UC Santa Barbara
2022
• Appeared in 17 matches during the season and started in all but one
• Second on the team in kills/set (3.16) and points (228.5), tied for second with 22 service aces, third on the team with 183 kills total, and fifth in digs (64) and total blocks(43)
• Ranked ninth in the Big West in points/st (3.94), 10th in kills/set, and in the top-20 for hitting percentage (.260), total blocks, and service aces/set (0.38)
• Had a career-high 21 kills against USC (Jan. 6)
• Matched his 21 career-high kills against No. 4 Hawaii (Apr. 9) on a .447 hitting percentage and set personal-bests with 28.0 points and six aces
2021
• Did not appear in any matches
2020
• Played in five matches and 12 sets for the Gauchos in the shortened season
• Posted a career-high 2.58 kills/set line on a career-high .265 hitting
• Set new career-highs in digs/set and blocks/set as well
• Had a career-high 10 kills on just 19 swings vs. McKendree
2019
• Played in nine matches and 30 sets as a freshman opposite … Totaled 62 kills, 26 digs, and 11 total blocks … Logged 14 kills in a win against Grand Canyon with a .385 hitting percentage … Racked up 18 kills in a five-set victory vs. Ball State on Jan. 18 with a .382 percentage … Nominated several times for Big West Freshman of the Week honors.
Club/High School
Played opposite for Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China under coach Qiang Li…As a senior, he recorded 390 kills…Won the Beijing School Volleyball Championship, earned fourth place at the 13th Student Games of the People’s Republic of China, earned third place in the 14th China High School Volleyball League, and won the 13th China High School Volleyball League…Notable performances include 35 points against Beijing Jingshan School (12/3/17) and 31 points against the 10th School of ZiBo (8/23/16).
Personal
Haotian Xia was born on Nov. 15, 1999 in Beijing, China…Nickname is "Tian"…Most memorable sports moment was winning the Beijing School Volleyball Championship…Aspires to work as a data analyst…Majoring in Math…Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers…Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant…Enjoys listening to Westlife…Hobbies include travelling, watching movies, and sleeping…Lists Mission: Impossible as his favorite movie and America’s Got Talent as his favorite TV show.
