Off the Block announces finalists for top All-Decade Awards

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The finalists are set for the top All-Decade honors.

Off the Block announced on Wednesday the finalists for the National Player of the Decade, the National Coach of the Decade, the National Program of the Decade and the National Team of the Decade.

A nationwide voting committee of men’s volleyball coaches and volleyball media members determined the finalists and overall winners for each of the four national decade honors.

The top-five vote-getters for the National Player of the Decade were named finalists, while the top-three vote-getters for each of the other awards were selected as finalists. A tie in the voting for the National Team of the Decade and the National Coach of the Decade resulted in an additional finalist for both of those categories.

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The award winners are scheduled to be revealed in the upcoming days on the Off the Block website.

Off the Block is a national award winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.

Off the Block annually presents college men’s volleyball national awards to recognize outstanding individual performances in the sport. It also presented the National All-Decade Team, ConfCarolinas All-Decade Team and MIVA All-Decade Team.

National Player of the Decade finalists

Micah Christenson, USC
TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
Taylor Sander, BYU
Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State

National Coach of the Decade finalists

Shane Davis, Loyola
Pete Hanson, Ohio State
Alan Knipe, Long Beach State
John Speraw, UC Irvine and UCLA

National Program of the Decade finalists

Long Beach State
Loyola
Ohio State

National Team of the Decade finalists

2018 Long Beach State
2019 Long Beach State
2014 Loyola
2017 Ohio State