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Off the Block unveiled Friday the finalists for all 11 of the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball national awards that it annually presents.
A nationwide voting committee of more than 20 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball coaches and volleyball media determined the finalists and winners. The top three vote-getters for each award were named finalists, and the individual receiving the most votes will be named the award winner.
Check out all the awards and the players selected as finalists. The award winners will be announced throughout the next two weeks.
Off the Block is a national award winning media website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
LLOY BALL AWARD
The Lloy Ball Award is given to the nation’s best setter in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and IPFW All-American setter Lloy Ball and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Lloy Ball Award finalists:
Aidan Knipe, Long Beach State
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Brett Sheward, UC Irvine
Nic Slight, Grand Canyon
BRYAN IVIE AWARD
The Bryan Ivie Award is given to the nation’s best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympian and USC All-American opposite Bryan Ivie and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Bryan Ivie Award finalists:
Geste Bianchi, UC Santa Barbara
Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
John Kerr, Penn State
Parker Van Buren, Loyola
KARCH KIRALY AWARD
The Karch Kiraly Award is given to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Karch Kiraly Award finalists:
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
RYAN MILLAR AWARD
The Ryan Millar Award is given to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian Ryan Millar and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Ryan Millar Award finalists:
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
ERIK SHOJI AWARD
The Erik Shoji Award is given to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the current U.S. starting libero and former Stanford All-American libero Erik Shoji and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Erik Shoji Award finalists:
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Ryan Merk, Penn State
Cole Power, UC Irvine
DIVISION II NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Division II National Player of the year is given to the nation’s best player on a NCAA Division II men’s volleyball team during the regular season. A nationwide voting committee of coaches and media members select the winner of the award.
2024 Division II National Player of the Year finalists:
Raje Alleyne, Quincy
Max Roquet, Lewis
Zach Schneider, Daemen
NICOLAS SZERSZEN AWARD
The Nicolas Szerszen Award is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former Ohio State All-American outside attacker. It is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Nicolas Szerszen Award finalists:
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
STEVE SHONDELL AWARD
The Steve Shondell Award recognizes the best passer in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual national award is named after the Hall of Fame coach and former Ball State setter and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Steve Shondell Award finalists:
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Cole Power, UC Irvine
Ryan Merk, Penn State
DAIN BLANTON DIVERSITY AWARD
The Dain Blanton Diversity Award recognizes the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season of a minority ethnicity. The annual national award is named after former Pepperdine outside attacker and Olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalists:
Raje Alleyne, Quincy
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
NATIONAL BLOCKER OF THE YEAR
The National Blocker of the Year is annually awarded to the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season. This was the first national award organized by Off the Block and each year is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 National Blocker of the Year finalists:
Jibriel Elhaddad, Belmont Abbey
Cameron Thorne, Grand Canyon
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
NATIONAL SERVER OF THE YEAR
The National Server of the Year recognizes the top individual serving performance from a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season. The annual award is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2024 National Server of the Year finalists:
Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine