The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team honors the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball freshmen players during the regular season. This is the only Freshmen All-American presented in college men’s volleyball and it selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
A voter can select up to 10 players on their Freshmen All-American Team ballot. The top three vote-getters who appear on at least 25 percent of ballots earn a spot on the Freshmen All-American Team.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
KILLS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford — 4.00
2. Jake Hanes, Ohio State — 3.54
3. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 3.43
4. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 3.34
5. Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone — 2.88
6. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 2.77
7. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — 2.66
8. Max Senica, Charleston — 2.47
9. Kevin Braceros, Erskine — 2.41
10. Patrick Ross, McKendree — 2.32
ATTACK PERCENTAGE
1. Simon Anderson, Long Beach State — .510
2. TJ Murray, Lewis — .472
3. Kyler Presho, Stanford — .420
4. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — .392
5. Jack Reese, George Mason — .378
6. Tomas Gago, Fort Wayne — .371
7. Jack Truman, UC Santa Barbara — .364
8. Sam Lewis, USC — .329
9. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — .333
10. Brian Long, Belmont Abbey — .302
ACES PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 0.541
2. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 0.513
3. Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone — 0.442
4. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 0.436
5. Jake Hanes, Ohio State — 0.410
6. Parker Oldham, Coker — 0.329
7. Maciej Ptaszynski, CSUN — 0.317
8. Matt Friddle, Erskine — 0.303
9. Brian Long, Belmont Abbey — 0.295
10. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford — 0.277
ASSISTS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine — 10.55
2. Garrett Zolg, Loyola — 10.45
3. Joe Kelly, Princeton — 9.22
4. Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey — 8.65
5. AJ Risavy, Lincoln Memorial — 8.49
6. Matt Friddle, Erskine — 8.03
7. Adreyune Husted, Alderson Broaddus — 7.17
8. Joseph Valdez, Lees-McRae — 7.07
9. Jack Mitchner, Queens — 7.06
10. Michael Wahl, Lees-McRae — 2.92
BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Aleksandar Perisic, Queens — 1.200
2. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 1.184
3. TJ Murray, Lewis — 1.014
4. Tomas Gago, Fort Wayne — 1.000
5. Jack Reese, George Mason — 0.967
6. JP Payne, Erskine — 0.889
7. William Morris, Belmont Abbey — 0.886
8. Simon Anderson, Long Beach State — 0.843
9. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 0.840
10. Jarrett Malone, Limestone — 0.829
DIGS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Florian Ruhm, Limestone — 3.15
2. Conner Nagaki, Queens — 2.73
3. Antonio Delgado, Erskine — 2.57
4. Ryan Alu, St. Francis — 2.51
5. Wilfredo Rivera, Barton — 2.32
6. Logan Kerley, Lincoln Memorial — 2.18
7. Garrett Zolg, Loyola — 2.15
8. Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone — 1.82
T-9. Cole Paxson, USC — 1.78
T-9. Tristan Santoyo, Queens — 1.78
Individual weekly honors
AVCA National Player of the Week
Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU (Jan. 16)
Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine (Jan. 30)
Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU (March 6)
Jaylen Jasper, Stanford (April 3)
Big West Freshman of the Week
Jan. 8 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
Jan. 15 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
Jan. 22 — Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Jan. 29 — Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Feb. 5 — Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Feb. 12 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
Feb. 19 — Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Feb. 26 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
March 5 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
March 12 — Wyatt Harrison, UC San Diego
March 19 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State
March 26 — Austin Wilmot, UC Irvine
April 2 — Simon Anderson, Long Beach State