# Steve Klosterman

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{{Short description|American volleyball coach and former player}}
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{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name             = Steve Klosterman
| image            = Klosterman-press-conference.jpg
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| 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       = 
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| hometown         = [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California)
| height           = 6 ft 7 in<ref name=UCLABio/>
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| college          = [University of California, Los Angeles](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_volleyball)
| position         = [Opposite hitter](/source/Volleyball)<ref name=dailybruin/>
| years1           = 2007-2008
| team1            = [Naranjito Changos](/source/Naranjito_Changos)
| years2           = 2008—?
| team2            = [Los Patriotas de Lares](/source/Lares%2C_Puerto_Rico)
| years3           = ?
| team3            = Police United
| years4           = 2011
| team4            = Spacer's Toulouse Volley
| years5           = 2012—?
| team5            = [Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina](/source/Carolina%2C_Puerto_Rico)
| years6           = 2014
| team6            = SKV Havířov
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| currentcoachteam = [Hofstra Pride](/source/Hofstra_Pride) Women's Volleyball
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'''Steve Klosterman''' (born c. 1984)<ref name=orangewood/> is an American [college volleyball](/source/Volleyball_in_the_United_States) coach and former player. After a successful career as part of the [UCLA Bruins](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_volleyball), 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](/source/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](/source/Volleyball) 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](/source/Long_Beach) native,<ref name=AllisonHo2006/><ref name=loyolaramblers/> Klosterman attended [St. John Bosco High School](/source/St._John_Bosco_High_School), where he was one of two sophomores named to the [All-Southern Section](/source/CIF_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](/source/Marina_High_School_(Huntington_Beach%2C_California)) 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](/source/varsity_letterman); a three-time all-league player; and was voted [Sunset League](/source/Sunset_League_(California)) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/University_of_California%2C_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](/source/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](/source/SLAP_tear),<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](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_men's_volleyball) at the [NCAA Championship](/source/2006_NCAA_men's_volleyball_tournament) 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](/source/All-America)<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](/source/Volleyball) and recorded his collegiate career high of 32 points and 30 kills in a single game against the [College of Southern Nevada](/source/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](/source/USA_Volleyball) 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](/source/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](/source/Liga_de_Voleibol_Superior_Masculino) team [Naranjito Changos](/source/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](/source/Lares%2C_Puerto_Rico).<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](/source/Doha).{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He arrived in [Toulouse](/source/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](/source/LNV_Ligue_A_Masculine) to Ligue B.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} By 2012, he had returned to Puerto Rico and was playing for [Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina](/source/Carolina%2C_Puerto_Rico).<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](/source/Hav%C3%AD%C5%99ov) 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](/source/College_recruiting) 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](/source/TJ_DeFalco).<ref name=HofstraBio/> He joined [Orangewood Academy](/source/List_of_high_schools_in_Orange_County%2C_California) 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](/source/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](/source/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-->

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