Off the Block

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  • Hawai’i duo, UCLA middle named finalists for 2019 International Player of Year

    Photo courtesy of UCLA athletics and Don Liebig

    A nationwide voting committee selected UCLA middle attacker Daenen Gyimah along with both Hawai’i opposite Rado Parapunov and outside attacker Stijn van Tilburg as the finalists for the annual International Player of the Year.

    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. This is the only national award in college men’s volleyball recognizing the outstanding individual performances of international players who are pursuing their volleyball career and higher education in the United States. (more…)

  • Barton, Lewis, Lincoln Memorial players named finalists for Division II National Player of Year

    Photo by Jay Sowers

    A nationwide voting committee selected Lincoln Memorial opposite Evan Cory, Barton opposite Angelos Mandilaris and Lewis setter Matt Yoshimoto as finalists for the Division II National Player of the Year

    The Division II National Player of the Year is awarded to the nation’s best player on a NCAA Division II men’s volleyball team during the regular season. While Division I and Division II schools compete for the same national championship and individual awards, this award is the only national player of the year solely for Division II players. (more…)

  • Hawai’i, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara liberos named finalists for 2019 Erik Shoji Award

    Photo courtesy of Hawai’i athletics

    A nationwide voting committee selected UC Santa Barbara libero Hayden Boehle, UC Irvine libero David Parker and Hawai’i libero Gage Worsley as finalists for the annual Erik Shoji Award.

    The Erik Shoji Award, which is named after the former Stanford All-American and U.S. Olympian libero, is presented to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Hawai’i, Lewis, UCLA middles named finalists for 2019 Ryan Millar Award

    Photo courtesy of Hawai’i athletics

    A nationwide voting committee selected Hawai’i middle attacker Patrick Gasman, UCLA middle attacker Daenan Gyimah and Lewis middle attacker Tyler Mitchem as finalists for the annual Ryan Millar Award.

    The Ryan Millar Award, which is named after the former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian, is presented to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Hawai’i, Long Beach, Pepperdine outsides named finalists for 2019 Karch Kiraly Award

    Photo courtesy of Pepperdine athletics and Martin A. Folb

    A nationwide voting committee selected Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco, Hawai’i outside attacker Stijn van Tilburg and Pepperdine outside attacker David Wieczorek as finalists for the annual Karch Kiraly Award.

    The Karch Kiraly Award, which is named after the former UCLA All-American and U.S. Olympian, is presented to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Award Schedule: Finalists for College Men’s Volleyball National Awards

    Award season is here for college men’s volleyball.

    Off the Block will announce on Sunday the finalists for of the 10 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball national awards that it annually presents. Check out a listing of the national awards and the schedule for when the finalists will be announced on the Off the Block website. (more…)

  • Off the Block to present inaugural Dain Blanton Diversity Award for college men’s volleyball

    A new college men’s volleyball national award that celebrates the diversity in the game will be named in honor of a former Pepperdine great.

    Off the Block announced on Sunday that starting this season it will annually present the Dain Blanton Diversity Award. (more…)

  • NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship finals to follow tonight

    SUNY New Paltz and UC Santa Cruz are the final two teams remaining in the NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship. Check out what to know about today’s final and how to follow it live.

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  • Audio: Lewis coach, outside attacker preview upcoming NCAA Tournament match

    The MIVA champions Lewis will play USC in the NCAA Tournament opening round on Tuesday in Long Beach, California.

    Listen to Off the Block’s interview with coach Dan Friend and All-MIVA outside attacker Ryan Coenen as they prepare for their match against the Trojans. (more…)

  • Off the Block unveils 2019 Freshmen All-American Team

    Photo by Fabiana Huffaker

    A nationwide voting committee selected 10 players to the annual Off the Block Freshmen All-American Team that was unveiled Friday.

    The Off the Block Freshmen All-American Team honors the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball freshmen players from the regular season. This is the seventh year Off the Block has presented the national honor, which remains the only Freshmen All-American Team presented in college men’s volleyball. (more…)