Category: Big West

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2019 Karch Kiraly Award

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    Twenty-six college men’s volleyball outside attackers have been selected to the 2019 watch list for the annual Karch Kiraly Award.

    Off the Block announced on Saturday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best outside attacker attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Long Beach, Hawai’i top Big West preseason poll

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    Jonathan Bates | Associate Editor

    Everyone knew that the defending national champions Long Beach State would be ranked first in the Big West preseason poll, but the bigger question would be which team would finish second and third.

    Hawai’i finished second and two points ahead of third-place UC Irvine in the conference’s preseason poll that was released Friday. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2019 Bryan Ivie Award

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    Eighteen college men’s volleyball opposites have been selected to the 2019 preseason watch list for the annual Bryan Ivie Award.

    Off the Block unveiled on Friday the watch list for the national award that is presented to the best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2019 Ryan Millar Award

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    Twenty-eight college men’s volleyball middle attackers have been selected to the 2019 watch list for the annual Ryan Millar Award.

    Off the Block announced Friday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2019 Lloy Ball Award

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    Sixteen college men’s volleyball setters have earned a spot on the 2019 watch list for the annual Lloy Ball Award.

    Off the Block unveiled Thursday the watch list for the national award that is presented to the best setter in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2019 Erik Shoji Award

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    Nineteen college men’s volleyball liberos have been selected to the 2019 watch list for the annual Erik Shoji Award.

    Off the Block unveiled on Wednesday the preseason watch list for the national award that is presented to the best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Asian tour gives UC Irvine head start to 2019 season

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    Brendan Yu | Special Contributor

    Following an early exit from the NCAA Tournament last season, it’s tempting to say UC Irvine is entering the 2019 season looking to rectify that loss from the previous season.

    Coach David Kniffin, now entering his seventh year at the helm, said as much in the team’s postgame news conference after the season-ending loss to Ohio State, noting that it felt like “unfinished business.” (more…)

  • OTB/Springbak unveil 2019 Preseason All-American Teams

    A nationwide voting committee selected 21 players to the 2019 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams.

    The annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. (more…)

  • Recap: What happened this college men’s volleyball offseason

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    A lot has happened in college men’s volleyball since the NCAA Tournament in May.

    With the 2019 regular season starting two weeks ago, it’s time to get caught up on the top news from the offseason. Check out the top 10 items to know heading in the 2019 season. (more…)

  • Long Beach State voted unanimous No. 1 in preseason coaches poll

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    There’s no question who is the preseason favorite to win the national title.

    The defending NCAA champions Long Beach State received every first-place vote to finish atop the preseason AVCA National Coaches Poll that was released on Tuesday. (more…)