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Finalists named for 2016 OTB/Springbak National Blocker of Year

A nationwide voting committee selected Pepperdine middle attacker Tommy Carmody, BYU middle attacker Michael Hatch and Stanford middle attacker Conrad Kaminski as the finalists for the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Blocker of the Year.

The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. 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. Continue reading “Finalists named for 2016 OTB/Springbak National Blocker of Year”

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Four finalists unveiled for 2016 OTB/Springbak National Server of Year

A nationwide voting committee selected four finalists for the 2016 Off the Block/Springback, Inc. National Server of the Year.

Off the Block announced Tuesday that Coker outside attacker Artur Cabral, CSUN outside attacker Dimitar Kalchev, UCLA setter Micah Ma’a and UC Irvine opposite Michael Saeta were named finalists for the national award. Continue reading “Four finalists unveiled for 2016 OTB/Springbak National Server of Year”

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2016 Off the Block/Springbak Freshmen All-American Team released

A nationwide voting committee selected nine players to the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team.

The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team honors the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball freshmen players from the regular season. It is also the only Freshmen All-American Team presented in college men’s volleyball. Continue reading “2016 Off the Block/Springbak Freshmen All-American Team released”

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Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria

All the postseason upsets has resulted in a dramatic shift in the college men’s volleyball bracketology and race for the at-large bids.

Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using NCAA selection committee criteria”

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OTB, Springbak launch EIVA Tournament bracket challenge

The EIVA Tournament bracket can now be filled out for a chance to win a $50 Starbucks gift card and a pirze-pack from Springbak, Inc..

Off the Block announced this postseason that it will reward the gift card and prize-pack to the participant of the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Postseason Bracket Challenge who can successfully predict every match result from the four conference tournaments and the six-team NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “OTB, Springbak launch EIVA Tournament bracket challenge”