John Speraw

John Speraw
Personal information
Born California, USA
Hometown California
College(s) UCLA
Coaching information
Current team USA Men's Volleyball
UCLA Men's Volleyball
Previous teams coached
Teams
USA Men's Volleyball (Asst.)
UCLA Men's Volleyball (Asst.)
Best results
Years Location Result
2007, 2009, 2012 NCAA National Championship (head coach) 1st
Last updated: May 5, 2012

John Speraw, is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the men's volleyball team at United States national team and UCLA. 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.

Player

Speraw played on the UCLA Bruins men's volleyball team. He was a middle blocker and helped the Bruins win two NCAA National Championships.

Coaching

As the UC Irvine head coach, he guided the Anteaters to three national titles in six years, the latest in 2012, defeating Southern California 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 USA team which won the Gold Medal.

Prior to becoming the coach at UC Irvine, he was an assistant coach at UCLA. As of the year 2012, John Speraw has returned to UCLA as the new Men's Volleyball head coach.[1]

Honors and awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ Player Bio: John Speraw, UCLABruins.com,

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