2018 Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team
The 2018 Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team represents Long Beach State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fifteenth year head coach Alan Knipe, play their home games at Walter Pyramid. The 49ers are members of the Big West Conference, which is sponsoring men's volleyball for the first time, and were picked to win the Big West in the preseason poll.
Roster
Schedule
TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City | Television | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1/3 7 p.m. | McKendree | #2 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 398 | 1–0 |
| 1/5 10 a.m. | Princeton | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–0 | 125 | 2–0 | |
| 1/5 8 p.m. | Ball State | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–1 | 121 | 3–0 | |
| 1/6 2:30 p.m. | St. Francis | #2 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA | W 3–0 | 120 | 4–0 | |
| 1/12 5 p.m. | #11 Lewis | #2 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 | 257 | 5–0 |
| 1/13 5:30 p.m. | #7 Loyola | #2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | W 3–0 | 1,002 | 6–0 |
| 1/26 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | #1 | Maples Pavilion Irvine, CA | P12+ | W 3–0 | 429 | 7–0 |
| 1/26 6 p.m. | Stanford | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | L 3–0 | 1,415 | 8–0 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | #13 USC | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 1,627 | 9–0 |
| 2/2 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine | #1 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 1,136 | 10–0 |
| 2/8 4 p.m. | Harvard | #1 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA | Ivy League Net | W 3–0 | 167 | 11–0 |
| 2/10 4 p.m. | George Mason | #1 | Recreation Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA | George Mason All-Access | W 3–0 | 550 | 12–0 |
| 2/17 7:30 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 | 4,560 | 13–0 |
| 2/21 7:30 p.m. | #2 UCLA | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ | W 3–1 | 1,910 | 14–0 |
| 3/2 7 p.m. | #12 CSUN* | #1 | Matadome Northridge, CA | ESPN3 | W 3–0 | 957 | 15–0 |
| 3/4 7 p.m. | #12 CSUN* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 1,033 | 16–0 |
| 3/7 7 p.m. | Mount Olive | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 708 | 17–0 |
| 3/15 7 p.m. | #12 UCSB* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 1,135 | 18–0 |
| 3/16 7 p.m. | #12 UCSB* | #1 | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 | 750 | 19–0 |
| 3/30 7 p.m. | #4 UC Irvine* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–2 | 2,077 | 20–0 |
| 3/31 7 p.m. | #4 UC Irvine* | #1 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 | 1,265 | 21–0 |
| 4/6 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #1 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 606 | 22–0 |
| 4/7 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | Big West TV | W 3–0 | 1,411 | 23–0 |
| 4/13 9 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | W 3–2 | 4,982 | 24–0 |
| 4/14 9 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | L 3–2 | 5,966 | 24–1 |
| 4/20 7:30 p.m. | #9 CSUN* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN3 | W 3–0 | 1,795 | 25–1 |
| 4/20 7 p.m. | #6 Hawai'i* | #1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ESPN3 | W 3–0 | 2,325 | 26–1 |
| 5/3 5 p.m. | #6 Ohio State | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | NCAA.com | W 3–1 | 4,249 | 27–1 |
| 5/5 4 p.m. | #3 UCLA | #1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ESPN2 | W 3–2 | 7,248 | 28–1 |
Honors
- All-Tournament Team: T.J. Defalco, Kyle Ensing, and Josh Tuaniga