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Off the Block unveiled Sunday the finalists for all 11 of the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball national awards that it annually presents.
A nationwide voting committee of more than 25 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball coaches and volleyball media determined the finalists and winners. The top three vote-getters for each award were named finalists, and the individual receiving the most votes will be named the award winner.
Check out all the awards and the players selected as finalists. The award winners will be announced throughout the next two weeks.
Off the Block is a national award winning media website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
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.
2025 Lloy Ball Award finalists:
Moni Nikolov, Long Beach State
Tread Rosenthal, Hawai’i
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
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.
2025 Bryan Ivie Award finalists:
Oguzhan Oguz, Lewis
Jalen Phillips, CSUN
Parker Van Buren, Loyola
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.
2025 Karch Kiraly Award finalists:
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Dillon Klein, USC
Cooper Robinson, UCLA
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.
2025 Ryan Millar Award finalists:
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola
Cameron Thorne, UCLA
Parker Tomkinson, USC
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.
2025 Erik Shoji Award finalists:
‘Eleu Choy, Hawai’i
Yadiel Diaz, McKendree
Jacob Reilly, Pepperdine
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.
2025 Division II National Player of the Year finalists:
Nate Flayter, McKendree
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
Oguzhan Oguz, Lewis
NICOLAS SZERSZEN AWARD
The Nicolas Szerszen Award is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former Ohio State All-American outside attacker. It is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2025 Nicolas Szerszen Award finalists:
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Moni Nikolov, Long Beach State
Skyler Varga, Long Beach State
STEVE SHONDELL AWARD
The Steve Shondell Award recognizes the best passer in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual national award is named after the Hall of Fame coach and former Ball State setter and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2025 Steve Shondell Award finalists:
‘Eleu Choy, Hawai’i
Yadiel Diaz, McKendree
Kellen Larson, Long Beach State
Jacob Reilly, Pepperdine
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.
2025 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalists:
Nyherowo Omene, Princeton
Jalen Phillips, CSUN
Cameron Thorne, UCLA
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.
2025 National Blocker of the Year finalists:
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola
Parker Tomkinson, USC
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.
2025 National Server of the Year finalists:
Moni ikolov, Long Beach State
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine