Off the Block

Jonathan Bates | Associate Editor

As noted before, this was a historic year for the high-level of production and sheer number of contributing seniors in college men’s volleyball. Since the season is over, Off the Block has crunched the numbers for 41 of the 43 with senior starters this past season, and we will be unveiling the data in a six-post installment.

The percentage of production lost is from starting seniors only. Off the Block included liberos as starters, and some teams will have more than seven starters listed as some teams have two players split time as starters at a given position.

Continue reading “2019 senior starter production lost (MIVA edition)”

Jonathan Bates | Associate Editor

As noted before, this was a historic year for the high-level of production and sheer number of contributing seniors in college men’s volleyball. Since the season is over, Off the Block has crunched the numbers for 41 of the 43 with senior starters this past season, and we will be unveiling the data in a six-post installment.

The percentage of production lost is from starting seniors only. Off the Block included liberos as starters, and some teams will have more than seven starters listed as some teams have two players split time as starters at a given position.

Continue reading “2019 senior starter production lost (Independent teams edition)”

Jonathan Bates | Associate Editor

As noted before, this was a historic year for the high-level of production and sheer number of contributing seniors in college men’s volleyball. Since the season is over, Off the Block has crunched the numbers for 41 of the 43 with senior starters this past season, and we will be unveiling the data in a six-post installment.

The percentage of production lost is from starting seniors only. Off the Block included liberos as starters, and some teams will have more than seven starters listed as some teams have two players split time as starters at a given position.

Continue reading “2019 senior starter production lost (ConfCarolinas edition)”

The top middle attacker in college men’s volleyball represent Canada at two international events during the summer.

Volleyball Canada announced Monday that UCLA middle attacker Daenan Gyimah was selected to both the Canadian Men’s National Team preliminary roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League and the Canadian Men’s “B” National Team roster for the NORCECA Pan American Cup. Continue reading “UCLA middle Gyimah makes Canadian roster for Volleyball Nations League, Pan Am Cup”

Jonathan Bates | Associate Editor

As noted before, this was a historic year for the high-level of production and sheer number of contributing seniors in college men’s volleyball. Since the season is over, Off the Block has crunched the numbers for 41 of the 43 with senior starters this past season, and we will be unveiling the data in a six-post installment.

The percentage of production lost is from starting seniors only. Off the Block included liberos as starters, and some teams will have more than seven starters listed as some teams have two players split time as starters at a given position. Continue reading “2019 senior starter production lost (EIVA edition)”

Check out the men’s bracket and match results from the knockout stage of the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships that concluded on Saturday. Continue reading “The Men’s Bracket: USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships”

Nothing new for Penn State outside attacker Brett Wildman in the final U.S. match at the U21 Pan American — just another big offensive performance

Wildman finished with a match-high 16 kills on 45.71 percent offensive efficiency as the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-14, 20-25, 24-26, 15-12 in the fifth-place finals on Saturday in Peru. Continue reading “United States closes out Pan Am Cup beating Dominican Republic”