Player stats for 2023 Off the Block National Awards

LLOY BALL AWARD

The Lloy Ball Award is given to the nation’s best setter in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and IPFW All-American setter Lloy Ball and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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BRYAN IVIE AWARD

The Bryan Ivie Award is given to the nation’s best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympian and USC All-American opposite Bryan Ivie and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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KARCH KIRALY AWARD

The Karch Kiraly Award is given to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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RYAN MILLAR AWARD

The Ryan Millar Award is given to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian Ryan Millar and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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ERIK SHOJI AWARD

The Erik Shoji Award is given to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the current U.S. starting libero and former Stanford All-American libero Erik Shoji and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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STEVE SHONDELL AWARD

The Steve Shondell Award is presented to the nation’s best passer in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The award is named after the Hall of Fame coach and former Ball State setter Steve Shondell and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.


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NATIONAL BLOCKER OF THE YEAR

The National Blocker of the Year is annually awarded to the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season. This was the first national award organized by Off the Block and each year is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

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NATIONAL SERVER OF THE YEAR

The National Server of the Year recognizes the top individual serving performance from a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season. The annual award is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.


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DIVISION II NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The Division II National Player of the year is given to the nation’s best player on a NCAA Division II men’s volleyball team during the regular season. A nationwide voting committee of coaches and media members select the winner of the award.

Kills per game average leaders
1. Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict – 5.38
2. Raje Alleyne, Quincy – 4.23
3. Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey – 4.03
4. Jayden Young, Emmanuel – 4.01
5. Uriel Batista, Concordia – 3.92
6. Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T – 3.92
7. Zach Schneider, Daemen – 3.83
8. Warren Davis, King – 3.77
9. Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters – 3.73
10. Kacper Taudul, D’Youville – 3.70
11. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – 3.66
12. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – 3.64
13. Matthew Pilch, Queens – 3.54
14. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 3.43
15. Max Roquet, Lewis – 3.34

Attack percentage leaders
1. Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial – .486
2. Henry Moffitt, Daemen – .448
3. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – .433
4. Pedro Gonzalez, Mount Olive – .430
5. Kellan Kennedy, King – .428
6. Ace Backer, Lees-McRae – .426
7. Emanuel Adames, North Greenville – .410
8. D’Aaron McCraney, Central State – .369
9. Matthew Pilch, Queens – .364
10. Luuk Hoge Bavel, Charleston – .362

Aces per game average
1. Bradley Peters, Lees-McRae – 0.80
2. Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T – 0.61
T-3. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – 0.49
T-3. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 0.49
5. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – 0.47
6. Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial – 0.43
7. Loic Nanchen, Alderson Broaddus – 0.42
8. Christian Prayer, Lewis – 0.40
9. Diego Rosich, North Greenville – 0.39
10. Cole Campisano, Lincoln Memorial – 0.38

Assists per game average leaders
1. Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville – 10.66
2. Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive – 10.27
3. Tyler Poulsen, McKendree – 10.09
4. Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial – 10.06
5. Jack Sarnowski, King – 10.01
6. Cayden Marin, Limestone – 10.00
7. Francisco Pomar, Erskine – 9.81
8. Brian Schwob, Queens – 9.70
9. Bradley Peters, Lees-McRae – 9.58
10. Matthew Maxwell, Belmont Abbey – 9.41

Blocks per game average leaders
1. Kasey Clouet, Long Island – 1.05
T-2. Ethan Rehmann, Belmont Abbey – 1.03
T-2. Veit Bils, Charleston – 1.03
T-2. Kellan Kennedy, King – 1.03
5. Pedro Gonzalez, Mount Olive – 1.01

Digs per game average leaders
1. Victor Scherer, Central State – 3.56
2. Clint Forbes, Benedict – 3.26
3. Trevor Treser, Mount Olive – 3.20
4. Kyle Standage, Merrimack – 2.60
5. Guillermo Jordan, Queens – 2.11

DAIN BLANTON DIVERSITY AWARD

The Dain Blanton Diversity Award recognizes the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season of a minority ethnicity. The annual national award is named after former Pepperdine outside attacker and Olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

Kills per game average leaders
1. Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict – 5.38
2. Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine – 4.99
3. Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson – 4.27
4. Raje Alleyne, Quincy – 4.23
5. Jayden Young, Emmanuel – 4.01
6. Uriel Batista, Concordia – 3.92
7. Ryan Ka, UC San Diego – 3.88
8. Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State – 3.86
9. Warren Davis, King – 3.77
10. Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters – 3.73
11. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – 3.64
12. Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State – 3.60
13. Omar Hoyos, George Mason – 3.58
14. Ido David, UCLA – 3.54
15. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 3.43

Attack percentage leaders
1. Merrick McHenry, UCLA – .537
2. Toby Ezeonu, Penn State – .497
3. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – .433
4. Pedro Gonzalez, Mount Olive – .430
5. Akin Akinwumi, Pepperdine – .416
6. Emanuel Adames, North Greenville – .410
7. Ife Loverton, Sacred Heart – .390
8. D’Aaron McCraney, Central State – .369
9. Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine – .364
10. Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State – .356

Assists per game average leaders
1. Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville – 10.66
2. Francisco Pomar, Erskine – 9.81
3. Diego Villafane, Charleston – 9.40
4. Randy Adorno, D’Youville – 9.25
5. Joe Karlous, UC Irvine – 9.21

Aces per game average leaders
T-1. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – 0.49
T-1. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 0.49
3. AJ Lewis, Lindenwood – 0.46
4. Ido David, UCLA – 0.42
T-5. Nyherowo Omene, Princeton – 0.40
T-5. Christian Prayer, Lewis – 0.40
7. Diego Rosich, North Greenville – 0.39
T-8. Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State – 0.36
T-8. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters 0.36
10. Akin Akinwumi, Pepperdine – 0.35

Blocks per game average leaders
1. Teon Taylor, BYU – 1.32
2. Guy Genis, UCLA – 1.25
3. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i – 1.16
4. Merrick McHenry, UCLA – 1.08
5. Felix Egharevba, Ball State – 1.02
6. Pedro Gonzalez, Mount Olive – 1.01
7. Ife Loverton, Sacred Heart – 0.98
T-8. Martin De Chavarria, NJIT – 0.96
T-8. Rayshawn Bonner, Lindenwood – 0.96
10. Emanuel Adames, North Greenville – 0.93

Digs per game average leaders
1. Victor Scherer, Central State – 3.56
2. Clint Forbes, Benedict – 3.26
3. Guillermo Jordan, Queens – 2.21
4. Javier Saldivar, Kentucky State – 2.11
5. Justin Lui, Stanford – 2.10
6. Oneil Daley, Edward Waters – 2.09
7. Rui Fernandes, Fairleigh Dickinson – 2.03
8. Diego Rosich, North Greenville – 1.96
9. Justin Sawyer, King – 1.94
10. Joe Karlous, UC Irvine – 1.83

NICOLAS SZERSZEN AWARD

The Nicolas Szerszen Award, formerly called the International Player of the Year, is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The award is named after former Ohio State outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

Kills per game average leaders
1. Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict – 5.38
2. Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey – 4.03
3. Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i – 3.96
4. Uriel Batista, Concordia – 3.92
5. Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters – 3.73
6. Kacper Taudul, D’Youville – 3.70
7. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – 3.66
8. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – 3.64
9. Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State – 3.60
10. Ido David, UCLA – 3.54
11. Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i – 3.50
12. Hilir Henno, UC Irvine – 3.46
13. Kacper Rybarczyk, Erskine – 3.25
14. Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State – 3.21
15. Alessandro Negri, NJIT – 3.13

Attack percentage leaders
1. Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i – .397
2. Ido Davide, UCLA – .365
3. Luuk Hoge Bavel, Charleston – .362
4. Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State – .328
5. Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i – .326
6. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – .321
7. Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict – .318
8. Kacper Rybarczyk, Erskine – .314
9. Michal Kowal, Penn State – .310
10. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – .304

Assists per game average leaders
1. Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i – 10.73
2. Henrik Westhoff, Emmanuel – 9.37
3. Georgi Zahariev, George Mason – 8.87
4. Jonas Holzinger, Quincy – 8.70
5. Rui Fernandes, Fairleigh Dickinson – 8.58

Aces per game average leaders
1. Hilir Henno, UC Irvine – 0.88
2. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – 0.47
3. Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State – 0.45
4. Loic Nanchen, Alderson Broaddus – 0.42
5. Ido David, UCLA – 0.42
6. Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i – 0.40
7. Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i – 0.38
T-8. Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i – 0.36
T-8. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – 0.36
10. Livan Moreno, Long Island – 0.35

Blocks per game average leaders
1. Simon Torwie, Long Beach State – 1.60
2. Guy Genis, UCLA – 1.25
3. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i – 1.16
4. Veit Bils, Charleston – 1.03
5. Martin De Chavarria, NJIT – 0.96
T-6. Lorenz Liss, Limestone – 0.92
T-6. Thomas Fanic, Barton – 0.92
8. Joelvi Jimenez, Edward Waters – 0.91
9. Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i – 0.86
10. Rashaun Wright, Fort Valley State – 0.81

Digs per game average leaders
1. Victor Scherer, Central State – 3.56
2. Clint Forbes, Benedict – 3.26
3. Justin Lui, Stanford – 2.10
4. Oneil Daley, Edward Waters – 2.09
5. Nicola Iannelli, St. Francis Brooklyn – 2.04
6. Rui Fernandes, Fairleigh Dickinson – 2.03
7. Albert Warzocha, Limestone – 1.93
8. James Chretien, Limestone – 1.92
9. Terran Walkin, Benedict – 1.79
10. Carlos Pinto, Central State – 1.78

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

The Freshmen All-American Team honors the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball freshmen players during the regular season. This is the only Freshman All-American presented in college men’s volleyball and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.

Kills per game average leaders
1. Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson – 4.27
2. Patrick Rogers, St. Francis Brooklyn – 3.94
3. Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T – 3.92
4. Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters – 3.73
5. Kacper Taudul, D’Youville – 3.70
6. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 3.43
7. Bryce Wetjen, McKendree – 3.24
8. Liam French, George Mason – 3.10
9. Ian Schuller, Lindenwood – 3.08
10. Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial – 2.87

Attack percentage leaders
1. Haven Wankerl, D’Youville – .335
2. Shay Spadarao, Lincoln Memorial – .334
3. Shane Wetzel, Ohio State – .323
4. Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson – .303
5. Taviian Martin, Fort Valley State – .289

Aces per game average leaders
1. Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T – 0.61
T-2. Andrew Rowan, UCLA – 0.49
T-2. Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State – 0.49
4. Zach Berty, Harvard – 0.40
5. Shane Wetzel, Ohio State – 0.38
6. Kyle Zelasko, Daemen – 0.35
T-7. Kendersley Marcellin, Benedict – 0.33
T-7. Georgi Zahariev, George Mason – 0.33
9. Liam French, George Mason – 0.32
10. Patrick Rogers, St. Francis Brooklyn – 0.30

Assists per game average leaders
1. Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive – 10.27
2. Andrew Rowan, UCLA – 9.85
3. Carson Bashford, Merrimack – 8.93
4. Georgi Zahariev, George Mason – 8.87
5. Andrew Haber, Alderson Broaddus – 8.10

Blocks per game average leaders
1. Ryan Steponaitis, Purdue Fort Wayne – 0.99
2. Lorenz Liss, Limestone – 0.92
3. Rolen Lively, McKendree – 0.90
4. Cameron Thorne, Grand Canyon – 0.86
5. Ryan Vena, Princeton – 0.85

Digs per game average leaders
1. Kyle Standage, Merrimack – 2.60
2. Evan Boyle, UC San Diego – 2.06
3. Jackson Chadwell, North Greenville – 1.83
4. Jacob Reilly, Concordia – 1.78
5. Devyn Hardwick, Morehouse – 1.75