UC Santa Barbara
2019: The RS Junior appeared in 11 matches and 27 sets as a middle blocker…Tallied 51 kills with a .579 hitting percentage…Had 13 digs to go along with 19 blocks…Had 9 kills and a season high 7 blocks in a win vs Concordia (Calif.) on (Jan 5)…Season high 10 kills in the conference tournament semifinal battle with Long Beach St on (April 19).
2018: Played in 18 matches and 58 sets as a sophomore middle blocker … Ranked fourth on the team with 46 total blocks (0.79 blocks per set) … Finished with 70 kills, 14 digs and four service aces … Third on the team with a .329 hitting percentage … Tallied a season-high nine kills at Loyola (Ill.) on Jan. 25 and again on Apr. 12 at UC Irvine … Had seven kills on three separate occasions: vs. UC San Diego (Feb. 23), vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (Mar. 9) and at UC Irvine (Apr. 14) … Finished with a block in 16 out of 18 matches played … Season-high seven blocks in a 3-0 sweep at UC San Diego on Mar. 2.
2017: As a redshirt freshman, entered seven matches and 14 sets ... Totaled 24 kills, two aces, five digs, and 16 blocks ... Made his NCAA debut against Mt. Olive in the 2017 UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 6, notching one kill on his only swing ... Saw his most extensive playing time in early March, grabbing eight kills on just 11 attempts against Lees-McRae on Mar. 4 before putting forth a standout performance against Harvard on Mar. 13 (set season highs with 11 kills and eight blocks) ... Appeared in five of the team's final nine matches.
2016: Redshirted.
High School
Played two seasons at San Clemente High School under head coach Ken Goldstone ... Played middle blocker and outside hitter for the Tritons ... Helped his team to a combined 50-16 record in his two seasons there ... Was an All-CIF Selection in 2015 ... Made the San Clemente High School Hall of Fame ... Included in the Volleyball Magazine's 2015 Fab 50 ... Won a Sea View League Championship in 2014 ... Reached the Quarterfinals of the CIF playoffs in both 2014 and 2015 ... With a 4.0 GPA, was a scholar-athlete in his senior year ... Made the Principal's Honor Roll each year from 2012-14.
Club
Played for the 949 and Balboa Bay volleyball clubs ... Spent five years with 949 and one with Balboa ... With 949, placed second in the 15's Boy's Classic ... With Balboa, got third place at the Junior Olympics (18's).
Personal
Brandon Thomas Hopper was born on Jun. 13, 1997 to parents Robert and Lynn in Mission Viejo, Calif ... Goes by the nickname "Hoppo" ... Majoring in environmental science at UCSB with a possible aquatic biology minor ... Aspires to be an environmental conservationist ... Has one younger brother, Shane ... Calls signing day his most memorable athletic moment ... Lists Shawshank Redemption as his favorite movie ... Enjoys reading The Last of the Blue Water Hunters ... Calls George Lucas his favorite writer ... Favorite band is Squappy and the Hali Boys ... Plays guitar and surfs in his free time ... Calls Brett Favre his favorite athlete ... Watches Stranger Things... Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Camp in summer 2015 ... Was a member of the A1 USA Volleyball Team that finished in first place.
