Almost Complete Roster

2014 Roster

The men's volleyball teams around the country are updating their rosters in preparation for the upcoming 2014 season along with the University of Hawaii. Some questions have been answered as the 2014 roster is now updated.

Previously we found out that Harrison Phelps, Ryan Leung, Kainoa Mitchell, and Max Wechsung will not be returning (See Post). 2013 senior libero Matthew Cheape has graduated now so he is gone as well. 2014 senior middle Nick West has changed his number from #12 to #9.

The new additions to the roster is Kupono Fey, Hendrik Mol, Dane Keckin, Jennings Franciskovic, and Nesi Buchard. Fey and Franciskovic have yet to pick a uniform number.

Buchard is listed as a 6'8" freshman middle blocker from Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated from Hawaiian Mission Academy. Never heard of him before but who knows what he can do for the program.

The redshirts for the 2013 season were Garrett Komisarek, Scott Hartley, Zach Radner, Drew Durni, and Iain McKellar. Hartley and Komisarek are both redshirt juniors and Radner, Druni, and McKellar are redshirt freshman. 

Incoming freshman Nainoa Frank from Kalaheo HS has been removed from the roster, but there has not been a reason why. He was injured during his senior season because of a football injury so he sat out the volleyball season. Possibly the injury is keeping him out now or could be other reasons.

There also has been no announcement for the replacement of assistant coach Sean Carney. They may still be looking or but it has been said that they would find one during the summer. Carney left to focus on his job and his club Hawaii Elite VBC. 

VBM Fab 50 + Others

Volleyball Magazine Boy's Fab 50

Fab 50

All four of the Warrior volleyball 2013-14 recruits were named to the Volleyball Magazines Boy's Fab 50. These recruits were Kupono Fey (Honolulu, HI), Jennings Franciskovic (Westlake Village, CA), Nainoa Frank (Kaneohe, HI), and Dane Keckin (Santa Monica, CA). Also listed on this list was Hawaii Baptist Academy product Michael Fisher who is heading to UCLA. Fisher was listed as No. 5 on the Top 5 Players in the Class of 2013 which was voted by a panel of college coaches. All 50 players listed are heading to a college to play DI volleyball.

The post listed a 25 Underclassmen to Watch list which included 2014-15 recruit Larry "Tui" Tuileta  (Punahou HS) along with local products Micah Ma'a (Punahou HS) and Evan Enriques (Kamehameha-Hawaii HS).

Pac-12 Network/OC Sports Connection?

Pac-12 Network Television Schedule

Today the Pac-12 conference has released their 2013 volleyball schedule along with the Pac-12 network television schedule. As Hawaii fans we know that we are not able to get the Pac-12 network here. But looking at the television schedule, it lists all three UCLA matches in Hawaii and all three Arizona matches in Hawaii on the Pac-12 network. This may just be streams online like they had a lot of during the season last year for free.

ESPN Matches

ESPN has not released a full schedule of matches that will be aired on ESPN/ESPNU/ESPN3 yet but today a few were found. The Pac-12 announced that three of their matches will be aired. The first is a non-conference match between the Trojans of USC against UC Santa Barbara of the Big West on Sept 18. Other matches that will air is UCLA vs. USC on Sept. 25 and UCLA vs. Oregon on Oct. 11.