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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 15, 2025) – USA Volleyball announces the U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the third week of Volleyball Nations League (VNL), taking place July 16-20 in Chiba, Japan.
The U.S. will face Türkiye, Argentina, Germany and Japan as teams battle for a spot in the VNL Finals; the top eight after this week will qualify.
The U.S. is 4-4 and currently ranks 13th in the VNL standings. Japan (No. 4), Argentina (No. 5) and Germany (No. 8) all are in position to make the finals. Türkiye is No. 16.
Head coach Karch Kiraly has taken 15 athletes to Japan, including Olympians Erik Shoji, Jeff Jendryk, Micah Ma’a and Kyle Ensing. Ten other players have played in either one or both of the previous VNL weeks: libero Mason Briggs, middle blockers Matthew Knigge and Merrick McHenry; opposites Gabi Garcia and Kyle Hobus; outside hitters Cooper Robinson, Ethan Champlin, Nolan Flexen and Jordan Ewert, and setter Andrew Rowan.
Middle blocker Michael Marshman will make his 2025 debut. Last year, Marshman played in week one of VNL and helped the U.S. Men to the Pan Cup silver medal.
The U.S. Men are currently ranked No. 6 in the world and have medaled four times in VNL history, including silver medals in 2019, 2022 and 2023 and bronze in 2018.
Volleyball Nations League features the world’s top 18 men’s teams clashing over three weeks of preliminary play, with the top eight advancing to the Final Round.
U.S. Men’s Week Three Roster for 2025 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
3 Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
5 Kyle Ensing (Opp, 6-7, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
9 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU)
14 Micah Ma’a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA, Aloha)
15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
17 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
18 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
22C Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ., Aloha)
23 Nolan Flexen (OH, 6-9, Rio Rancho, N.M., UC Irvine, Southern)
24 Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
28 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire)
29 Jordan Ewert (OH, 6-5, Antioch, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)
27 Michael Marshman (MB, 6-7, Glenmont, N.Y., St. Francis Univ., Excelsior Empire)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Javier Weber
Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Physiotherapist: Aaron Brock
Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot
Senior Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker
Team Manager: David Dantes
Consultant Coach: Chris McGown
Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy
Team Doctors: Eugene Yim, Mark Hutchinson, Michael Shepard, Warren Young
2025 Volleyball Nations League Schedule for Week 3
All times PDT; Matches will be shown live on VBTV and either CBS Sports Network or Big Ten Network
Week 3 Schedule
July 15 at 11:30 p.m. vs. Türkiye
July 17 at 11:30 p.m. vs. Argentina
July 19 at 3:30 a.m. vs. Germany
July 20 at 3:20 a.m. vs. Japan
Week 1 Results
June 11: Ukraine def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
June 12 USA def. Iran, 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 17-15)
June 14 Slovenia def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
June 15 USA def. Cuba, 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23)
Week 2 Results
June 25 USA def. China, 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-11)
June 26 USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 30-28)
June 28 Poland def. USA, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22)
June 29 Italy def. USA, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-18)