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Off the Block selected the top players in college men’s volleyball and seeded them into a bracket. Now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block//Frisco Mo Fan Choice National Player of the Year.
The Off the Block//Frisco Mo Fan Choice National Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and lets volleyball fans from around the world decide the winner through online voting.
The five-round bracket style tournament continues with the second-round matches in the Micah Christenson Region and the TJ DeFalco Region. The winners will advance to regional semifinals on Saturday.
Check out today’s ballots below. Online voting for these first-round matches will end at 10 p.m. (CST) Friday.
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No. 1 seed Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Fernandez finished in the nation’s top 25 with both a 3.77 kills per game average and a .331 attack percentage, including having 15 kills and zero errors while hitting .833 in an early-season sweep against Pepperdine. The MPSF Player of the Year and Bryan Ivie Award finalist also was fifth in the country averaging 0.52 aces per game as he helped the Cougars reach the NCAA Tournament finals.
No. 8 seed Sam Kobrine, UCLA
Kobrine finished last season eighth in the nation with a 10.34 assists per game average and guided the Bruins to the fifth-best attack percentage in the nation at .330. The All-MPSF setter also had both a career-high 136 digs and 38 blocks as UCLA finished in second place in the MPSF.
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No. 3 seed Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine
Wilmont was 11th in the nation with both a 1.10 blocks per game and a .434 attack percentage. The All-American middle attacker also had 12 kills on a .476 attack percentage and six blocks against UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Tournament opening round.
No. 11 seed Merrick McHenry, UCLA
McHenry was in the nation’s top 15 with a .423 attack percentage and had double-digit kills in eight matches. The All-MPSF middle attacker also was in the nation’s top 20 with a 1.02 blocks per game average as he helped the Bruins finish in second place in the MPSF.
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No. 5 seed Roy McFarland, UC Santa Barbara
McFarland was in the top 15 of the Big West with both a .304 attack percentage and 2.78 kills per game average. The All-American outside attacker also had a season-high 21 kills on a .340 attack percentage in a NCAA Tournament opening round victory against Pepperdine.
No. 13 seed Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU
Ferreira led the MPSF and was fourth in the nation with a 1.28 blocks per game average, including having six blocks in a NCAA Tournament semifinals victory against Lewis. The All-MPSF middle attacker also had a .458 attack percentage as he helped the Cougars win the MPSF championship.
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No. 7 seed Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Gianni was third in the nation with a 0.70 aces per game average, including having a season-high seven aces against USC. The All-MPSF outside attacker and National Server of the Year finalists also was in the nation’s top 15 with a 4.00 kills per game average.
No. 15 seed Michael Fisher, Saint Francis
Fisher despite missing the start of the season ended the year leading the EIVA with a 3.96 kills per game average. The All-EIVA outside attacker also helped the Red Flash reach the EIVA Tournament semifinals.
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No. 9 seed Garrett Zolg, Loyola
Zolg returning to the court after missing the 2020 season with an injury finished in the nation’s top 10 with a 10.18 assists per game average. The All-MIVA setter also was in the nation’s top 15 with a 0.45 aces per game average as he helped the Ramblers reach the MIVA Tournament finals.
No. 16 seed Noah Melendez, King
Melendez led the ConfCarolinas and was second in the nation with a 2.69 digs per game average. The All-ConfCarolinas libero also had double-digit digs in 12 matches.
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No. 3 seed Davide Gardini, BYU
Gardini was among the national leaders with a 3.05 kills per game on a .327 attack percentage and had double-digit kills in 15 matches. The All-American and finalist for the Karch Kiraly Award also had a career-high 130 digs as BYU advanced to the NCAA Tournament finals.
No. 11 seed Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego
McCauley was in the nation’s top 25 with a 3.63 kills per game average and had double-digit kills in all but two matches. The All-Big West outside attacker also had 18 kills as UC San Diego upset Hawai’i in the Big West Tournament semifinals.
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No. 10 seed Joshua Kim, King
Kim was seventh in the nation with a 4.13 kills per game average, including having a career-high 36 kills on a .433 attack percentage in an upset victory against Mount Olive. The All-ConfCarolinas outside attacker also was in the nation’s top 25 averaging 2.01 digs per game.
No. 15 seed Brad Creamer, George Mason
Creamer was third in the EIVA with a 0.84 blocks per game average. The All-EIVA middle attacker also had a .488 attack percentage as he helped George Mason reach the EIVA Tournament finals.
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No. 12 seed Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Schneidmiller was in the nation’s top 25 with a 3.66 kills per game average on a .307 attack percentage. The All-Big West outside attacker had double-digit kills in 12 matches, including having a season-high 28 kills on a .489 attack percentage in a victory against UC San Diego.
No. 13 seed Adrian Iglesias, Barton
Barton was in the nation’s top 15 with a 4.02 kills per game average. The All-ConfCarolinas outside attacker had double-digit kills in 15 matches, including having 22 kills on a .621 attack percentage in a sweep against Belmont Abbey.
One of the best.
I’m very aware of that Noah Melendez won the 1rst round but wasn’t in the 2nd round
I thought Noah Melendez won the 1st round what happen there?
Fixed the poll