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The long college men’s volleyball offseason is almost over.
With the 2024 season slated to start in about a month, check out the returning players who were among the national stat leaders last season.
Returning 2023 leaders: Kills per game average
1. Ras Jesse Delancy, Charleston (transferred from Benedict) – 5.38
2. Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson – 4.27
3. Raje Alleyne, Quincy –4.23
4. Parker Van Buren, Loyola – 4.13
5. Patrick Rogers, Ball State (transferred from St. Francis Brooklyn) – 3.94
6. Nate Meyre, Missouri S&T – 3.92
7. Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State – 3.90
8. Zach Schneider, Daemen – 3.83
9. Warren Davis, King – 3.78
10. Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 3.74
11. Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters – 3.73
12. Ido David, UCLA – 3.69
13. Will Rottman, Stanford – 3.67
14. Albert Warzocha, Queens (transferred from Limestone) – 3.66
15. Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters – 3.64
16. Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State – 3.60
17. Dillon Klein, USC – 3.60
18. Kyle Hobus, CSUN – 3.59
19. Omar Hoyos, George Mason – 3.58
20. Matthew Pilch, Queens – 3.54
Returning 2023 leaders: Attack percentage
1. Merrick McHenry, UCLA – .526
2. Toby Ezeonu, Penn State – .490
3. Mathew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial – .486
4. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – .433
5. Kellan Kennedy, King – .426
6. Akin Akinwumi, Pepperdine – .416
7. Emmanuel Adames, North Greenville – .410
T-8. Ido David, UCLA – .369
T-8. D’Aaron McCraney, McKendree (transferred from Central State) – .369
10. Matthew Pilch, Queens – .364
11. Zach Schneider, Daemen – .361
12. Ethan Champlin, UCLA – .349
T-13. Jackson Hickman, Grand Canyon – .342
T-13. Alex Knight, UCLA – .342
15. Parker Van Buren, Loyola – .338
16. Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial – .334
T-17. Shane Wetzel, Ohio State – .332
T-17. Bryce Walker, Purdue Fort Wayne – .332
19. Shaphar Grant, Queens (transferred from Tusculum) – .329
20. Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State – .328
Returning 2023 leaders: Aces per game average
1. Hilir Henno, UC Irvine – 0.88
2. Ben Harrington, Princeton – 0.68
3. Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T – 0.61
4. Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon – 0.50
5. Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville – 0.49
6. Albert Warzocha, Queens (transferred from Limestone) – 0.47
T-7. A.J. Lewis, Lindenwood – 0.46
T-7. Andrew Rowan, UCLA – 0.46
9. Parker Van Buren, Loyola – 0.45
T-10. Clay Wieter, Lindenwood – 0.43
T-10. Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial – 0.43
T-10. Ryan Parker, Saint Francis – 0.43
13. Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State – 0.41
T-14. Zach Berty, Harvard – 0.40
T-14. Bryce Walker, Purdue Fort Wayne – 0.40
T-14. Ido David, UCLA – 0.40
T-14. Nyherowo Omene, Princeton – 0.40
T-14. Christian Prayer, Lewis – 0.40
19. Diego Rosich, North Greenville – 0.39
20. Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i – 0.38
Returning 2023 leaders: Assists per game average
1. Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville – 10.66
2. Dan Mangun, Loyola – 10.32
3. Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive – 10.27
4. David Flores, UCLA (transferred from Ball State) – 10.25
5. Connor Sheehan, Lindenwood – 10.20
6. Andrew Rowan, UCLA – 10.14
T-7. Nicholas Slight, Grand Canyon – 10.09
T-7. Tyler Poulsen, McKendree – 10.09
9. Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial – 10.06
10. Jack Sarnowski, Long Island (transferred from King) – 10.02
Returning 2023 leaders: Blocks per game average
1. Simon Torwie, Long Beach State – 1.60
2. Teon Taylor, BYU – 1.32
3. Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola – 1.23
4. Guy Genis, UCLA – 1.21
5. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i – 1.15
6. Vanis Buckholz, Ball State – 1.10
T-7. Owen Rose, Penn State – 1.09
T-7. Clarke Godbold, Long Beach State – 1.09
T-9. Merrick McHenry, UCLA – 1.05
T-9. Kasey Clouet, Long Island – 1.05
11. Ethan Rehmann, Belmont Abbey – 1.03
T-13. Jimmy Meinhart, Loyola – 1.02
T-13. Kellan Kennedy, King – 1.02
15. Kyle Paulson, USC – 1.01
Returning 2023 leaders: Digs per game average
1. Victor Scherer, Quincy (transferred from Central State) – 3.56
2. Clint Forbes, Benedict – 3.26
3. Kyle Standage, Merrimack – 2.60
4. Mason Briggs, Long Beach State – 2.38
5. Nicklas Eichenberger, Emmanuel – 2.21
6. Brett Sheward, UC Irvine (transferred from Hawai’i) – 2.20
7. Cole Younger, Sacred Heart – 2.13
8. Javier Saldivar, Kentucky State – 2.11
9. Oneil Daley, Edward Waters – 2.09
10. Trey Cole, Pepperdine – 2.07