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.
A voter can select up to three players on their National Blocker 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 National Blocker of the Year.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 1.488
2. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 1.301
3. Max Chamberlain, Pepperdine — 1.238
4. Aleksandar Perisic, Queens — 1.200
5. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 1.184
6. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA — 1.161
7. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine — 1.124
8. Matt Walsh, Ball State — 1.122
T-9. Nick Amado, Long Beach State — 1.113
T-9. Jon Wheaton, King — 1.113
11. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood — 1.100
12. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 1.094
13. Josiah Byers, CSUN — 1.076
14. Luca Berger, NJIT — 1.075
15. Adriel Roberts, Charleston — 1.055
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 125
2. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 121
3. Matt Walsh, Ball State — 110
4. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine — 109
5. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA — 108
6. Ashton King, Grand Canyon — 92
T-7. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 90
T-7. Aleksandar Perisic, Queens — 90
9. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood — 88
T-10. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree — 87
T-10. Taylor Falduti, Concordia-Irvine — 87
T-12. George Huhmann, Princeton — 86
T-12. Sam Schindler, Lindenwood — 86
T-14. Ackeem West, Emmanuel — 84
T-14. Paul Narup, Loyola — 84
SOLO BLOCKS
1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 26
2. Ackeem West, Emmanuel — 24
3. Blake Sprecher, Quincy — 22
4. George Huhmann, Princeton — 21
5. Joshiah Byers, CSUN — 20
TEAM BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. BYU — 2.89
2. Lincoln Memorial — 2.78
3. Lewis — 2.66
4. Concordia-Irvine — 2.62
5. UC Irvine — 2.60
6. CSUN — 2.56
7. Princeton — 2.46
8. UC Santa Barbara — 2.45
9. Grand Canyon — 2.44
10. Pepperdine — 2.43