The Big West, home of the last four national champions in men’s volleyball, will unveil its 2023 preseason poll and first-ever preseason all-conference team next week on ESPN+. The event is the first of its kind and will highlight the players, coaches and teams in the nation’s top conference in the sport.
Rob Espero will provide analysis and commentary and speak to each of the league’s six head coaches, including new faces Brad Rostratter of UC San Diego and CSUN’s Theo Edwards. Espero, is a familiar voice in the volleyball landscape, serving as a play-by-play, analyst, public address announcer and podcaster for various levels and disciplines of the sport, including FIVB Nations League (men), World League (men), Grand Prix (women), and the World Series of Beach Volleyball. He has also been heard at the NCAA Division I-II National Collegiate Championship and serves as the voice of the Big West’s UC Irvine Anteaters.
Espero and the coaches will discuss the upcoming season in the powerhouse Big West, winners of the last four consecutive National Collegiate Championships, giving fans a taste of what’s to come in the 2023 season. Key players and key matchups on the schedule will be highlighted along with expert insight on the teams vying to bring a fifth consecutive national championship to The Big West.
The season begins the first week of January and culminates with all six Big West teams taking to the court on April 20-22, 2023 at the 5,000-seat Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine for the 2023 OUTRIGGER Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship, presented by The Hawaiian Islands. Ticket information for the Championship is coming soon.
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