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The boom of new NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams continues in 2025 with seven more teams.
Check out the quick-hit breakdown for Catawba, Barry, Roosevelt, Rockhurst, Menlo, Vanguard and LeMoyne-Owen before they start their inaugural seasons.
Barry
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: IVA
School’s primary conference affiliation: Sunshine State Conference
NCAA Division: Division II
Location: Miami Shores, Florida
Head coach: Leonid Yelin (former Syracuse women’s volleyball and Louisville women’s volleyball coach)
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Fairleigh Dickinson (Jan. 15); at BYU (Feb. 21); at BYU (Feb. 22)
Inaugural roster notes: Barry’s roster includes transfers from Loyola, Lees-McRae and Tusculum.
Preseason polls: IVA preseason poll yet to be released
Catawba
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: IVA
School’s primary conference affiliation: SAC
NCAA Division: Division II
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Head coach: Bill Ferguson (former USC head coach)
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Fort Valley State (Feb. 13); vs. Hawai’i (Feb. 22); at Belmont Abbey (April 2)
Inaugural roster notes: Outside attacker Trevor Phillips joins Catawba as a graduate transfer after helping lead Ball State to a MIVA regular season championship last season.
Preseason polls: IVA Preseason poll yet to be released
LeMoyne-Owen
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: SIAC
School’s primary conference affiliation: SIAC
NCAA Division: Division II
Location: Memphis
Head coach: Tyrell Jamison (former Spalding women’s volleyball assistant coach)
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Maryville (Feb. 8); vs. Missouri S&T (Feb. 22); Fort Valley State (April 4)
Inaugural roster notes: The Magicians roster features players from Florida and California.
Preseason polls: IVA Preseason poll yet to be released
Menlo
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: MPSF
School’s primary conference affiliation: PacWest
NCAA Division: Division II (transitioning from NAIA)
Location: Atherton, California
Head coach: Todd Hollenbeck (fifth season at Menlo)
2024 record (NAIA): 12-8
Three marquee matches on the schedule: vs. UC Irvine (Jan. 9 at UCSB); at Pepperdine (March 21); at Stanford (March 28)
Roster notes: Opposite Julius Stiemer returns for a junior season after being among the team leaders with a 2.99 kills per game average.
Preseason polls: Menlo was ranked ninth in the MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll.
Rockhurst
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: IVA; GLVC (starting in 2026)
School’s primary conference affiliation: GLVC
NCAA Division: Division II
Location: Kansas City
Head coach: Corey Marks (former Eastern Nazarene head coach)
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Lewis (Jan. 17); at Loyola (Jan. 18); vs. Daemen (Feb. 8 at D’Youville)
Roster notes: Outside attacker Shay Spadaro, who transferred to Rockhurst, was a two-time All-IVA selection at Lincoln Memorial and the 2023 IVA Freshman of the Year.
Preseason polls: IVA Preseason poll yet to be released
Roosevelt
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: IVA; GLVC (starting in 2026)
School’s primary conference affiliation: GLIAC
NCAA Division: Division II (transitioning from NAIA)
Location: Chicago
Head coach: Kelly Magliano (fourth season at Roosevelt)
2024 record (NAIA): 9-17
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Lewis (Jan. 14); at Quincy (Jan. 31); vs. Maryville (March 1)
Roster notes: Outside attacker Andrea DiPaola returns after having a team-high 3.56 kills per game average last season
Preseason polls: IVA Preseason poll yet to be released
Vanguard
Men’s volleyball conference affiliation: MPSF
School’s primary conference affiliation: PacWest
NCAA Division: Division II (transitioning from NAIA)
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Head coach: Brian Rofer (third season at Vanguard)
2024 record (NAIA): 15-4
Three marquee matches on the schedule: at Long Beach State (Feb. 14); vs. USC (Feb. 26); vs. UCLA (March 13)
Roster notes: Middle attacker Micah Sybesma as a freshman last season had a .517 attack percentage and a team-high 0.86 blocks per game average.
Preseason polls: Vanguard was ranked eighth in the MPSF Preseason Coaches Poll.