UC SANTA BARBARA
Career Totals: 88 matches, 299 sets, 684 kills, 2.29 kills per game, 1849 total attacks, .213 hitting percentage, 46 aces, 426 digs, 1.42 digs per set, 133 blocks, 798 points.
2016: In his redshirt senior season, entered 26 matches and played in 92 sets ... Started all but two of the matches he appeared in ... Finished the year with 227 kills (2.47 per set), a .246 hitting percentage, 24 assists, eight aces, a .959 reception percentage, 125 digs, and 44 blocks ... Finished third on the team in kills per set and total digs ... Had an .891 serving percentage, highest among the team's outside hitters ... Standout efforts include a 16-kill performance against Stanford on Apr. 16 in a UCSB upset in the first round of the MPSF Tournament, and a 17-kill, 12-dig double-double – both season highs – against Pepperdine on Feb. 17 ... Had a total of three double-doubles on the season, including one against BYU in the MPSF Semifinals (12 kills, 10 digs) ... Hit a season-high .450 (10-1-20) in a sweep of UC Irvine at home on Feb. 10 ... Reached double-digit kills in 11 matches, including the final four of the year.
2015: Utilized a medical redshirt.
2014: Saw action in 23 out of 27 matches and 84 sets … Recorded a total of 180 kills, averaged 2.14 kills per set, and rounded out 433 total attacks … Completed the season with 14 service aces, 93 digs, and 28 total blocks … Recorded a season-high 20 kills against Long Beach State on Feb. 14.
2013: Saw action in 30 matches and 96 sets. Second highest on the team with total kills (224) and service aces (20). Recorded double figures in kills nine times, including 15 against Cal State Northridge. Had a huge game on both offense and defense against Pacific, picking up 13 kills and 12 digs. Finished the season with an impressive 156 digs and 42 total blocks.
2012: Appeared in nine matches as a true freshman. Racked up 53 kills, including 18 against Brigham Young and 15 against Cal State Northridge. Ended the season with 4 service aces, 52 digs, 3 solo blocks, 16 block assists and 68 points.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Thousand Oaks High School ... Picked up a slew of awards in his senior year, including Team MVP, Co-MVP of the Marmonte League, while also being named to the All-CIF First Team and the All-Ventura County First Team ... Played under Coach Seth Burnham ... Led the Lancers to the semifinals of the 2010 CIF Playoffs ... Also played four years on the basketball team at Thousand Oaks ... named to the "All-American" team by Volleyball Magazine in 2011.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 17, 1993 ... Parents are Tanai and Beth Kingi ... Has two siblings, Kristin and teammate Chad ... Majoring in film and media studies ... Hobbies include listening to music and playing sports such as beach volleyball, basketball, and body surfing ... Lists his breakout performance against BYU in his freshman year (18 kills as part of a five-set UCSB win in Provo) as his most memorable athletic achievement ... Also made the USA Youth National Team in 2011.
