Pepperdine adds grad transfer, All-EIVA middle for upcoming season

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A three-time all-conference middle attacker is coming to Pepperdine.

Pepperdine announced on social media recently that Martin de Chavarria will join the team as a graduate transfer for the 2024 season.

de Chavarria in four seasons at NJIT was a Second-Team All-EIVA selection for three consecutive seasons and accumulated 295 career blocks along with a .415 career attack percentage. The middle attacker also finished last season in the conference’s top five with both a .390 attack percentage and a 0.96 blocks per game average as NJIT advanced to the EIVA Tournament semifinals.

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Along with playing for the Highlanders, de Chavarria spent last offseason playing with the Spanish Men’s National Team.

Pepperdine under first-year head coach Jonathan Winder ended last season in fifth place in the MPSF and reached the conference tournament quarterfinals.