Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
{{Short description|Men's volleyball team of Harvard University}}
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|name = Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
|logo = Harvard_Crimson_logo_2020.svg
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|university = Harvard University
|conference = Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
|conference_short = EIVA
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|city = Cambridge
|stateabb = MA
|state = Massachusetts
|coach = Brian Baise
|tenure = 11th
|arena = Malkin Athletic Center
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|NCAAtourneys = 2018{{cite web | url=http://www.eivavolleyball.com/releases/2017-18/Harvard/5-1-18 | title=Harvard Falls in Four to UCLA in NCAA Tournament | date=May 2018 }}
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The Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's volleyball. Harvard competes as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and plays its home games at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.http://gocrimson.com/sports/mvball/2010-11/quick_facts , "2010-11 Men's Volleyball Quick Facts," GoCrimson.com, 2010-2011, retrieved July 19, 2011.
History
Harvard's first team took the court in 1981.http://gocrimson.com/sports/mvball/History/Year_by_Year_Results , "Year by Year Results," GoCrimson.com, 2010-2011, retrieved July 19, 2011. During the team's most successful season to date, The Crimson was ranked No. 15 in the US by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on April 9, 2012. This marked the first time in program history that The Crimson was recognized in the national poll.http://www.avca.org/divisions/men/1-2-poll-4-9-12/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514094301/http://www.avca.org/divisions/men/1-2-poll-4-9-12/ |date=2012-05-14 }}, "AVCA Division I-II Men's Coaches Week #14 Top 15 Poll: April 9, 2012," American Volleyball Coaches Association, retrieved April 9, 2012.http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mvball/2011-12/releases/20120409_ranking , "No. 15 Harvard Men’s Volleyball Ranked in AVCA Poll for the First Time in Program History," GoCrimson.com, 2012, retrieved April 9, 2012. 2018, the program won its first ever EIVA title as well as made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.eivavolleyball.com/releases/2017-18/Harvard/4-21-18 | title=Harvard Crowned 2018 EIVA Champions, Earns Bid to NCAA Tournament | date=21 April 2018 }}
Players
=Current roster=
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| Number || Name || Class || Position || Height || Hometown | |||||
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| 1 | Andrew Lobo | First-Year | Outside hitter | 6-2 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2
|Ethan Smith |Sophomore |Middle blocker |6-7 |Laguna Niguel, California | |||||
| 3 | Ryan Hong | Junior | Middle blocker/Outside Hitter | 6-2 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 4 | Kade McGovern | First-Year | Opposite hitter | 6-6 | Burbank, California |
| 5 | Azim Raheem | First-Year | Opposite hitter | 6-6 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6 | Alessio Pignatelli | Junior | Libero/Defensive Specialist | 5-11 | Acqui Terme, Italy |
| 7 | Eric Li | Senior | Outside hitter | 6-6 | Edison, New Jersey |
| 9 | Ethan McCrary | Sophomore | Middle blocker | 6-9 | Mission Viejo, California |
| 10 | Logan Shepherd | First-Year | Outside hitter | 6-4 | Cave Springs, Arkansas |
| 11 | Will Polster | Junior | Outside hitter | 6-1 | Maryland Heights, Missouri |
| 12 | Campbell Schoenfeld | Senior | Outside hitter | 6-8 | N. Tonawanada, New York |
| 13 | Buddy Scott | Senior | Setter | 6-6 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 16 | Xuanthe Nguyen | First-Year | Libero | 5-11 | London, England |
| 17 | Jason Shen | Senior | Libero | 5-11 | Cupertino, California |
| 18 | Will Sorenson | Junior | Setter | 6-1 | Killdeer, Illinois |
| 19 | Owen Fanning | First-Year | Outside hitter | 6-7 | Needham, Massachusetts |
| 21 | James Bardin | First-Year | Setter | 6-7 | Aliso Viejo, California |
| 22 | Trevor Schultz | Sophomore | Middle blocker | 6-6 | Saint Augustine, Florida |
| 23 | Jeffrey Kwan | Sophomore | Libero/Outside Hitter | 5-11 | Cupertino, California |
See also
References
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