PATRICK PARAGAS, THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY
- Paragas becomes the second-consecutive AVCA NAIA Player of the Year from The Master’s University.
- Heading into the NAIA Championship, the graduate student leads the NAIA in assists per set and has guided the Mustangs to a national-best .351 team hitting percentage.
- His 816 assists are a single-season program record for the category.
- He has helped TMU to a 23-2 record going into nationals, and the team has been ranked No. 1 in the NAIA polls four times in 2024.
- Along with leading the Mustangs to wins against 18 ranked NAIA teams, Paragas also helped TMU to its first ever win over an NCAA top-10 ranked opponent.
- The award adds to his other 2024 honors, as he was the AVCA NAIA Newcomer of the Year and the GSAC Player of the Year.
2024 Stats: 816 Assists, 10.46 A/S, .351 Team Hitting %, 128 Digs, 0.46 Aces/S
AVCA NAIA MEN’S PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2010: Blair Penner, California Baptist University
2011: Levi Cabral, California Baptist University
2012: Dan Dowjotas, St. Ambrose University
2013: Naseri Tumanuvao, Concordia University Irvine
2014: Pedro Cardoso, Grand View University
2015: Caio Souza, Park University
2016: Kyle Foley, Missouri Baptist University
2017: Kyle Foley, Missouri Baptist University
2018: Kyle Foley, Missouri Baptist University
2019: Felix Chapman, Grand View University
2020: Felix Chapman, Grand View University
2021: Felix Chapman, Grand View University
2022: Landon Krause, William Penn University
2023: Nolan Flexen, The Master’s University
2024: Patrick Paragas, The Master’s University
Award Type
- National Player of the Year