2025 Men's Volleyball Roster

Matt Brown

12 Joe Karlous

  • Position Setter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.

Biography

UC Irvine
2025

Set a UCI rally scoring and Big West record for set assists in a match with 73 against USC  (Feb. 12)
Named Big West Setter of the Week twice 
Logged five double-doubles
Averaged 9.56 set assists which was fifth in the Big West
Fifth in the Big West in digs, averaging 1.67
Tied his career-high with 16 digs versus BYU
Helped guide UCI to a .400 hitting percentage or better eight times in 2025

2024
Played in 34 sets, starting once
Averaged 1.91 set assists
Added 22 digs and five block assists
masters in innovation and entrepreneurship

2023
Started all 29 matches
Was fifth in the Big West in set assists with a 9.21 average
Also averaged 1.83 digs which was sixth in the Big West
Also had six aces and two solo blocks

Pepperdine
2021

Played in 13 matches for the Waves
Had a 2.33 set assist average
Added 16 digs
Totaled a season-high 35 assists at Stanford

2020
Named to the MPSF All-Freshman team
Ranked fourth in the MPSF with 7.40 assists per set
Played in 43 sets, starting nine starts
Also averaged 1.16 digs
Had a career-high 59 assists and 11 digs vs. Concordia (2/12), and Grand Canyon (2/23)

Newport Harbor High School
2019 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection
First team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honoree in 2019
Two-time Orange County Register all-county and All-Sunset League first team selection
MVP of the 2019 Best of the West and Tesoro tournaments
Member of the Neport Harbor’s CIF state and Southern Section titles in 2019
Team captured Sunset League championship all four years

Club
Played with Balboa Bay Volleyball Club
Garnered the MVP award at the 2016 and 2017 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals
Teams won a silver medal at the 2019 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals and a gold medal in 2016 and 2017

USA Volleyball
Member of the 2021 U.S. Men’s U21 National Training team
Named to the 2020 USA Volleyball Junior National Training team
Played in the 2018 NORCECA U19 Continental Championship as well as the 2019 FIVB U19 World Championship
 
Misc.
Graduated with a degree in psychological sciences and is pursuing a masters in innovation and entrepreneurship


Q&A: 

 

Q: What is one quality from an athlete you admire?

A: Davis’ consistency

 

Q: What is a quote that you live by?

A: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball” -Patches O’Houlihan

 

Q: What movie makes you better?

A: Lord of the Rings

 

Q: Pineapple on pizza?

A: No

 

Q: Why UCI?

A: Culture

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Setter
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Setter
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2025Graduate Student

    Setter
    6'0"
    12