{{Short description|American volleyball coach and former player}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Steve Klosterman | image = Klosterman-press-conference.jpg | alt = | caption = Klosterman at an NCAA press conference, 2007 | birth_name = Steven Robert Klosterman<ref name=UCLABio/> | birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1984}}<ref name=orangewood/> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = Long Beach, California | height = 6 ft 7 in<ref name=UCLABio/> | spike = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | block = <!-- "X cm" or "X in" (conversions are automatic) --> | college = University of California, Los Angeles | position = Opposite hitter<ref name=dailybruin/> | years1 = 2007-2008 | team1 = Naranjito Changos | years2 = 2008—? | team2 = Los Patriotas de Lares | years3 = ? | team3 = Police United | years4 = 2011 | team4 = Spacer's Toulouse Volley | years5 = 2012—? | team5 = Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina | years6 = 2014 | team6 = SKV Havířov | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = | currentcoachteam = Hofstra Pride Women's Volleyball | coachyears = | coachteams = | medaltemplates = <!-- See Template:MedalSport --> | medaltemplates-expand = <!-- set to "yes" to auto-expand medaltemplates section --> | updated = }} '''Steve Klosterman''' (born c. 1984)<ref name=orangewood/> is an American college volleyball coach and former player. After a successful career as part of the UCLA Bruins, he spent nearly a decade playing internationally.<ref name=loyolaramblers/><ref name=HofstraBio/> Klosterman then returned to the United States to start his coaching career. He joined Hofstra University's women's volleyball coaching team in 2019 and was promoted to assistant coach in 2024.<ref name=HofstraBio/><ref name=offtheblock/>
While an opposite at UCLA,<ref name=dailybruin/><ref name=UCLABio>{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208189269|title=Steve Klosterman|publisher=UCLA|date=2013-04-17|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=Breshnahan2002/> he broke multiple all-time institutional records, several of which he still held in 2025: most single season points (553.5, 2007); single-match consecutive kills (31, 2007); career kills (1,513); total attacks (3,262); kills per set (4.29, 2007; 4.12, 2006); total attacks (1,016, 2006; 994, 2007); and total points (1,757).<ref name= 2014records/><ref name=2025records/>
==Playing career== thumb|left|Klosterman in a playoff match, 2007 A Long Beach native,<ref name=AllisonHo2006/><ref name=loyolaramblers/> Klosterman attended St. John Bosco High School, where he was one of two sophomores named to the All-Southern Section team,<ref name=Breshnahan2002>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/168385063/|title=He finds a new home at Marina|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2002-03-13|page=74|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref> before transferring to Marina High School following the school year.<ref name=studentathlete2006>{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2006/5/8/207886618|title=Steve Klosterman Named UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week|date=2006-05-08|publisher=UCLA Bruins|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=latimes2002/><ref name=UCLABio/><ref name= AllisonHo2006/> In addition to volleyball, he also played football and basketball. He was a six-time varsity letterman; a three-time all-league player; and was voted Sunset League MVP as a senior. He was also a three-time Junior Olympic gold medalist<ref name=AllisonHo2006/><ref name=UCLABio/><ref name=DiamondLeung2003/> and two-time MVP.<ref name= AllisonHo2006/> He was one of three high school students invited to try out for the FISU World University Games in 2003 but had to return home after sustaining a concussion.<ref name=DiamondLeung2003>{{cite web|url=https://dailybruin.com/2003/08/03/injury-sends-volleyball-player|title=Injury sends volleyball player home from tryout|last=Leung|first=Diamond|date=2003-08-03|publisher=Daily Bruin|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' described him as the No. 1 "high school prospect in the nation" during his junior year.<ref name=latimes2002>{{cite web |title=He's Getting Offers With All the Fixings |website=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-24-sp-sondcol24-story.html}}</ref><ref name=AllisonHo2006>{{cite web|url=http://dailybruin.com/2006/04/26/bouncing-back-into-his-game/|title=Bouncing Back Into His Game|last=Ho|first=Allison|date=2006-04-26|publisher=Daily Bruin|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref>
Klosterman started at University of California, Los Angeles in 2003, majoring in history.<ref name=offtheblock>{{cite web|url=https://www.offtheblockblog.com/2019/09/court-to-sidelines-former-mens-players-now-coaching-ncaa-division-i-womens-volleyball/|title=Court to sidelines: Former men’s players now coaching NCAA Division I women’s volleyball|publisher=Off the Block Blog|date=2019-09-01|last=Lopes|first=Vinnie|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=HofstraBio/><ref name=UCLABio/> He received an MPSF Honorable Mention in 2004 during his freshman year,<ref name=UCLABio/> but was forced to sit out during his sophomore year due to a torn labrum,<ref name=AllisonHo2006/> for which he received surgery in June 2005.<ref name=UCLABio/> In the 2006 season, he was part of the team that defeated Penn State at the NCAA Championship finals and was subsequently chosen as Most Outstanding Player after scoring 32 points and hitting .379 in just two matches.<ref name=UCLABio/><ref name=orangewood/><ref name=dailybruin>{{cite web|url=http://dailybruin.com/2007/05/07/volleyball_players_receive_honors/ |title=Volleyball players receive honors |publisher=Daily Bruin |date=2007-05-07|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=studentathlete2006/><ref name=loyolaramblers/> He was also named a second-team All-American<ref name=dailybruin/><ref name=UCLABio/> and received another MPSF honorable mention. At this time, he was tied at the #19 rank nationally at 4.12 kills per game and recorded his collegiate career high of 32 points and 30 kills in a single game against the College of Southern Nevada. Entering his senior year, he was ranked ninth on the all-time UCLA career kills list at 1,041.<ref name=UCLABio/> For the 2007 season, he was again made an All-American.<ref name=dailybruin/><ref name=UCLABio/>
Klosterman was also a member of the USA Youth National Team, the Junior National Team, and the World University Games training team.<ref name=UCLABio/> In 2009, he was a member of the USAV training team.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} [[File:UCLA_Men's_Volleyball_Championships_Banner_Flying_in_the_Rafters_of_Pauley_Pavilion.jpg|thumb|Championship banner hanging in Pauley Pavilion]]
As of 2025, Klosterman still held the following all-time UCLA records: single season points (553.5, 2007); single-match consecutive kills (31, 2007); career kills (1,513); total attacks (3,262); kills per set (4.29, 2007; 4.12, 2006); total attacks (1,016, 2006; 994, 2007); and total points (1,757). Additionally, he is second and third for single season kills (472, 2007; 466, 2006); fourth for career kills (1,513); fifth for total aces (79) and block solos (39); sixth for career kills per game (3.84); and seventh for total blocks (292).<ref name=2014records>{{cite web|title=All-Time UCLA Volleyball Records|date=2014|publisher=UCLA|url=https://ucla_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf/MVB-15mg-historyandrecords.pdf|via=Sidearm Sports|access-date=2025-03-19|pages=21–25}}</ref><ref name=2025records>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uclabruins/docs/2025_mvb_media_guide|title=2025 UCLA Men's Volleyball Information Guide|publisher=UCLA|date=2025|via=Issuu|pages=21–25|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref> He also had 76 career double-digit kill matches.<ref name=UCLABio/>
=== International === Following graduation from UCLA in 2007,<ref name=offtheblock/> Klosterman played volleyball internationally for eight years in Puerto Rico, France, Finland, UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Vietnam, and the Czech Republic.<ref name=loyolaramblers/><ref name=HofstraBio/><ref name=20minutes/><ref name=cz/> For the 2007–2008 season, he joined the LVSM team Naranjito Changos and was named 2008 MVP in the championships.<ref name=loyolaramblers/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/interesante-duelo-entre-indios-y-patriotas/|title=Interesante duelo entre Indios y Patriotas|trans-title=Interesting duel between Indians and Patriots|date=2008-07-30|publisher=Primera Hora|access-date=2025-03-19|language=es}}</ref> He then played<!--2008—??--> for Los Patriotas de Lares.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/voleibol/notas/mets-acallan-a-lares/|title=Mets "acallan" a Lares|trans-title=Mets "shut up" Lares|date=2008-07-16|publisher=Primera Hora|access-date=2025-03-19|language=es}}</ref> After spending some time in Dubai,<ref name=20minutes/> he joined Police United in Doha.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He arrived in Toulouse in February 2011<ref name=20minutes/> and joined Spacer's Toulouse Volley.<ref name=cz>{{cite web|url=https://gkh.cz/hlss-h-v-volejbal-ndpvp/|title=HLSŠ – H – V. – volejbal – NDpVP|date=2024-01-19|first=Vít|last=Tomis|publisher= Gymnázium Komenského Havířov|access-date=2025-03-19|language=cs}}</ref><ref name=jambor/><ref name=20minutes>{{cite web|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/685096-20110311-toulouse-klosterman-voyageurveut-poser-toulouse|title=Klosterman le voyageurveut se poser à Toulouse|trans-title=Klosterman the traveler wants to land in Toulouse|date=2011-03-11|last=Stival|first=Nicolas|publisher=20 Minutes|access-date=2025-03-19|language=fr}}</ref> He helped revive the team and they avoided being demoted from Ligue A to Ligue B.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} By 2012, he had returned to Puerto Rico and was playing for Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-dia1/20121027/282471411112294?srsltid=AfmBOorZVbEyeeoe5BvI62R4zC8l7P4nGnC6oGB-u1lMzJlLU_KBdq95|title=Suben al tope los Patriotas de Lares|date=2012-10-27|newspaper= El Nuevo Día|last=Ribas Reyes|first=Fernando|page=96|via=PressReader|access-date=2025-03-19|language=es}}</ref> He spent some time in Vietnam before his former Spacer's<!--the apostrophe is correct--> teammate, Tomáš Jambor, invited him to join SKV Havířov in the Czech Republic in 2014.<ref name=jambor>{{cite web|url=https://www.idnes.cz/sport/ostatni/volejbal-havirov-jambor.A141101_100720_volejbal_rou|title=Volejbalista Jambor je zpátky mezi elitou. Stěhoval se na sever|trans-title=Volleyball player Jambor is back among the elite. He moved north|date=2014-11-01|publisher=iDNES.cz|access-date=2025-03-19|language=cs}}</ref>
== Coaching career == In 2008, Klosterman was volunteer assistant coach for the UCLA men's volleyball and was responsible for the scout team.<ref name=loyolaramblers/><ref name=HofstraBio/> He spent more than ten years{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} working with the Huntington Beach Volleyball Club as both head and assistant coach, coaching rising talent including TJ DeFalco.<ref name=HofstraBio/> He joined Orangewood Academy as coach in 2017,<ref name=orangewood>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-steve-klosterman-sondheimer-20170504-story.html|title=Former college volleyball MVP starts from scratch as coach at Orangewood Academy|last=Sondheimer|first=Eric|date=2017-05-04|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref> then served as volunteer assistant coach for the women's volleyball team at Loyola University Chicago.<ref name=loyolaramblers>{{cite web|url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2017/7/25/steve-klosterman-named-womens-volleyball-volunteer-assistant-coach.aspx|title=Steve Klosterman Named Women’s Volleyball Volunteer Assistant Coach|date=2017-07-25|publisher=Loyola Ramblers|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=HofstraBio/> He joined Hofstra University's women's volleyball coaching team in fall 2019 and was promoted to assistant coach in June 2024.<ref name=HofstraBio>{{cite web|url=https://gohofstra.com/staff-directory/steve-klosterman/1219|title=Steve Klosterman|publisher=Hofstra Pride|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gohofstra.com/news/2019/8/20/vb-klosterman-and-perez-added-to-volleyball-staff|title=VB: Klosterman And Perez Added To Volleyball Staff|last=Gorchov|first=Stephen|date=2019-08-21|publisher=Hofstra University|access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref name=offtheblock/> Other coaching activities include working as men's camp coach at Loyola in summer 2018{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} and serving as lead technical coach and trainer for Chicago Bounce Volleyball.<ref name=HofstraBio/>
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.coachklosterman.com/}} * Video highlights available on {{YouTube|h=@DonKlosterman-klos|title=Don Klosterman}}<!--this is his dad-->
== References == {{reflist}} {{Commons category}}
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