hanson 8–242–43rd
1991 Pete Hanson 16–123–3t-2nd
1992 Pete Hanson 12–182–43rd
1993 Pete Hanson 28–105–1t-1stNCAA Tournament Fourth Place
1994 Pete Hanson 20–136–43rd
1995 Pete Hanson 18–1210–2t-1st
1996 Pete Hanson 23–712–2t-1st
1997 Pete Hanson 19–910–64th
1998 Pete Hanson 25–210–01st
1999 Pete Hanson 21–612–2t-1st
2000 Pete Hanson 25–413–11stNCAA Tournament Runner-up
2001 Pete Hanson 22–613–32ndNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2002 Pete Hanson 21–913–33rd
2003 Pete Hanson 18–1013–3t-3rd
2004 Pete Hanson 21–913–31st
2005 Pete Hanson 24–814–22ndNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2006 Pete Hanson 20–127–54th
2007 Pete Hanson 23–410–21st
2008 Pete Hanson 20–811–11stNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2009 Pete Hanson 16–119–11stNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2010 Pete Hanson 22–811–11stNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2011 Pete Hanson 26–611–11stNCAA Tournament Champions
2012 Pete Hanson 21–99–3t-1st
2013 Pete Hanson 19–89–5t-3rd
2014 Pete Hanson 11–166–85th
2015 Pete Hanson 22–911–53rd
2016 Pete Hanson 31–215–11stNCAA Tournament Champions
2017 Pete Hanson 32–216–01stNCAA Tournament Champions
2018 Pete Hanson 25–611–3t-1stNCAA Tournament Semifinals
2019 Pete Hanson 10–195–9t-6th
Pete Hanson: 712–359300–95
Kevin Burch (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) (2020–present)
2020 Kevin Burch 10–72–4
Kevin Burch: 10–72–4
Total:1,121-458-3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaches
No. Coach Seasons Record MIVA Titles MIVA Tourney NCAA Apps NCAA Titles
1 Karl Dunlap 1968–1971 74–15–1 (.828) 1 1 0 0
2 Doug Beal 1972–1974 52–15–0 (.776) 1 0 0 0
3 Taras Liskevych 1975–1976 45–7–0 (.885) 2 0 2 0
4 Suguru Furuichi 1977–1978 60–7–0 (.896) 2 0 2 0
5 Doug Tegtmeier 1979 26–11–0 (.702) 0 0 0 0
6 Bob Yoder 1980–1981 59–10–0 (.855) 1 1 2 0
7 Jim Smoot 1982–1984 83–27–2 (.750) 2 2 2 0
8 Pete Hanson 1985–2019 712–359–0 (.665) 18 13 15 3
9 Kevin Burch 2020–present 10–7–0 (.588) 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "Buckeyes Open Covelli Center in Victorious Fashion". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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