The AVCA Boys’ High School Senior All-America program will be in its 18th year for the 2025-26 season. We are proud to honor deserving student-athletes by selecting an All-America team comprised of male high school student-athletes. The AVCA Boys’ High School All-America selection committee is comprised of high school coaches from across the nation.
Nomination Links:
AVCA All-America:
Nominations will be collected Tuesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 2.
AVCA Best and Brightest:
Nominations will be collected Tuesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 2.
AVCA Boys High School Coach of the Year:
Nominations will be collected Tuesday, May 26 through Monday, June 8.
Nominating Procedures
There are no restrictions regarding how many student-athletes one team may nominate, as there are no restrictions on the number of student-athletes that one team can place on the AVCA Boys’ High School All-America team. Please use your professional judgment to nominate those student-athletes who legitimately have a chance to earn honors.
Please Note: If your athlete was listed on the AVCA Boys’ High School All-America Watch List or AVCA High Risers List, you DO still need to nominate him during the online nomination period. Being on the watch list DOES NOT serve as his official nomination.
Nomination Requirements
- The student-athlete must be nominated by his AVCA member head coach. A head coach cannot nominate an athlete from another school: he/she can ONLY nominate his/her athletes;
- The student-athlete must have participated in 50% of all sets (not matches) during the current season.
Best and Brightest Awards
The AVCA Best & Brightest Award is meant to honor individual High School Senior athletes who excel on and off the court. The nomination for this will be included in the All-American nomination form as an optional additional section. Coaches can elect to nominate athletes for All-American Awards without nominating an athlete for the Best and Brightest Award and must have consent from the athlete to share their GPA via the nomination form.
In order to be eligible for the Best and Brightest Award, Senior athletes must earn at least a 3.5 Unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent, if using a different GPA scale) during their Junior year AND play in 50% of their Varsity team’s sets during their Senior season.
Some additional tiers of recognition apply:
- AVCA Best and Brightest First Team: 3.8 Unweighted GPA or above
- AVCA Best and Brightest Second Team: 3.65 Unweighted GPA or above
- AVCA Best and Brightest Honorable Mention: 3.5 Unweighted GPA or above
AVCA National Coach of the Year
Members of the AVCA All-American Committee will select one coach as the 2025 AVCA National Coach of the Year. Each coach will be granted a complementary AVCA Convention Registration to receive their award in person. Considered coaches must be nominated online using an online nomination form during the nomination period starting on Tuesday, May 26 and ending on Monday, June 8. Coaches must be active AVCA members in order to be considered.
Important Dates and Deadlines:
- Tuesday, May 26 – All-America Nominations OPEN
- Tuesday, May 26 – COY Nominations OPEN
- Tuesday, June 2 – All-America Nominations CLOSE
- Monday, June 8 – COY Nominations Due
- Monday, June 8 – Best and Brightest Award Announced
- Wednesday, June 24 – All-Americans and Coach of the Year Announced
Awards Packet
***Click Here to Download the 2025 AVCA Boys High School Awards Packet***
Important Contacts:
AVCA Contact
Bradley Wilson
AVCA Director of Awards and Men and Boys Volleyball
bradley.wilson@avca.org
859-219-3520
