The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for 2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Volleyball Player of the Year!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Boys Volleyball Player of the Year award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
Here’s a little more about this year’s program and how it works:
The official 2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Volleyball Team will be announced in August. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Boys Volleyball Player of the Year. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer’s awards!
Note: The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if it was found that their high school does not participate in a state-sanctioned championship tournament for this sport.
Who else should we be tracking for national Boys Volleyball Player of the Year?
This watch list is only a starting point. All student-athletes who compete for state-sanctioned interscholastic championships are eligible for our program. Player of the Year suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Volleyball Watch List:
Roan Alviar — SR, L | Bishop O’Dowd High School | Oakland, California
Kaumana Carreira — SR, OH | Tesoro High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Matthew Chun — SR, L | Punahou School | Honolulu, Hawaii
Kahale Clini — SR, OH | Punahou High School | Honolulu, Hawaii
John Clinton — SR, OH / MB | Cherokee Trail High School | Aurora, Colorado
Vinny Coello — SR, OH | Catholic Memorial High School | Waukesha, Wisconsin
Christian Connell — SR, OH | Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, California
Brady Dastrup — SR, OH | Discovery Canyon Campus High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mikey Denver — SR, MB | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California
Juanmarco Diaz — JR, OH / S | Southwest High School | Miami, Florida
Aiden DuFour — JR, S | Upland High School | Upland, California
Tim Ennis — SR, OH | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School | Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Jack Fitterer — SR, S | Marquette University High School | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sterling Foley — SR, OH | Corona del Mar High School | Newport Beach, California
Gaige Gabriel — SR, MB | Exeter Township Senior High School | Reading, Pennsylvania
James Ganzorig — SR, S | Glenbrook South High School | Glenview, Illinois
Evan Golling — SR, S | Pacifica Christian High School | Santa Monica, California
Amir Grant — SR, MB | Wiseburn-Da Vinci High School | El Segundo, California
Riggs Guy — SR, OH-RS | Newport Harbor High School | Newport Beach, California
Stuart Hankinson — SR, OH | Saint Charles Preparatory School | Columbus, Ohio
Ford Harman — SR, L | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California
Cole Hartke — SR, OH | Barrington High School | Barrington, Illinois
Oliver Hogan — SR, OH | Summit High School | Summit, New Jersey
Kaupo Hoopai-Waikoloa — SR, MB / OH-OPP | Kamehameha Schools | Honolulu, Hawaii
Jack Hubbard — SR, OH | Northwest Christian School | Phoenix, Arizona
Tre Jordan — SR, MB | Desert Ridge High School | Mesa, Arizona
Justin Joyce — SR, S | Timber Creek High School | Orlando, Florida
Raglan Kear — SR, OH | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California
Finn Kearney — SR, OH | Sandra Day O’Connor High School | Phoenix, Arizona
Sean Kelly — SR, OH | Loyola High School | Los Angeles, California
Aidan Kolb — SR, L | Hilliard Darby High School | Hilliard, Ohio
Victor Loiola — SR, OH | Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach, California
Ian Nolte — SR, OH | Woodrow Wilson High School | Long Beach, California
Jensen Pascua — SR, S / OH-OPP | Douglas County High School | Castle Rock, Colorado
Carson Pliapol — SR, OH | Spruce Creek High School | Port Orange, Florida
Andrew Rakocy — SR, OH | New Albany High School | New Albany, Ohio
Eamon Rigdon — SR, OH-OPP | Servite High School | Anaheim, California
Tyler Robinson — SR, MB | Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, California
Kaden Saurer — SR, OH | Elgin Academy | Elgin, Illinois
Jake Schreiner — SR, OH | Wheaton North High School | Wheaton, Illinois
Zach Sheer — SR, S | Northwest Christian School | Phoenix, Arizona
Trent Taliaferro — SR, S | Mission Viejo High School | Mission Viejo, California
Parker Tomkinson — SR, MB | Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad, California
Marek Turner — JR, OH-OPP | Woodrow Wilson High School | Long Beach, California
Rafael Urbina — JR, S | Thornton High School | Thornton, Colorado
Kainoa Wade — JR, OH | Kamehameha Schools | Honolulu, Hawaii
Caden Whiteside — SR, OH | Olentangy Liberty High School | Powell, Ohio
Samuel Widmer — SR, L | Mica Mountain High School | Tucson, Arizona
Tyler Windt — JR, OH | Lake Howell High School | Winter Park, Florida
Paxton Wright — SR, OH | Legend High School | Parker, Colorado