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There were plenty of ups and down in 2021 with everything from a national championship being crowned and an Olympics men’s volleyball tournament to the loss of college men’s volleyball greats because of the coronavirus pandemic
Check out Off the Block’s most viewed stories and top stories from 2021. Continue reading “Year in Review: Off the Block top stories in 2021”
The field for the UC Santa Barbara Invitational has been cut in half just days before the non-conference event.
UC Santa Barbara announced via social media Thursday that No. 2 UCLA, Concordia-Irvine and CSUN have all opted out of the three-day tournament that was scheduled to start on Jan. 6. Continue reading “No. 2 UCLA, CSUN, Concordia-Irvine all pull out of UCSB Invitational”
Expansion has arrived for college men’s volleyball.
There will be 10 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball programs playing their inaugural season in 2022. Check out this introduction of what to know about each of the new teams. Continue reading “What to know about the 10 new NCAA Division I-II teams this season”
No. 1 Hawai’i will begin the defense of its NCAA championship as it plays No. 7 Loyola in its season opener on Wednesday. Check out the Rainbow Warriors’ weekly news conference with coach Charlie Wade and Preseason All-American setter Jakob Thelle. Video courtesy of Hawai’i athletics. Continue reading “Video: Hawai’i ready to defend championship title in 2022”
The rivalry between Hawai’i and Long Beach State is competitive even when it comes to a conference preseason poll.
The Rainbow Warriors and the Beach each received three first-place votes to finish tied atop the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll that the conference released on Monday. Continue reading “Long Beach, Hawai’i tie for first place in Big West preseason poll”
The wait for the start of the 2022 college men’s volleyball season will be a little bit longer.
UC Irvine announced Monday it has opted to cancel its non-conference road matches this weekend against Loyola and Lewis because of the surge in coronavirus cases with the Omicron variant. Continue reading “UC Irvine cancels road matches vs. Loyola, Lewis due to Omicron surge”
John Speraw will get his chance at Olympic redemption.
USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that it has extended the contract of Speraw to be the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the next three years. Continue reading “Speraw to remain U.S. head coach for 2024 Olympics”
A nationwide voting committee selected 22 players to the 2022 Off the Block Preseason All-American Team.
Off the Block announced on Monday the annual Preseason All-American Teams that recognize the players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball season. Continue reading “Off the Block announces 2022 Preseason All-American Teams”
There has been plenty of activity in the college men’s volleyball transfer portal throughout the offseason.
Check out the top 10 transfers of note playing for new NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams this upcoming season. Continue reading “Top 10 college men’s volleyball transfers this offseason”
For a team with unfinished business after last season it is now projected to finish that business of winning a conference title in 2022.
Mount Olive received the maximum number of first-place votes to earn the top spot in the ConfCarolinas preseason coaches poll that the league released on Friday. Continue reading “Mount Olive overwhelming favorites to win ConfCarolinas championship in 2022”
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