Men's Volleyball
Shiari, Morteza
Morteza Shiari
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Morteza Shiari, a former Iranian National Team player, joined Coach John Speraw’s Bruin men’s volleyball staff in October of 2021 as a volunteer assistant coach and has been a member of two straight Bruin coaching staffs which have led teams into the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship Tournament.
The 2023 squad won the program’s 20th NCAA Championship and first since 2006. The Bruins also won the 2023 MPSF Tournament Championship, the program’s first since the 2006 season. The 12-0 regular-season MPSF record was UCLA’s first unblemished mark since it went 19-0 mark in 1995. The Bruins also led the nation in set assists (12.64) and blocking average (2.80. Middle blocker Merrick McHenry topped the nation with a .526 attack percentage and was the winner of the Ryan Millar Award as the nation's top middle attacker. In addition, the Bruins were rated among the nation’s top five in kills/s (second), aces/s (third) and opponent hitting percentage (eighth). In 2022, the Bruins lost in the NCAA Semifinals but also led the nation in hitting percentage (.374) while also ranking among the nation top 10 in set assists (fifth), kills/s (fifth) and blocks/s (eighth).
Shiari played for the Iranian junior, college and men’s National teams from 1996-2010. He participated in two World University Games competitions. In 2000, he was named as the best player in Asia. Shiari, who came to the U.S. in 2017, played professional men’s volleyball in Iran from 1998-2007. He then worked as the Chief of Volleyball Division, Championship Committee in Iran from 2007-14.
Shiari has served as an assistant coach on the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2018. In 2019, he was an assistant coach for the U.S. National college team in the World University Games. Shiari was the first assistant coach on the U.S. bronze medal-winning 2021 Pan American Cup team.
Shiari has also coached for the United Volleyball Club in Fountain Valley, Calif. and has been the volleyball coach at Fountain Valley High School. In addition, he coached for the Beach Elite Volleyball Club in Huntington Beach, Calif.
The 2023 squad won the program’s 20th NCAA Championship and first since 2006. The Bruins also won the 2023 MPSF Tournament Championship, the program’s first since the 2006 season. The 12-0 regular-season MPSF record was UCLA’s first unblemished mark since it went 19-0 mark in 1995. The Bruins also led the nation in set assists (12.64) and blocking average (2.80. Middle blocker Merrick McHenry topped the nation with a .526 attack percentage and was the winner of the Ryan Millar Award as the nation's top middle attacker. In addition, the Bruins were rated among the nation’s top five in kills/s (second), aces/s (third) and opponent hitting percentage (eighth). In 2022, the Bruins lost in the NCAA Semifinals but also led the nation in hitting percentage (.374) while also ranking among the nation top 10 in set assists (fifth), kills/s (fifth) and blocks/s (eighth).
Shiari played for the Iranian junior, college and men’s National teams from 1996-2010. He participated in two World University Games competitions. In 2000, he was named as the best player in Asia. Shiari, who came to the U.S. in 2017, played professional men’s volleyball in Iran from 1998-2007. He then worked as the Chief of Volleyball Division, Championship Committee in Iran from 2007-14.
Shiari has served as an assistant coach on the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2018. In 2019, he was an assistant coach for the U.S. National college team in the World University Games. Shiari was the first assistant coach on the U.S. bronze medal-winning 2021 Pan American Cup team.
Shiari has also coached for the United Volleyball Club in Fountain Valley, Calif. and has been the volleyball coach at Fountain Valley High School. In addition, he coached for the Beach Elite Volleyball Club in Huntington Beach, Calif.
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