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. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i – 1.577
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial – 1.457
3. William Morris, Belmont Abbey – 1.266
4. Luca Berger, NJIT – 1.262
5. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine – 1.247
6. Dalton Johnson, King – 1.229
7. Paul Narup, Loyola – 1.217
8. Justice Lord, Barton – 1.213
9. Jack Reese, George Mason – 1.211
10. Brandon Hicks, UC Santa Barbara – 1.131
11. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 1.128
12. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU – 1.118
13. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial – 1.089
14. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 1.077
15. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – 1.075
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. Dalton Johnson, King – 102
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial – 102
3. Paul Narup, Loyola – 101
4. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 97
5. Alex Shmelev, Grand Canyon – 96
6. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine – 96
7. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – 86
8. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial – 86
9. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 84
10. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i – 82
11. Jonathan Camacho, Emmanuel – 81
12. William Morris, Belmont Abbey – 81
13. Don Thompson, Emmanuel – 80
14. TJ Murray, Lewis – 79
T-15. Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive – 77
T-15. Luca Berger, NJIT – 77
SOLO BLOCKS
1. Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive – 22
2. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine – 16
3. Paul Narup, Loyola – 15
4. Dalton Johnson, King – 15
T-5. Don Thompson, Emmanuel – 14
T-5. Trevor Dow, Harvard – 14
T-5. Hayden Wagner, George Mason – 14
T-5. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial – 14
T-9. Luke Visgitis, Mount Olive – 13
T-9. Cody Nix, Queens – 13
T-9. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 13
T-9. Justice Lord, Barton – 13
T-13. Alejandro Robles, Emmanuel -12
T-13. Ben Hamsho, North Greenville – 12
T-13. Stephen Moye, Stanford – 12
T-13. Taylor Bloomquist, Sacred Heart – 12
T-13. Alex Shmelev, Grand Canyon – 12
T-13. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – 12
T-13. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 12
TEAM BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Hawai’i – 2.80
2. Sacred Heart – 2.61
3. Lewis – 2.58
4. King – 2.55
5. BYU – 2.54
6. Lincoln Memorial – 2.51
7. George Mason – 2.46
8. Mount Olive – 2.45
9. McKendree – 2.43
10. NJIT – 2.37
11. UC Irvine – 2.36
12. Grand Canyon – 2.35
13. Charleston – 2.31
14. Loyola – 2.27
15. Ball State – 2.25