2006年美国男排最新队员图片及资料

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#1 - David Lee

Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-8 (203cm)
Weight: 105kg
Hometown: Alpine, Calif.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: March 8, 1982
Joined Team: June 2003


MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze Medal).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – David played just 65 of 119 sets during the year but still finished second in total blocks with 59…Also finished second in blocks per set (0.91) and fifth in total points with 162…Scored five points on four kills and one block as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Named “Best Blocker” and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships…Led Team USA in scoring with nine points on four kills, four blocks and one ace in a 3-0 win over Barbados on Aug. 25 at the WCQT. 2003 – Scored 20 points as the USA Men captured the bronze medal at the World University Games with a 3-2 win over France in Daegu, South Korea.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second-team…Led the team and conference with a .483 hitting percentage…Recorded a team-high 1.18 blocks per game. 2002 – Appeared in 118 games as a sophomore…Averaged 2.64 kills and 0.95 blocks per game. 2001 – Averaged 1.17 kills and 0.75 blocks per game…Recorded five blocks in a match three times.
PERSONAL: Parents are Mac and Robin Lee…Enjoys listening to reggae and watching volleyball, basketball and curling…Hobbies include building model trains/airplanes and collecting stamps…Majored in human development.

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#1 - David Lee

Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-8 (203cm)
Weight: 105kg
Hometown: Alpine, Calif.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: March 8, 1982
Joined Team: June 2003


MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze Medal).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – David played just 65 of 119 sets during the year but still finished second in total blocks with 59…Also finished second in blocks per set (0.91) and fifth in total points with 162…Scored five points on four kills and one block as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Named “Best Blocker” and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships…Led Team USA in scoring with nine points on four kills, four blocks and one ace in a 3-0 win over Barbados on Aug. 25 at the WCQT. 2003 – Scored 20 points as the USA Men captured the bronze medal at the World University Games with a 3-2 win over France in Daegu, South Korea.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second-team…Led the team and conference with a .483 hitting percentage…Recorded a team-high 1.18 blocks per game. 2002 – Appeared in 118 games as a sophomore…Averaged 2.64 kills and 0.95 blocks per game. 2001 – Averaged 1.17 kills and 0.75 blocks per game…Recorded five blocks in a match three times.
PERSONAL: Parents are Mac and Robin Lee…Enjoys listening to reggae and watching volleyball, basketball and curling…Hobbies include building model trains/airplanes and collecting stamps…Majored in human development.

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#2 - Pieter Olree

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-6 (198cm)
Weight: 102kg
Hometown: Reading, Pa.
College: Ohio State
Birth Date: April 26, 1979
Joined Team: June 2001


MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour. 2002 – Louisville Tour. 2001 – World University Games (Gold Medal).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – Pieter capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Led the team in scoring three times during the year…Scored match-high 20 points on 15 kills, three blocks and two service aces in a 3-1 win over Argentina on July 24…Three nights later, Olree scored a match-high 26 points on 24 kills, one block and one ace in another 3-1 win over Argentina…Also scored 10 point to lead Team USA to a 3-0 victory over Mexico in the first match of the NORCECA Continental Championship on Sept. 10…Ranks second on the team in service aces this season with 22…The USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Did not compete with the national team. 2003 – Played sparingly in two tournaments during the year. 2002 – Played in just three matches on the year (Louisville Tour vs. Australia and Canada) but still made his presence felt…Scored 11 points in his National Team debut (June 30) on 10 kills and one service ace in a five-set win over Australia...Posted a career-high 18 points on July 5 in a five-set win over Canada (15 kills, two blocks, one ace)…Posted a hitting percentage of .488 with 27 kills, nine digs, two blocks and two aces in three matches. 2001 – Helped the United States capture the gold medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 – MVP of the MIVA Tournament…Second-Team All-MIVA…Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American…Ranked 10th in kills per game (3.36) and eighth in aces per game (.32) in MIVA Conference…Finished career eighth in kills (969) on the Buckeyes’ career list, third in kills per game (4.16), and eighth in digs per game (1.76)…Recorded season-high 13 digs against Pacific…Career-high of nine block assists against Clarke…Set an Ohio State match record with seven ace serves against Pacific. 2000 – MIVA All-Tournament Team…Preseason honorable mention All-MIVA…Recorded 16 digs against Indiana-Purdue, Loyola and Brigham Young…Recorded season-high six block assists against Indiana-Purdue…Career-high 32 kills at Brigham Young…Had 10 matches with 20 or more kills…Had 26 matches with 10 or more kills…Season-high four aces against Penn State and Clarke. 1999 – Recorded season-high 31 kills against BYU…Had nine kills in 11 attempts for a career-high .818 hitting percentage against New Jersey Institute of Technology…Had season-high 11 digs at Ball State…Had nine matches with double-figure kills and three with double-figure digs. 1998 – Did not play the 1998 season.
PERSONAL: Parents are Jaap Olree and Becky Faller…Enjoys basketball and beach volleyball…Majored in sport and leisure studies at OSU.

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#3 - Jim Polster

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-6 (198cm)
Weight: 100kg
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: Feb. 8, 1979
Joined Team: June 2001
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament (Italy)…Louisville Tour…Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships. 2001 – Jeep America’s Cup…World University Games (Gold Medal).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – Jim capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 38 points on 32 kills, five blocks and one service ace in the five matches…Scored 11 points as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Scored 11 points as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Was one of six alternates for the 2004 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team. 2003 – Member of the team that played in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier. 2002 – Saw extensive action during the season, playing in 104-of-141 total sets…Ranks second on the team in kills (196), totals points (247) and digs (125)…He was tied for third in service aces (23), fourth in blocks (28) and eighth in points per set (2.38)...Scored a team-season-high 23 points in a five-set loss to Italy on June 11 (18 kills, three blocks, two service aces)...Played libero for final three matches of the Dallas Tour against the Czech Republic after an injury sidelined Chris Seiffert. 2001 – Won a gold medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China…Saw limited action for the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team in the 2001 season, competing at the Jeep America’s Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina…Finished the season with 12 kills in 21 attempts and posted a hitting percentage of .381.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 – Earned second-team All-America honors by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)…Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation third team…Averaged 3.53 kills, 0.89 blocks and 1.62 digs per game for the fourth-ranked 49ers, who finished the year 18-7 and tied for first-place with Hawaii in the Pacific Division of the MPSF. 2000 – Earned All-MPSF honorable mention…Appeared in 75 games on the season…Averaged 3.89 kills per game…Posted an average of 1.81 digs per game…Had a .318 hitting percentage on the season…Recorded 19 double-figure kill matches. 1999 – Earned All-MPSF honorable mention …Led the team in total digs with 223 and in digs per game with 2.42…Was ranked fifth nationally in digs per game…Had a hitting percentage of .272…Posted 24 kills in back-to-back matches at USC (February 20) and at Stanford (February 26)…Had a season-high 25 kills on March 12 vs. Hawaii. 1998 – Earned All-MPSF honorable mention…Finished second on the team in kills with 370 and in kills per game average at 4.02…Led the team in digs with 185 and in digs per game average at 2.01. Posted 27 kills vs. Hawaii on February 20.
PERSONAL: Born James Andrew Polster on Feb. 8, 1979 in St. Paul, Minn….Now calls Laguna Niguel, Calif., home…Parents are Jeff and Ella Polster…Has two sisters, Becky (25) and Michelle (15)…Graduated in 1997 from Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California…Played volleyball for two years in high school…Named all-South Coast League as a junior and senior…Named second team all-CIF as a senior…Also enjoys playing beach volleyball.

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#4 - Chris Tamas
Position: Setter
Height: 6-5 (195cm)
Weight: 95kg
Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.
College: Pacific
Birth Date: January 27, 1981
Joined Team: May 2003
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (silver medal). 2003 – World University Games (bronze medal).
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – Chris capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Served a back-up to starting setter Donald Suxho…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win. 2003 – Help the USA Men World University Games team capture the bronze medal in Daegu, South Korea.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team All-America honors…Also selected to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first-team…Averaged 13.60 assists per game leading Pacific to a .315 attack percentage…He was the only setter selected to the All-MPSF First-Team and AVCA All-America First-Team as the Tigers reached as high as fourth nationally in the poll…Pacific relied on Tamas’s defense as he averaged 0.62 blocks and 1.25 digs per game…Tamas finished his career with 5,086 assists in 378 games, both school records. 2002 – Appeared in 92 games for the Tigers…Named All-MPSF second-team…Ranked second in the Pacific record book with 3,481 career assists. 2001 – Tallied 1, 030 assists and averaged 12.56 assists per game…Season assist total was eighth all-time in Pacific history…Earned All-MPSF honorable mention. 2000 – Played in 86 games for Pacific and tallied 1,143 assists.
PERSONAL: Son of George and Mardee Tamas…Has a black Labrador Retriever named ‘Robo’…Enjoys eating Mexican food, playing blackjack and listening to the Goo Goo Dolls…Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine.

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#5 - Rich Lambourne

Position: Libero
Height: 6-3 (190cm)
Weight: 90kg
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
College: BYU
Birth Date: May 6, 1975
Joined Team: November 2000
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour...Japan Tour (Training Team)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal). 2002 – Louisville Tour. 2001 – Japan Tour…World League…NORCECA Zone Championships.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – Has been the team’s starting libero all season…Played every set of every match (119 sets overall) and led the team in digs with 283…Rich capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Earned “Best Libero” honors as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Named “Best Receiver” and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Was one of six alternates for the 2004 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team.  2003 – Started for the United States in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier.  2002 – Competed with teammate Erik Sullivan for the starting libero position…Played in just one tour during the year (Louisville Tour vs. Australia and Canada)…Played in 29 totals sets during the year and racked up 76 digs (2.62 per set).  2001 – Captured the Best Digger award at the NORCECA Zone Championships in August as the U.S. earned the silver medal…Finished third on the team in digs with 102…Played professionally with the Vienna HotVolleys in Austria after the National Team season ended.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 – Started at outside hitter on BYU’s first-ever national championship team…Played in 82 games and posted 252 kills, 205 digs, 88 blocks and a .348 hitting percentage.  1998 –  Played in 21-of-22 matches…Recorded 150 kills, 133 digs and 78 blocks.  1997 – Ranked fourth nationally with 2.73 digs per game…Named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week on March 22…Set a career-high with 23 digs against nationally ranked Hawai’i.
PERSONAL: Born Richard Edward Lambourne on May 6, 1975 in Louisville, Ky….Now calls San Diego, Calif., home…Parents are Paul and Ann Lambourne…Has one brother, Stuart, and two sisters, Gwen and Tracy…Enjoys golf, beach volleyball and tennis...Happiest moment in sports was winning the national championship at BYU in 1999.

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#6 - Phil Eatherton
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-9 (206cm)
Weight: 101kg
Hometown: Glencoe, Mo.
College: Ball State
Birth Date: Jan. 2, 1974
Joined Team: May 1997
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (First Place)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Second Place)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2001 – World League.  2000 – Korea Tour…World League.  1999 – Pan American Games…NORCECA Zone Championships.  1998 – Canada Cup…Canada Tour…USA Champions Cup…NORCECA Zone World Championship Qualifier…World Championships.  1997 – France Tournament…NORCECA Zone Championships.  1995 – World University Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Phil capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…The USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Phil made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece…Scored a season-high 16 points (12 kills, two blocks, two aces) in a five-set win over Argentina at the USA Global Challenge on July 4.  2000 – Recorded 17 kills and 10 blocks on the Korea Tour, including a career-high six stuffs on April 19.  1998 – Posted 16 or more matches with 10 or more kills…Played well at the Canada Cup by posting three matches of double-figure kills and an overall attack percentage of .580…Saw action in all three matches of the Canada Tour and hit at a .658 clip…Tallied a career-high .833 hitting percentage against Germany…Had 18 kills with no errors against eventual champion Italy at the World Championships.  1997 – Registered double-figure kills in three consecutive matches on the trip to France.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  Ended his career at Ball State as the Cardinals’ all-time leader in total blocks (575), block assists (477) and hitting percentage (.422)…Also finished fourth in kills (1,374), games played (401) and matches with 10 or more kills (72).  1997 – Honorable Mention Asics/Volleyball All-American…First-Team All-Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)…Helped the Cardinals reach the NCAA Championships after claiming the MIVA title…Set a school record and ranked sixth in the country with a .443 hitting percentage…Ranked No. 12 nationally with a 1.60 blocks-per-game average…Posted 10 or more kills in 23 matches.  1996 – Honorable Mention All-MIVA…AVCA National Player of the Week…Named to the Hall of Fame Classic, Outrigger Hotels Invitational and MIVA all-tournament teams…Hit .400 or better in 20 matches…Set a University Arena record with 12 block assists and 14 total blocks against Penn State…Posted 404 kills, 173 blocks, 131 digs and 14 aces on the year.  1995 – Second-Team All-MIVA…Ranked third in the league and No. 12 nationally with a .433 hitting percentage…Helped the Cardinals finish third at the NCAA Championships with an upset of No. 2 Hawai’i…Posted 17 kills, eight digs, six blocks and a .625 hitting percentage in the third-place match.  1994 – Played in 30-of-38 matches as a freshman, posting 137 kills, 79 blocks, 69 digs and a .374 hitting percentage.
PERSONAL:  Born Phillip Daniel Eatherton on Jan. 2, 1974 in Kirkwood, Mo….Son of Norman Jr. and Mary Eatherton…Majored in marketing at Ball State University…Tallest player to ever compete for BSU…Once appeared on “The Price is Right” television show and advanced to the “Showcase Showdown.”

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#7 - Donald Suxho

Position: Setter
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 98kg
Hometown: Korce, Albania
College: USC
Birth Date: Feb. 21, 1976
Joined Team: January 2001
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (First Place)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Second Place)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2001 – World League…NORCECA Zone Championships.
International Highlights: 2005 – Nominated by USA Volleyball for the 2005 United States Olympic Committee (USOC) SportsMan of the Year honor…In his first year as the full-time starter, Donald quarterbacked Team USA to one of its most successful seasons in years…The Americans posted a record of 27-6 and earned five podium placements during the year, including a silver medal at the USOC International Sports Invitational (San Diego, Calif.); a gold medal at the America's Cup (Brazil); a gold medal at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Puerto Rico); a gold medal at the NORCECA Championships (Canada); and a silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Japan)…Suxho led the team in service aces with 25 and helped the Americans post a stellar hitting percentage of .376 on the season…He also finished third on the team in blocks with 48…He capped his first season as a starter for the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Started at setter as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Earned “Best Server” honors as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Donald made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match…Served as the back-up setter to starter Lloy Ball.  2003 – Started at setter until the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier…Served as the back-up setter to starter Lloy Ball at the NORCECA championships and World Cup.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year…AVCA First-Team All-American…First-Team All Mountain Pacific Sports Federation…Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…Led the team in assists (2,025) and aces (57) and ranked second in digs (169) and third in blocks (94).  1999 – AVCA First-Team All-American...Asics/Volleyball Second-Team All-American…Second-Team All-MPSF…Set a USC single-season record with 63 aces…Ranked second in the country with a .594 aces-per-game average and No. 7 with 17.6 assists per game.  1998 – Third-team All-MPSF…Played in each of the team’s 99 games…Recorded 1,518 assists, 214 digs, 103 blocks and 95 kills.  1997 – Starting setter as a freshman…Set an NCAA single-match record with 129 assists against Ohio State…Posted 1,585 assists, 220 digs, 93 kills and 63 blocks.
PERSONAL: Played for the Albanian National Team (1995-96) and junior national team (1991-96)…Communications major at USC…Enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, movies and traveling…

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#8 - Reid Priddy
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 89kg
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
College: Loyola Marymount
Birth Date: Oct. 1, 1977
Joined Team: May 2000
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships.  2001 – Japan Tour…World League…World Championship Qualifier…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup.  1999 – Pan American Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Reid made his indoor season debut in Japan at the World Grand Champions Cup as the USA Men claimed the silver medal with a record of 4-1…Played in each of the final four matches (eight out of 13 sets) and scored 27 points on 23 kills, two blocks and two service aces…Finished ninth three times in 10 Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tournaments during the year.  2004 – Reid, an alternate for the 2000 Olympic Team, made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall…Priddy finished second on the team and 11th overall in total scoring with 86 points on 72 kills, 11 blocks and three service aces…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match…Scored a match-high 16 points on 13 kills and three blocks in the championship match.  2003 – Emerged as one of the starting outside hitters on the left side…Served as the team captain at the Pan American Games…Battled an abdominal injury for much of the season but still finished third on the team in kills (224) and fourth on the squad in service aces (17).  2002 – Rejoined the team in late July…Played in 58 of a possible 141 sets during the year…Led the team in total points (70), kills (60) and blocks (eight) in six matches at the World Championships…Finished the season first on the team in points per game (2.98) and sixth in total points (173)…Also had 92 kills, 66 digs, 21 blocks and 10 service aces.  2001 – Led the team in kills (258) and digs (184)…Finished second on the team in blocks (41) and was tied for third in service aces (14)…Played professionally for the Vienna Hotvolleys in Austria.  2000 – Was one of four USA Men’s Volleyball team alternates for the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  2000 – Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team All-America honors as a senior at Loyola Marymount University.  1999 – Earned AVCA second-team All-America honors for the second-straight season...Also garnered second-team all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honors…Led the team in kills (435), kills per game (5.80) and service aces (35).  1998 – Became the first All-American in school history when he was named to the second-team AVCA All-American team…Led the Lions with 391 kills and in matches with 10-or-more kills (17)…Was second on the team in kills per game (4.83), digs (178) and digs per game (2.20)…Also earned all-MPSF honorable mention accolades.  1997 – Appeared in 18 matches (42 games)…Posted 150 kills, 70 digs and 12 service aces.
PERSONAL: Born William Reid Priddy on Oct. 1, 1977 in Richmond, Va….Parents are Ken and Sharon Priddy…Also has three sisters: Brooke, Kara and Dylan...Also enjoys wakeboarding and surfing…Graduated from LMU with a degree in communication studies in 2000…Was also recruited by Cal State Northridge, USC and UC Santa Barbara.

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#9 - Ryan Millar

Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-7 (204cm)
Weight: 98kg
Hometown: Palmdale, Calif.
College: BYU
Birth Date: Jan. 22, 1978
Joined Team: May 1999
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (First Place)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Florida Tour…World Championships.  2001 – Did not play with the National Team.  2000 – Americas' Cup...Australia Tour...Continental Cup...Korea Tour...Olympic Games...World League.  1999 – Americas' Cup...Japan Trip…International Volleyball Challenge...Italy Trip.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Ryan earned “Best Blocker” accolades at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup as the United States won the silver medal with a 4-1 record…He finished the event tops in both total blocks (20) and blocks per set (1.18).Captured “Best Blocker” honors as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Ryan made his second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished four overall…Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, 16 blocks and one service ace…Tied for fourth overall in total blocks with 16…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match.  2003 – Finished second among all players at the World Cup in blocking with 27 total stuffs (an average of 0.73 per set)…Was also second on the team in scoring (and 18th overall) with 116 total points on 87 kills, 27 blocks and two service aces.  2002 – Re-joined the team in August and helped guide the team to a ninth-place finish at the World Championships in Argentina.  2001 – Did not play with the National Team…Played professionally with Bossini Montichiari in Italy.  2000 – Led the team with a .573 hitting percentage at the Americas' Cup...Second on the squad with 64 kills and 10 blocks...Recorded 108 kills, 32 blocks, nine aces and a .439 hitting percentage in World League play...Set a career high with six blocks against the Netherlands...Helped team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 25 kills, four blocks, three aces and a .462 hitting percentage at the Continental Cup...Posted 47 kills, 11 blocks and three aces on the Korea Tour…Played professionally in Italy for Volley Forli.  1999 – Starting middle blocker on the second-place Americas' Cup team...Helped the team defeat Italy and Yugoslavia on the trip to Italy with 41 kills, 12 blocks and a team-leading .515 hitting percentage...Earned his first international experience on the Japan Tour, posting a team-leading .590 hitting percentage with 44 kills and nine stuff blocks.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: One of only five players to earn AVCA First-Team All-American three times.  1999 – Led BYU to their first NCAA title...Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year…American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…First-Team All-MPSF…Finished the season ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (.2.14).  1998 – AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American...First-Team All-MPSF…Posted a season-high 31 kills against Pepperdine…Finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02).  1997 – AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American…MPSF Player of the Year...Finished the year ranked No. 4 in the country in kills per game (6.47) and posted a career-high 48 kills against Pepperdine.  1996 – Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year…Third-Team All-MPSF…Ranked second in the country in blocks per game and set a single-match record with 18 total blocks.
PERSONAL:  Born Ryan Madsen Millar in San Dimas, Calif….Parents are Steven and Mardi…He is married to Suzanne…Also has two brothers: James and Jon…Enjoys snowboarding, golfing and being with his wife…His happiest moment in life was getting married…His happiest moment in sports was winning the NCAA men’s volleyball championship in 1999 at BYU…Graduated from BYU in 2001 with a degree in sociology…His goals in life are to win a gold medal and be a good dad.

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#10 - Riley Salmon

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-6 (197cm)
Weight: 89kg
Hometown: League City, Texas
College: Pierce College
Birth Date: July 2, 1976
Joined Team: May 2001
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (First Place)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Second Place)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships.  2001 – Japan Tour…World League…World Championship Qualifier…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup.  2000 – France Tour.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Riley, who led the team in scoring 12 times during the year, led the United States in total points (381), points per set (3.66) and kills (322) during the year…Finished second on the team in kills per set (3.10), service aces (23) and digs (154)…He capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Scored a team-high-tying 16 points on 15 kills and one ace as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Salmon was named “Best Server” of the America’s Cup…Helped Team USA win its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win…Also captured Most Valuable Player and “Best Spiker” honors and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Riley made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match...Scored 10 points on nine kills and one service ace in the championship match.  2003 – Member of the team that played in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier...Emerged as a force on the left side during the World Cup…Finished third on the team in scoring and 24th overall with 103 points on 83 kills, 13 blocks and seven aces.  2002: – Rejoined the team in late July…Played in just 36 of a possible 141 sets during the year…Still had 86 total points, 71 kills, nine blocks, six blocks and 20 digs…Posted a hitting percentage of .318 and averaged 2.39 points per set.  2001 – Finished third on the team in kills (167) and fourth in service aces (12)…Also had 88 digs and 14 blocks…Played professionally for P.A.O.K. in Greece.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  Played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College in Los Angeles, Calif., from 1994-96.
PERSONAL: Born Riley Salmon on July 2, 1976 in Amarillo, Texas…Parents are Mike Clepper and Jenna Salmon…His wife’s name is Millie…He also has one sister: Sari...Riley and Millie became parents for the first time on Dec. 28, 2005, with the birth of their daughter Isabel Maria…Also enjoys sports and reading…Favorite sports team is the Houston Rockets of the NBA…Favorite TV show is “The Simpsons.”…Favorite musical group is Limp Bizkit.

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#11 - Brook Billings

Position: Opposite
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 95kg
Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.
College: USC
Birth Date: April 30, 1980
Joined Team: May 2002
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament (Italy)…Louisville Tour…Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships.
International Highlights:  2005 – Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Brook made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall…Ranked sixth on the team in total points with 28 on 23 kills and five blocks…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match…Scored a match-high 17 points on 16 kills and one block in a 3-1 pool-play win over Cuba after replacing starting opposite Clay Stanley.  2003 – Led Team USA in scoring and ranked third among all scorers with 73 points on 67 kills, five blocks and one service ace at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic…The Americans finished fourth (3-2) at the Pan Am Games after losing to Brazil in the bronze medal match…Saw action in just six of 11 matches at the World Cup and played 20 of a possible 37 sets but still scored 86 points on 73 kills and 13 blocks to finish fourth on the team in total points and tops in points per match at 14.33.  2002 – One of the team’s biggest surprises during the 2002 season…Ranked first on the team in total points (266) and total kills (223)…Also ranked third in stuff blocks (30), points per set (2.83) and digs (97)…Scored a career-high 26 points (24 kills, one block, one ace) in a 3-2 upset of eventual World Champion Brazil on Sept. 30 during pool play…Also scored 21 points (19 kills, one block, one service ace) in a five-set win over Australia on June 30 and 20 points (17 kills, two blocks, one ace) in a 3-2 win over Greece on Aug. 30.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  2002 – Earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honorable mention…Led the team in kills (386) and in kills per game (4.39).  2001 – Earned Asics/Volleyball All-American and All-MPSF honorable mentions...Led USC in kills (390) and blocks (68) and was second in digs (118)…Finished eighth nationally in kill average at 4.88 (fourth in the MPSF at 5.21)…Posted double-figure kills in 20 of his 22 matches, with nine matches of 20-plus kills.  2000 – Earned Asics/Volleyball All-America first team, AVCA All-America second team and All-MPSF first team honors...Led the team in kills (601) while hitting .339…Finished third on the team in digs (160) and had 73 blocks...Ranked fifth nationally in kill average (6.84) and third in the MPSF (6.83)...Posted double-figure kills in 24 of his 25 matches, with 18 matches of 20-plus kills and six matches of 30-plus kills (including an MPSF and USC season-high 50 kills at Loyola Marymount, a career best).  1999 – Started all but two matches at opposite hitter as just a freshman and made an immediate impact...Garnered Asics/Volleyball National Co-Freshman of the Year and MPSF Freshman of the Year honors, as well as being an All-MPSF honorable mention selection...Led the team in kills with 640, the most ever by a USC freshman and the fourth-most by any Trojan ever, while hitting .317…Finished sixth nationally in kill average (6.17) ... He also had 169 digs (second on the team) and 92 blocks (fourth on the team)...Posted double-figure kills 26 times, with 17 matches of 20-plus kills and six matches of 30-plus kills.
PERSONAL:  Born Brook Michael Billings on April 30, 1980, in Santa Barbara, Calif.…Parents are David Billings and Daphne Von Essen…His stepmother’s name is Beth Berger…He also has a sister, Summer Billings, and a brother, James Von Essen…Majored in public policy and management at USC.

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#12 - Tom Hoff

Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-8 (198cm)
Weight: 94kg
Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: June 9, 1973
Joined Team: September 1996
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (First Place)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Second Place)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Canada Tour…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Florida Tour.  2001 – World League…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup.  2000 – Americas' Cup...Bulgaria Tour...Continental Cup...Olympic Games...World League.  1999 – Canada Trip…Japan Trip…International Volleyball Challenge…Italy Trip…NORCECA Championship…World Cup.  1998 – Americas’ Cup…Canada Cup…France Tournament…NORCECA Zone World Championship Qualifier…USA Champions Cup…World Championships.  1997 – Japan Trip…NORCECA Zone Championships.  1995 – World University Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Tom capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…The team captain scored 11 points as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Scored 10 points as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win.  2004 – Tom made his second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished in fourth place…Ranked fifth on the team in scoring in Athens after posting 52 points on 42 kills, nine blocks and one service ace…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match.  2003 – After two injury-filled seasons (2001 and 2002), Hoff has been relatively injury-free during the 2003 campaign and one of the major reasons the team has advanced to the World Cup…Finished tied for third on the team in blocks (13) and sixth on the team in scoring (71 points on 53 kills, 13 blocks and five service aces) at the World Cup.  2002 – Injuries limited him to just one match during the year…He scored two points on one kill and one block in a five-set loss to Italy on Sept. 21.  2001 – Injuries limited him to just three tournaments during the year…Still finished first in stuff blocks (53) and hitting percentage (.424)…Also was fourth on the team in kills (146)…Had 36 digs and seven service aces…Played professionally with Iraklas in Greece.  2000 – Saw action in every set of the Olympic Games, with 25 kills, 10 blocks and a .421 hitting percentage...Recorded 12 kills, two blocks and a .455 hitting percentage on the Bulgaria Tour...Set out the middle of the year with a bulging disc in his back...Posted 22 kills and a .588 hitting percentage in helping the team qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics at the Continental Cup…Played professionally for Toray Volleyball Team in Japan.  1999 – Finished the World Cup with a spectacular .621 hitting percentage along with 92 kills, 20 blocks and three aces…Helped the team claim its first NORCECA Zone Championship since 1985 with 37 kills and a .688 hitting percentage...Named the best middle blocker at the Ninth Annual Ruffini Memorial Tournament where the Americans defeated No. 1 Italy and No. 4 Yugoslavia...Posted 44 kills, 17 blocks and a .443 hitting percentage in 21 games played...Was the team’s most consistent offensive weapon on the Australia Trip, posting double-digit kills in all but one match that he started…Matched his career high with 22 kills against Korea…Led the team with 13 blocks and a .467 hitting percentage on the Canada Trip...Added 18 kills and a service ace.  1998 – Posted double-figure kills in all four matches of the China Tour, averaging 4.77 kills and .85 stuff blocks per game along with a .692 hitting percentage…Posted 20 kills and 10 stuff blocks in the Canada Cup semifinal match against Australia…Tallied nine or more kills in 12 of the last 13 matches of the season, including a career-high 22 kills against Russia at the World Championships.  1997 – Joined the team for the NORCECA Zone Championships, posting 39 kills, seven blocks and a .561 attack percentage in six matches…Came on strong on the Japan Tour with 57 kills, 16 blocks and a .472 hitting percentage.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  Spent two years at Ohio State before transferring to Long Beach State…Reached 1,000 Kills in fewer matches than any other player at Long Beach State…Ranks No. 5 in career kills (1,230), No. 2 in kills per game (6.54), No. 4 in hitting percentage (.369) and No. 2 in blocks per game (1.65) in LBSU history.  1996 – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American... Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…First-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)…AVCA National Player of the Week…Helped team finish 21-6 and 15-4 (second) in the MPSF…Posted 479 kills, 134 blocks and a .389 attack percentage. 1995 – AVCA First-Team All-American…Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…First-Team All-MPSF…Posted 751 kills, 176 blocks and a .357 hitting percentage…. Set a national record for most matches with 20 or more kills (25) and 10 or more blocks (nine)…AVCA National Player of the Week.  1994 – Sat out one year of eligibility after transferring from Ohio State.  1993 – First-Team All-Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)...Guided the Buckeyes to the MIVA conference title and a 28-10 overall record…His 490 kills rank third all-time in Buckeye history…Second Team All American Selection.  1992 – Started as a true freshman, posting 80 total blocks and a .327 hitting percentage.
PERSONAL:  Born Thomas John Hoff on June 9, 1973 in Chicago, Ill....Son of Margaret and Richard Hoff...His wife’s name is Sandy…Together they became the proud parents of a daughter, Tatum Bella, on Aug. 5, 2003…Enjoys engineering topics, fish tanks, hiking and mountain biking...Also has one brother, Rich, and a sister, Jennifer…Has twin nieces named Sarah and Amanda...Graduated from Long Beach State University in 1996 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

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#13 - Clay Stanley

Position: Opposite
Height: 6-9 (205cm)
Weight: 104kg
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
College: Hawai’i
Birth Date: Jan. 20, 1978
Joined Team: November 2000
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:  2005 – NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 –  Louisville Tour…Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships.  2001 –  Japan Tour…World League…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup.  1999 – World University Games…Pan American Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Clay capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…He led the United States in scoring in each of the five matches in Japan…Clay blasted 10 kills with two service aces and one block in the win over China and finished third among all scorers with 82 points on 65 kills, nine blocks and eight service aces…Scored a team-high 14 points as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win.  2004 – Clay made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall…Clay led the team and finished fifth overall in scoring with 110 points on 83 kills, 17 aces and 10 blocks…His 17 aces ranked second among all players in the tournament…His father, Jon, was a starter on the 1968 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team…Together, they become the first father-son Olympians in USA Volleyball history…Captured Best Server honors as Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match.  2003 – Named Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Zone Championships in September after leading Team USA to the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier…Led the United States in scoring (and finished 11th overall) at the World Cup with 128 points on 97 kills, 17 service aces and 14 blocks.  2002 –  Rejoined the team in June and played an integral part in the team’s success…Played in just 75 of a possible 141 sets during the year but still finished the season ranked first on the team in service aces (33), second in points per set (2.88) and third in kills (161) and in total points (216).  2001 – Led the team in service aces (24) and finished second in kills (217)…Tied for third in blocks (20) and added 79 digs while hitting .294 on the year…After the National Team season he played professionally for P.A.O.K. in Greece.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  2000 – Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...Ranked in the Top 15 of the nation with a 5.53 kill average…Led the MPSF in aces and tied team record with 54…Finished career 10th on all-time kill list at Hawaii…Had 39 kills in two games, against then-No.1 Long Beach (Feb. 16) and against then No.4 UCLA…Against Long Beach (Feb. 16) also recorded nine digs and seven blocks…was moved to Middle Blocker position on April 7, recorded 12 kills and eight blocks, a career-high.  1999 – Recorded a team-high 4.95 kills per game…broke Hawaii’s single-match kill record with 50 kills against UCLA…MPSF Player of the Week (Apr. 24)…Led the team in kills seven times…Three matches with more than 30 kills and four with more than 20 kills…Had back-to-back 30-kill matches with 30 against UCSB (March 6) and 32 at Long Beach (Mar. 12).  1998 – Redshirted the 1998 season.  1997 – Played in 22 matches…recorded 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists against USC (Apr. 11)…had 11 kills in his debut against UC San Diego (Jan. 17)…Had season-high seven digs against Cal State Northridge (Mar. 7).
PERSONAL:  Parents are Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine…Has three brothers: Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley, and two sisters Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine…His father played on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame…His mother played in the IVA for the Denver Comets…Clay’s step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team...Nicknamed “Bird”…Majored in Spanish at Hawaii…Enjoys surfing and playing video games.

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#14 - Kevin Hansen

Position: Setter
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 93kg
Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif.
College: Stanford
Birth Date: March 19, 1982
Joined Team: June 2005
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – World University Games (11th Place).
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished his career third on Stanford’s list of career leaders with 5,036 assists…Only the third player in Stanford men's volleyball history to amass 5,000 career assists…Four-time All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) selection…Ranked ninth all-time among Stanford setters averaging 12.89 assists per game… 2005 – He averaged 12.70 assists, 1.91 digs, 0.53 blocks and 0.23 aces per game…First-Team All-MPSF…American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…MPSF Academic All-Conference. 2004 –Named Volleyball magazine Third-Team All-American…Molten/MPSF Player of the week…Led the team in hitting percentage (.445), serving aces (18), digs (188), and digs per game (1.92). 2003- Played in all 29 matches…MPSF Honorable Mention for the second straight season…Distributed 1,318 assists, the sixth-most assists in a single season in program history…Finished the season with a 13.05 assists per game average, good for the 14th best average in the nation...Molten MPSF Player of the Week. 2002 - Honorable Mention All-MPSF…Molten/MPSF Player of the week…Guided Stanford to a .360 team hitting percentage in MPSF play, which ranked second in the conference…The 1,317 assists was the seventh-highest single season total in school history.
PERSONAL: Born Kevin Christopher Hansen on Mar. 19, 1982 in Newport Beach, Calif....Son of Erik and Ann Hansen…Majored in economics at Stanford University and has a master’s degree in communication…Was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was 10-years-old and told that sports would be difficult to pursue.

人性的角逐

美国男排没一个帅哥  都长得怪怪的  不过实力还是有的  尤其是他们的接应Stanley（虽然我不喜欢他）  去年冠军杯他们还把意大利给菜了  不过现在的意大利实在下滑得厉害
今年世锦赛他们又在一组  估计谁赢谁基本上就能进4强  有好戏看了

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#15 - Gabe Gardner

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-9 (205cm)
Weight: 103kg
Hometown: San Clemente, Calif.
College: Stanford
Birth Date: March 18, 1976
Joined Team: September 1999
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…Japan Tour…Houston Series…USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)…Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)…Olympic Games (Fourth Place).  2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…World Cup (Fourth Place).  2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament (Italy)…Louisville Tour.  1999 – Pan American Games.  1998 – France Trip...Portugal Trip.  1995 – World University Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Gabe made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall…Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match...Scored 10 points on nine kills and one service ace in the championship match.  2003 – Returned from a leg injury suffered at the Pan American Games in August to play in the World Cup in November…Saw considerable action and finished seventh on the team in scoring with 62 points on 56 kills and six blocks.  2002 – Played in the first three tours of the season…Still ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.28) and fourth in points per set (2.70)…Was eighth on the team in kills (91) and in total points (108)…Scored 18 points (14 kills, three blocks, one ace) as the U.S. swept defending Olympic champion Yugoslavia on June 6 for its only win in Italy.  1999 – Started for the Pan American Games squad at outside hitter.  1998 – Led the team with 25 kills in a match against Portugal…Also tallied 16 kills in the last match of the series against Portugal.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  Played two seasons at USC and one year at Stanford.  1999 – Led Stanford with 6.79 kills per game in 47 games and 13 matches played…Despite missing nine matches, still second on the team with 319 kills…Ranked third on the squad with 1.64 digs per game.  1998 – Sat out a season after transferring from USC.  1997 – Played in 15 matches for USC before deciding to transfer...Was third on the team with 342 kills, hitting .308...Added 41 blocks, 90 digs and 13 aces...Posted 20 or more kills 11 times and hit the 30-plus kill plateau three times...Registered a career-high 41 kills against Pepperdine in his last match as a Trojan.  1996 – As a starter, led the Trojans with 490 kills, hitting .245...Ranked 11th nationally in kills per game (5.51)…Named to the Asics/Volleyball Magazine Freshmen All-America team and earned honorable mention All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federations honors.
PERSONAL:  Born Gabriel Bryan Gardner on March 18, 1976 in San Diego, Calif….Now calls San Clemente, Calif., home…Gabe and his wife Julie were married in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 3, 2004, following the Olympic Games…Parents are Frank and Deborah Gardner…Has three brothers: Phinney, Zack and Nick…Phinney is a former member of the USA Water Polo national team…Enjoys surfing, beach volleyball and playing the guitar.

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#16 - Dave McKienzie

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-4 (193cm)
Weight: 95kg
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: July 5, 1979
Joined Team: June 2001
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:  2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands…USOC International Sports Invitational (Silver Medal)…Argentina Tour…America’s Cup (Gold Medal)…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal).  2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal).  2003 – Canada Tour…Pan American Games (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal).  2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament (Italy)…Louisville Tour…Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships.  2001 – Jeep America’s Cup…World University Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  2005 – Dave led the team in kills per set during the season (3.28) and finished second in kills (249), total points (277) and points per set (3.64)…He capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan…The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fifth medal in five events this season…Scored a team-high-tying 16 points on 16 kills as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7…Scored seven points on seven kills as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15…The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships.  2004 – Was one of six alternates for the 2004 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team.  Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match.  2003 – Member of the team that played in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier.  2002 – Played in 88 of 141 sets during the season…Ranked second in service aces (24), fourth in kills (159), fourth in digs (85) and fifth in total points (196), kills (146) and service aces (20)…Registered 2.23 points per set …Posted a career-high 21 points on 21 kills in a four-set loss to the Czech Republic on the Dallas Tour on May 27.  2001 – Won a gold medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China…Saw limited action as a member of the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team…Finished with 29 kills in 70 attempts for a hitting percentage of .243…He also had 13 digs and three blocks.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:  2001 – Named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)…Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first team…Ranked second in the nation in kill average with a 5.58 kills per game average…Posted 435 kills in 78 games…Recorded 173 digs for an average of 2.22 digs per game.  2000 – Earned first-team AVCA All-America honors…Named to the All-MPSF second team…Played in 91-of-100 games…Led the team with a total of 552 kills for an average of 6.07 kills per game…Had a hitting percentage of .309…Averaged 2.43 digs per game and 0.82 blocks per game.  1999 – Named a second-team All-American by the AVCA… Named to the All-MPSF third team…Named to the NCAA all-tournament team…Set an NCAA Division I record with 58 kills on March 19 at Brigham Young University…Ended season with 20 or more kills in six of last seven matches.  Summer of 1998 – was a member of the USA Men’s Junior National Team that competed in Guatemala where he was named “Best Spiker” at the tournament.  1998 – In back-to-back matches had 22 and 23 kills against Penn State (January 22-23)…Had five or more digs in five matches.
PERSONAL:  Born David W. McKienzie on July 5, 1979 in Denver, Colo…Parents are William and Elvira McKienzie…His sister, Joy, was an All-American setter on Long Beach State University’s 1993 NCAA national championship team and is currently an assistant coach for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team…Graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Long Beach State University…Graduated in 1997 from Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif.…Played volleyball for three years in high school and earned all-CIF, all-County, all-League, and All-America honors…Lists his hobbies as golf and ping pong.