UC Irvine Giving Day 2025

Your investment is more than a statement of belief. The architecture of each competitive season is founded on what we can (and can’t) do financially. This annual fundraising campaign (Giving Day) will keep next year’s team operating within the margins of excellence, and with the same cultural distinctives you expect from UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball.

Men's Volleyball History of Success

• Men’s Volleyball player Hilir Henno, who was named AVCA National Player of the Week on Mar. 31, moved into second all-time in NCAA aces and is just 19 away from the all-time record.
• So far this season, a UC Irvine player has claimed Big West Weekly honors nine times,  while Nolan Flexen was also named AVCA National Player of the Week on Feb. 18
  
• The Anteaters have been ranked No. 2 in the country, starting the season with a school record tying 10 consecutive wins.
• UC Irvine ended 2024 ranked No. 4 in the country, advancing to the semifinals of the NCAAs, falling in a tough 3-2 battle against UCLA
• Four-time National Champions
• 8 NCAA Appearances
• 55 All-Americans
• First team in AVCA history to have at least 30 National Player of the Week awards
• “Court 21” debuted in 2022 and hosted the Big West Championship in 2023
• Four Big West Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees (Francesco Sani, 2023, Scott Stadick, 2020, 2021, Dante Chakravorti, 2019)
• UC Irvine had three former players compete at the 2024 Paris Games. Kevin Tillie won his second consecutive gold medal with France, while Davis Smith, who was competing in his fourth Olympic Games, earned a bronze with the United States. Thomas Hodges became a first time Olympian, competing for Australia on the beach.