[1][2] He graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, after which he spent three seasons as a volunteer assistant coach before being appointed to a full-time position in 1998.

[2] From 2002 to 2012, Speraw was the head coach of the UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team.

He continued as assistant coach under Alan Knipe during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where the USA came in fifth place.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the team failed to make it out of pool play for the first time in over 20 years.

[8] At the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, Speraw coached the team to a silver medal after losing to Poland in the finals.