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University of California, Santa Barbara

2023 Men's Volleyball

9 Ryan Wilcox

  • Height 6-2
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawaii
  • High School Punahou School

Biography

2023: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West First Team ... started in all 25 matches for the Gauchos … led the team in kills with 312, service aces with 33 and digs with 173 ... ranked sixth in The Big West in service aces, seventh in digs, and ninth in kills per set (3.18) … recorded a season-high 20 kills and career-high 17 digs in a five-set match against No. 4 Long Beach State (Mar. 11) ... put up double-digit kills in 21 matches while contributing two other double-double performances: 11 kills and 13 digs in a five-set match against No. 8 Stanford (Jan. 14) and 13 kills and 12 digs in a five-set win over No. 5 Pepperdine (Feb. 3).

2022: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West First Team honoree ... AVCA National Player of the Week ... three-time Big West Player of the Week ... played in 26 matches, started in all but two ... led the team in kills with 338 and service aces with 28 ... ranked fifth in The Big West in kills per set with 3.52 and sixth in kills ...put up his first double-double of the season with 14 kills and 10 digs in a four-set victory over No. 11 UC San Diego (Feb. 24) ... recorded another double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs against No. 4 Hawai'i (April 9) ... matched his career-high of 21 kills in a five-set win over No. 9 Grand Canyon (Feb. 11) where he also had three assists, three service aces and four digs ... tied his career-high six blocks in a four-set victory over No. 2 Pepperdine (Feb. 4) where he also tallied 15 kills and seven digs.

2021: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... Big West Championship MVP ... All-Big West Honorable Mention ... competed in all 21 matches, leading The Big West in aces with 35 ... ended the season with 208 kills, 158 digs and 36 blocks ... led the No. 3 Gauchos to their first ever Big West title as Wilcox contributed a total of 28 kills and four aces across two matches, earning the title of MVP for the tournament ... earned a double-double with 10 kills and 18 digs against No. 10 Long Beach State (March 20) ... registered a new career-high of 21 kills in a four-set win over No. 14 UC Irvine (March 31).

2020: Competed in all 16 matches in the shortened season posting 119 total kills, 70 digs and 29 blocks ... had a season-high 20 kills with only four errors on 41 swings (.390) while adding on four block in a reverse sweep of No. 9 Penn State ... registered a career-high 12 digs against No. 1 BYU.

2019: AVCA Newcomer of the Year ... Big West Freshman of the Year ... Big West All-Freshman team … named Big West Freshman of the Week four times (Jan. 28, Feb. 4, March 5, April 1) … played in 27 matches and 100 sets as a true freshman … ranked second on the team in kills with 254 and digs with 121 ... led all freshmen in The Big West and ranked fifth in the NCAA for freshmen in kills … rattled off double-digit kills in seven of 10 conference matches … hit .321 with 13 kills and only four errors on 28 seings against No. 1 Hawai'i (April 6) … racked up 14 a career-high of 15 kills with a .419 hitting percentage in a crucial five-set victory against CSUN (Apr. 18) … contributed to a sweep against No. 3 BYU (Feb. 1) with 14 kills and no errors to hit at a .667 clip.


HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Punahou School under Coach Rick Tune … two-time Hawai'i State Player of the Year … won the Hawai'i State Championships and Hawai'i ILH Championships all four years … also competed in kayaking … played club volleyball for Spike and Serve under Coaches Jordan Inafuku and Diana McKibbin.


PERSONAL: Ryan Edward Wilcox was born on Nov. 27, 1999 to Debbie and Keoni Wilcox in Honolulu, Hawai'i … majoring in communication.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    4
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'2"
    9