Returning Starters in 2020

Listed below are the top 15 players for each statistical category, based on last year’s stats, who have returned to play in 2020. The position listed is what their coach has listed on their roster, while the school listed is where they will be playing in 2020.

Kills per Game

  1. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey (outside attacker) – 4.51
  2. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (opposite) – 4.4
  3. Jake Hanes, Ohio State (opposite) – 4.36
  4. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU (opposite) – 4.29
  5. Hayden Wagner, (opposite) George Mason (opposite) – 4.26
  6. Michael Fisher, Saint Francis (outside attacker) – 4.24
  7. Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i (opposite) – 4.07
  8. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial (opposite) – 4.04
  9. Omari Wheeler, Quincy (opposite) – 3.84
  10. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne (outside attacker) – 3.83
  11. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford (opposite) – 3.70
  12. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine (outside attacker) – 3.65
  13. Don Thompson, Emmanuel (middle attacker )- 3.52
  14. Davide Gardini, BYU (outside attacker) – 3.47
  15. Matt Szews, Ball State (outside attacker) – 3.45

Assists per Game

  1. Garrett Zolg, Loyola (setter) – 10.86
  2. Oscar Fiorentino, Barton (setter) – 10.7
  3. Robert Mullahey, Pepperdine (setter) – 10.32
  4. Paul Bischoff, Stanford (setter) – 10.32
  5. AJ Risavy, Lincoln Memorial (setter) – 9.98
  6. Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey (setter) – 9.95
  7. Chris Hall, USC (setter) – 9.88
  8. Francisco Pomar, Erskine (setter) – 9.81
  9. B.J. Blair, Saint Francis (setter) – 9.78
  10. Shane Yeo, Mount Olive (setter) – 9.74
  11. Joe Kelly, Princeton (setter) – 9.74
  12. Taylor Ittner, CSUN (setter) – 9.73
  13. Brandon Ravelo, Charleston (setter) – 9.71
  14. Matthew Ctvrlik. Harvard (setter) – 8.86
  15. Ryan Serrano, McKendree (setter) – 8.73

Digs per Game

  1. Noam Hannoun, Quincy (libero) – 2.89
  2. Gage Worsley, Hawai’i (libero) – 2.44
  3. Michal Podgorzak, Limestone (libero) – 2.34
  4. Ryan Lew, UC San Diego (libero) – 2.23
  5. Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine (libero) – 2.14
  6. Chris Woolslayer, Lees-McRae (universal) – 2.13
  7. Jordan Barreto, Limestone (outside attacker) – 2.11
  8. Ruben Greenstein, Queens (libero) – 2.05
  9. Lancy Aldebol, Erskine (outside attacker/libero) – 2.01
  10. Cole Udall, Grand Canyon (libero) – 2.00
  11. Geraldo Rivera, Limestone (outside attacker) – 1.94
  12. Gabe Woffindin, Saint Francis (libero) – 1.89
  13. Jarrod Ferguson, Mount Olive (outside attacker) – 1.82
  14. Will Bantle, Penn State (libero) – 1.82
  15. Michael Krueger, Daemen (setter( – 1.81

Blocks per Game

  1. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial (middle attacker) – 1.45
  2. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i (middle attacker) – 1.415
  3. William Morris, Belmont Abbey (middle attacker) – 1.236
  4. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine (middle attacker) – 1.206
  5. Luca Berger, NJIT (middle attacker) – 1.205
  6. Jack Reese, George Mason (middle attacker) – 1.147
  7. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial (opposite)- 1.112
  8. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis (middle attacker) – 1.079
  9. Lucas Galifos, McKendree (middle attacker) – 1.063
  10. Rob Chatterton, Sacred Heart (middle attacker) – 1.036
  11. Adriel Roberts, Charleston (middle attacker) – 1.020
  12. Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU (middle attacker) – 1.011
  13. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne (middle attacker) – 1.010
  14. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU (middle attacker) – 1.000
  15. TJ Murray, Lewis (middle attacker) – 0.972

Attack Percentage

  1. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis (middle attacker) – 0.504
  2. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA (middle attacker) – 0.435
  3. Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i (opposite) – 0.42
  4. Kyle Piekarski, Loyola (middle attacker) – 0.420
  5. Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive (middle attacker)  – 0.415
  6. Luke Visgitis, Mount Olive (middle attacker) – 0.413
  7. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i (outside attacker) – 0.387
  8. Jason Donorovich, Penn State (middle attacker) – 0.380
  9. Brian Long, Belmont Abbey (middle attacker) – 0.368
  10. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (opposite)- 0.355
  11. George Huhmann, Princeton (opposite)- 0.344
  12. Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial (opposite)- 0.341
  13. Adriel Roberts, Charleston (middle attacker) – 0.334
  14. Jake Hanes, Ohio State (opposite) – 0.332
  15. Don Thompson, Emmanuel (middle attacker) – 0.332