University Southern California Trojans
USC Men's Volleyball Head Coach Jeff Nygaard Extended Through 2028
January 08, 2026 | Men's Volleyball
The Trojans’ 11th-year head coach led USC to the MPSF final in 2025
LOS ANGELES – USC men's volleyball head coach Jeff Nygaard has had his contract extended through the 2028 season, USC Charles Griffin Cale Director of Athletics Jennifer Cohen announced on Thursday, Jan. 8.
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Nygaard—a three-time Olympian in indoor and beach volleyball and a two-time collegiate MVP while playing on a pair of NCAA championship teams—is in his 11th season (2026) as the head coach of the Trojans and holds a career record of 123-136. He also served the five prior seasons as an assistant coach at USC (2011-15). Nygaard led the Trojans to the MPSF championship match in 2025 and had five players recognized by the AVCA's All-America committee including first-team choice Dillon Klein.
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Last year, the Trojans went 21-7, finished second in the MPSF regular season (8-4), and were awarded the second seed into the conference tournament. There, USC finished as runner-up to Pepperdine, which hosted the championship in Malibu, Calif. USC opened the year with a nine-match win streak for its best start to a season since 1991 (28-0) and won 10 matches in a row (Feb. 26-April 3) for the program's longest win streak since 2012 (18). It was Nygaard's second 20-win season (20th in program history) and USC led the MPSF for many weeks in all statistical categories but aces. The Trojans finished the season as the NCAA leader in blocks (2.86 bps) with 16 matches in double-digits. USC set a new school record for hitting percentage in a match (.691 vs. Dominican, Feb. 8) and hit better than .300 19 times.
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Fifth-ranked USC opens 2026 with a home match at Galen Center against St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday (Jan. 10) at 5 p.m. PT. The Trojans will play 16 home contests this spring and play only two regular-season contests outside of Southern California (at BYU, April 10-11). The MPSF tournament will also be held at BYU's Smith Fieldhouse (April 22-25). The league champion receives the MPSF's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship set to be played May 9-11 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
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For more information on the USC men's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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Nygaard—a three-time Olympian in indoor and beach volleyball and a two-time collegiate MVP while playing on a pair of NCAA championship teams—is in his 11th season (2026) as the head coach of the Trojans and holds a career record of 123-136. He also served the five prior seasons as an assistant coach at USC (2011-15). Nygaard led the Trojans to the MPSF championship match in 2025 and had five players recognized by the AVCA's All-America committee including first-team choice Dillon Klein.
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Last year, the Trojans went 21-7, finished second in the MPSF regular season (8-4), and were awarded the second seed into the conference tournament. There, USC finished as runner-up to Pepperdine, which hosted the championship in Malibu, Calif. USC opened the year with a nine-match win streak for its best start to a season since 1991 (28-0) and won 10 matches in a row (Feb. 26-April 3) for the program's longest win streak since 2012 (18). It was Nygaard's second 20-win season (20th in program history) and USC led the MPSF for many weeks in all statistical categories but aces. The Trojans finished the season as the NCAA leader in blocks (2.86 bps) with 16 matches in double-digits. USC set a new school record for hitting percentage in a match (.691 vs. Dominican, Feb. 8) and hit better than .300 19 times.
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Fifth-ranked USC opens 2026 with a home match at Galen Center against St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday (Jan. 10) at 5 p.m. PT. The Trojans will play 16 home contests this spring and play only two regular-season contests outside of Southern California (at BYU, April 10-11). The MPSF tournament will also be held at BYU's Smith Fieldhouse (April 22-25). The league champion receives the MPSF's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship set to be played May 9-11 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
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For more information on the USC men's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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