2018 player stats for Division II National Player of 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.

A voter can select up to three players on their Division II National Player of the Year ballot with a first-place vote worth three points, a second-place vote worth two points and a third-place vote valued at one point. The top three vote-getters are named finalists, and the player receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Division II National Player of the Year.

Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.

KILLS PER GAME AVERAGE

1. Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego — 4.62
2. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey — 4.28
3. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton — 3.99
4. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 3.72
5. Joao Victor Santos, Coker — 3.71
6. Jeff Sprayberry, King — 3.56
7. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial — 3.39
8. Robert Poole, Mount Olive — 3.33
T-9. Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine — 3.31
T-9. Anthony Winter, Quincy — 3.31

ATTACK PERCENTAGE

1. TJ Murray, Lewis — .472
2. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree — .408
3. Don Thompson, Emmanuel — .405
4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine — .399
5. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — .398
6. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 0.392
7. Sam Schindler, Lindenwood — .390
8. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood — .375
9. Luke Visgitis, Mount Olive — .344
19. Jon Wheaton, King — .329

ACES PER GAME AVERAGE

1. Robert Poole, Mount Olive — 0.807
2. Joao Victor Santos, Coker — 0.570
3. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 0.541
4. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel — 0.536
5. Stephen Porras, Coker — 0.443
6. Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone — 0.442
7. Nick Drooker, King — 0.441
8. Bret Rutledge, Mount Olive — 0.439
9. Aleksa Brkovic, Barton — 0.418
10. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey — 0.398

ASSISTS PER GAME AVERAGE

1. Pasquale Fiduccia, McKendree — 10.12
2. Oscar Fiorentino, Barton — 9.82
3. Jeff Yasalonis, Mount Olive — 9.75
4. Chandler Gibb, Concordia-Irvine — 9.71
5. Milosh Stojcic, UC San Diego — 9.69
6. Adam Brester, Lindenwood — 9.67
7. Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis — 9.56
8. Nick Drooker, King — 9.32
9. Aleksa Bijelic, Coker — 9.04
10. Anthony Rivera, Charleston — 8.82

BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE

1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 1.488
2. Aleksandar Perisic, Queens — 1.200
3. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 1.184
4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine — 1.124
5. Jon Wheaton, King — 1.113
6. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood — 1.100
7. Adriel Roberts, Charleston — 1.055
8. Taylor Falduti, Concordia-Irvine — 1.048
9. Sam Schindler, Lindenwood — 1.024
10. Alec Flowers, UC San Diego — 1.015

DIGS PER GAME AVERAGE

1. Florian Ruhm, Limestone — 3.15
2. Robert Valentine, Belmont Abbey — 2.93
3. Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine, — 2.77
4. Conner Nagaki, Queens — 2.73
5. Ryan Vorderer, Lindenwood — 2.69
6. Antonio Delgado, Erskine — 2.57
7. Josh Donahue, Mount Olive — 2.41
T-8. Darrin DePellegrini, Charleston — 2.40
T-8. Timothy McIntosh, Alderson Broaddus — 2.40
10. Collin Merk, Quincy — 2.38

Off the Block/Springbak Division II Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points Previous Trend
T-1 Lewis 16-10 36 (4) 1
T-1 Concordia-Irvine 13-14 36 (4) 2 +1
3 McKendree 11-12 24 3
4 UC San Diego 9-14 12 4
5 Barton 17-6 10 5

Others receiving votes: King 1, Lindenwood 1