Bryan Ivie (2012) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Bryan Ivie

Induction:
2012
Class:
1991

Bryan Ivie, the most dominant collegiate men’s volleyball player of his era, was USC’s first two-time (1990-91) National Player of the Year. The four-year (1988-91) starter at middle blocker and then opposite hitter helped the Trojans to the 1988 and 1990 NCAA titles (and the runner-up spot in 1991). He was the MVP of the 1990 NCAA tourney and made the NCAA All-Tournament team in 1988 and 1991. He set USC career records for kills and blocks. He was USC’s 1991 Pac-10 Conference Medalist as its top senior male student-athlete. He participated in two Olympics with the U.S. (1992 and 1996), winning a bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Games, then played professionally overseas and on the beach. He twice was the USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year (1992-93). He was named to Volleyball magazine’s All-Century team and USA Volleyball’s 75th Anniversary All-Era team. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century team. He is in the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame. He then worked in the commercial real estate industry.