May 18, 2021 – By NJP
The USA Men’s National team will be heading to Rimini, Italy to compete in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League. The competition starts May 28th and runs through June 27th.
This ais an event you will not want to miss. 16 International teams will compete in the event. Here are the current world rankings:
U.S. Men’s National Team Roster for FIVB Volleyball Nations League (Courtesy of USA Volleyball)
No. Player (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
- 1 Matt Anderson (OP, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State Univ.)
- 3 Taylor Sander (OH, 6-4, Huntington Beach, Calif., Brigham Young Univ.)
- 4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago)
- 5 Kyle Ensing (OP, 6-7, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State Univ.)
- 6 Mitch Stahl (MB, 6-8, Chambersburg, Pa., Univ. of California Los Angeles)
- 7 Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ.)
- 8 T.J. Defalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State Univ.)
- 9 Jake Hanes (OP, 6-10, Orland Park, Ill., Ohio State Univ.)
- 11 Micah Christenson (S, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Southern California)
- 12 Max Holt (MB, 6-10, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State Univ.)
- 13 Ben Patch (OP, 6-8, Layton, Utah, Brigham Young Univ.)
- 15 Brenden Sander (OH, 6-4, Huntington Beach, Calif., Brigham Young Univ.)
- 16 Josh Tuaniga (S, 6-3, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State Univ.)
- 17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago)
- 18 Garrett Muagututia (MB, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., Univ. of California Los Angeles)
- 19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii)
- 20 David Smith (MB, 6-7, Sangus, Calif., Univ. of California Irvine)
- 21 Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State Univ.)
- 22 Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ.)
U.S. Men’s Schedule for FIVB Volleyball Nations League (all times Pacific)
USA is Ranked #3 in the World. Rankings noted for other countries on schedule.
May 28 at Noon EST.: USA vs Canada #10
May 29 at 3PM EST: USA vs Brazil #1
May 30 at 10AM EST.: USA vs Argentina #5
June 3 at 3PM EST: Russia #4 vs USA
June 4 at Noon EST.: Poland #2 vs USA
June 5 at Noon EST.: USA vs Australia #15
June 8 at 10AM EST.: USA vs Serbia #11 June 9 at 10AM EST.: Iran #8 vs USA
June 10 at 10AM EST.: Germany NR vs USA
June 15 at 3PM EST: Italy #7 vs USA
June 16 at 1:30PM EST.: USA vs France #6
June 17 at Noon EST.: Netherlands #16 vs USA
June 21 at Noon EST.: Slovenia #12 vs USA
June 22 at 7AM EST.: Bulgaria #14 vs USA
June 23 at 7AM EST.: USA vs Japan #9
June 26: Semifinals
June 27: Bronze and Gold medal matches
All games will be carried live at https://www.volleyballworld.tv/home
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