UC San Diego head women's volleyball coach Ricci Luyties was the guest on the Aug. 12 installment of the Big West Conference's Small Talk Wednesday series.

The interview with Luyties, who is heading into his 11th season leading the Tritons, aired in two parts.

In the first segment, he talks about his Hall of Fame playing days at UCLA, winning a gold medal for the USA at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and his time on set of the 1990 Hollywood volleyball movie Side Out, released thirty years ago this year.

In part two, we find out if the actor can hold his own in a thrilling movie trivia session.

Watch Part One
Watch Part Two
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program begins a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide more than 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. In addition, 83 Tritons have been named Academic All-Americans, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.