Summary
John Speraw (born October 18, 1971) is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the U.S.A. men's volleyball team and the head coach for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. He was the former coach of UC Irvine volleyball program, where he led the team to three national titles in six years. Speraw graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a B.S. degree in micro-biology and molecular genetics.
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 Speraw in 2015 | |||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born | October 18, 1971 Arcadia, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Hometown | California | ||||||
| College / University | UCLA | ||||||
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| Current team | USA Men's Volleyball UCLA Men's Volleyball | ||||||
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| Last updated: May 13, 2023 | |||||||
Player edit
Speraw played on the UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team. He was a middle blocker and helped the Bruins win two NCAA National Championships. He was a member of the California Epsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Psi while at UCLA.
Coaching edit
As the UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball head coach, he guided the Anteaters to three national titles in six years, the latest in 2012, defeating USC 3-0 (25-22, 34-32, 26-24). Speraw also led the Anteaters to the Final Four in 2006.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Speraw was an assistant coach to the U.S. team which won the Gold Medal.
Prior to becoming the coach at UC Irvine, he was an assistant coach at UCLA. In 2012, Speraw returned to UCLA as the new men's volleyball head coach. UCLA won their first national title since 2006 and 20th overall in 2023 defeating the two-time reigning champions, Hawai'i 3-1 (28-26, 31-33, 25-21, 25-21).[1]
John was the head coach of the 2016 & 2020 U.S. men's Olympic volleyball team.
Honors and awards edit
- Only individual in men's volleyball history to win an NCAA Championship as a head coach, assistant coach and player
- NCAA Champion, UC Irvine Head Coach 2007, 2009, and 2012
- NCAA Champion, UCLA Head Coach 2023
- NCAA Champion, UCLA Assistant Coach 1996, 1998, and 2000
- NCAA Champion, UCLA Player 1993 and 1995
- MPSF Coach of the Year, 2006
- U.S. National Indoor Team Head Coach, Bronze Medal, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
- U.S. National Indoor Team Assistant Coach, Gold Medal, 2008 Beijing Olympics
- U.S. National Indoor Team Assistant Coach, 2012 London Olympics
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Player Bio: John Speraw Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com,
External links edit
- John Speraw's official bio at USA Volleyball
- Coach Speraw's Official Website
- John Speraw BIO UCLA at UCLA Athletics