BYU men's volleyball National Championship teams inducted in the BYU Athletics Hall of Fame

The three National Championship teams from BYU men's volleyball (1999, 2001 and 2004) were inducted into the BYU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday evening at BYU's 46th Annual Induction Banquet.

Author Lauren Thomas Bosco
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PROVO, Utah — The three National Championship teams from BYU men's volleyball (1999, 2001 and 2004) were inducted into the BYU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday evening at BYU's 46th Annual Induction Banquet.

Players, families and administartors celebrated together in a small ceremony held on campus in Provo, Utah. Tomorrow, the teams will be honored at halftime during the BYU vs Sam Houston football game in LaVell Edwards Stadium.

BYU has won a total of 12 national championships in NCAA competition history, with men's volleyball earning 25% of those titles. Current BYU men's volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead helped the Cougars to National Championships in 2001 and 2004 as a libero.

 

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1999

The National Championship was the perfect ending to a 1999 season, marked by unprecedented success. It took Carl McGown just 10 years to assemble one of the greatest collegiate volleyball teams ever, posting a record of 30-1 in 1999. The Cougars were able to avenge their only loss of the season by defeating Long Beach State to capture the university's first-ever volleyball national championship.

For his efforts, McGown was named the 1999 AVCA National Coach of the Year.

After compiling a 25-1 regular-season mark, BYU defeated Pacific, Hawaii and USC to win its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title and advance to the NCAA Final Four for the first time.

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2001

Led by seniors Mac Wilson and Scott Bunker who combined for 13 blocks, the BYU Men’s Volleyball team knocked off 18-time National Champion and top-ranked UCLA to claim its second NCAA National Championship in three seasons.

After defeating Penn State 3-1 in the semi finals, BYU swept the Bruins 3–0, marking the 15th three-game sweep for the Cougars during the 2001 season. The 2001 team was the most decorated in BYU history. Outside hitter Mike Wall earned the 2001 NCAA Final Four MVP award, and was joined on the Final Four All-Tournament Team by Joaquin Acosta and Hector Lebron.

The team finished with a record of 23–4, the second-highest winning total in school history. Coach Carl McGown was honored a second time as the AVA National Coach of the year, while Hector Lebron was named Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year.

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2004

The Cougars set a new school record of 21-straight victories and spent 10-straight weeks ranked No.1 in the nation. BYU head coach Tom Peterson also made NCAA history by becoming the first men’s volleyball coach to win a National Championship with two different schools. Peterson led Penn State to a national title in 1994.

With the 15-30, 30-18, 20-30, 32-30, 19-17 win over Long Beach in the finals, the Cougars finished the year with a 29-4 record — the second highest single-season win total in BYU history.

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Athletic Hall of Fame Members

  • The 1951 NIT Championship Men's Basketball Team
  • The 1966 NIT Championship Men's Basketball Team
  • The 1981 National Championship Men's Golf Team
  • The 1984 National Championship Football Team
  • The 1997 National Championship Women's Cross Country Team
  • The 1999 National Championship Women's Cross Country Team
  • The 1999 National Championship Men's Volleyball Team
  • The 2001 National Championship Men's Volleyball Team
  • The 2001 National Championship Women's Cross Country Team
  • The 2002 National Chmapionship Women's Cross Country Team
  • The 2004 National Championship Men's Volleyball Team