Phil Dalhausser didn't waste much time. Just moments after winning his sixth Manhattan Beach Open title on August 20, he pointed to the front row of the stadium, where Tim Hovland was seated, and said "That six, Hov!" Six indeed. One more than

Manhattan Beach Open champ Adam Johnson joins Paper Courts

Aug 12th, 2017 45m 24s

There are few beach volleyball players on the planet who have won as many tournaments -- and by extension, money -- in the sport as Adam Johnson. Nicknamed AJ, he won more than 40 professional tournaments, 16 of which came alongside the legend

AVP Hermosa: Jake Gibb, Trevor Crabb join Paper Courts

Jul 25th, 2017 19m 54s

The AVP Hermosa Open was everything beach volleyball fans could have asked for -- Cinderellas, mobbed stadiums, big draws, big upsets, a Crabb on Crabb matchup (twice!). Paper Courts interviews Gibb, who won with Taylor Crabb, and Trevor Crabb

Phil Dalhausser, Olympic gold medalist, joins Paper Courts

Jun 17th, 2017 1h 2m

He is The Thin Beast, a gold medalist, perhaps the greatest American blocker of all time, if not in the whole world. But if you'd have asked him in college if he would have ever been a beach volleyball player, his answer would have been a reso

The Paper Courts podcast returns: AVP rookie Ben Vaught

Jun 8th, 2017 1h 1m

I made a bet with Ben Vaught, my de facto West Coast little brother, prior to the season. After every podcast I put up, he asked when he could be on it. So I told him, not thinking he would actually accomplish this until perhaps Manhattan, that

Sara Hughes, USC National Champion, joins Paper Courts

Mar 4th, 2017 44m 1s

Sara Hughes was eight years old when she knew exactly what she wanted to do: She was going to play beach volleyball. And she was going to do it in the Olympics. Fifteen years later, she's on pace to do just that. A standout at Mater Dei, Hu

Mike Dodd, 1996 Olympic silver medalist, joins Paper Courts

Feb 18th, 2017 28m 14s

He was there for beach volleyball's inaugural appearance in the Olympic Games -- and he came away with a silver medal. Mike Dodd, partnered with Mike Whitmarsh, cemented his legacy as one of beach volleyball's greats, though his legacy goes fa

Mike Dodd, winner of five Manhattan Beach Opens, joins Paper Courts

Feb 6th, 2017 32m 46s

It wouldn't be wrong to put Mike Dodd on the Mount Rushmore of beach volleyball. The man won five Manhattan Beach Opens and secured a silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games, the first in which beach volleyball was a sport. On Paper Courts, w

Karch Kiraly, three-time Olympic gold medalist, joins Paper Courts

Jan 29th, 2017 34m 13s

Volleyball's greatest player shows why he's also the sport's greatest ambassador, discussing his position with the United States womens national team, re-emphasizing the importance of humility, and having a laugh about how he was introduced int

Karch Kiraly, the greatest of all time, joins Paper Courts

Jan 21st, 2017 28m 6s

There has never been a point in which Karch Kiraly has not met success. In high school, he won a state championship. At UCLA, where he majored in, of all things, biochemistry, he won three national titles. As a member of the United States indoo

Sean Scott, former AVP champion, joins Paper Courts

Jan 14th, 2017 3m 35s

Most first heard Sean Scott's name in 1999, when he earned the AVP Rookie of the Year. Over the next 13 years of his career, he would win 24 tournaments, rising to the top of the AVP ranks with partner John Hyden. On the podcast, Scott will di

Todd Rogers, Olympic gold medalist, joins Paper Courts

Jan 7th, 2017 55m 15s

In the echelons of the best defenders in beach volleyball history, Todd Rogers was a transcendent figure in the sport of beach volleyball. The 1997 AVP Rookie of the Year went on to win 54 domestic events and 24 international, including the 20

Theo Brunner, AVP Seattle champion, joins Paper Courts

Dec 23rd, 2016 47m 7s

Theo Brunner almost gave up volleyball before he ever really got started playing on the AVP Tour. Now, he's one of the top blockers on the AVP Tour and making a name for himself on the FIVB Tour, with his recent partnership formation with Olymp

U.S. Beach Olympic Coach Tyler Hildebrand joins Paper Courts

Dec 17th, 2016 1h 5m

Tyler Hildebrand has more accolades to his name than the much of the AVP Tour. No player in Long Beach State history has recorded more assists. He became a three-time All-American and went on to become a four-time gold medalist at the Pan-Ameri

AVP champion Billy Allen joins Paper Courts

Dec 10th, 2016 48m 37s

Billy Allen, a member of the AVP Tour for more than 10 years, joins Travis Mewhirter on Paper Courts. Allen discusses everything from rooming with the guy, Ty Tramblie, who was battling for the setter position at Cal State Northridge; life on

Rate