AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Heritage Series
Friday, May 9, 2025
Match #45: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2
(Q7) Lars Basey/Ian Carlson
vs.
(Q26) Nathan Pugh/Ben Vaught
Lars Basey
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Lyons, CO
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Northern Colorado
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $5,800.00
Ian Carlson
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 3, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Parker, CO
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Wentworth
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 17
Career Best: 3rd (AVP Waupaca 2024)
Career Winnings: $1,425.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
AVP500100011110 $1,800.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Did not play Christopher Shaffer - 33rd
2023 Did not play Christian Honer - 29th
2024 Gage Basey - 13th Nemanja Komar - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/10-12/2024 Waupaca Contender Series 16 3rd 1540 $1,800.00
Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/9/2025 Qualifier 2 Nathan Pugh / Ben Vaught (Q26) Won 27-25, 21-19  
Fri, 5/9/2025 Qualifier 3 Marcus Carvalhaes / David Wieczorek (Q10) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 18-20  

Nathan Pugh
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 13
Career Best: 13th (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career AVP Best: 25th (Denver 2023)
Career Winnings: $50.00
Ben Vaught
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California Baptist
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 65
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Denver 2024)
Career Winnings: $11,725.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172529Money
AVP100000000001 $0.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Did not play Jason Kolczak - 45th
2016 Did not play David Rowker - 29th
2017 Did not play Branden Clemens - 13th
FIVB 2018 Did not play Branden Clemens - 57th
2019 Did not play Spencer Sauter - 13th
2022 Christian Honer - 33rd Did not play
2023 Did not play Cash Adamsen - 29th
2024 Did not play Kevin Coyle - 29th
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/9/2025 Qualifier 1 Dexter Campbell / Jacob Kim (Q39) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-11  
Fri, 5/9/2025 Qualifier 2 Lars Basey / Ian Carlson (Q7) Lost 25-27, 19-21  
Head to Head Results
Basey/Carlson lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/9/25AVPHuntington Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 2 Basey/Carlson Q7 Pugh/Vaught Q26 27-25, 21-19