Micah Ma'a (l) and Daenan Gyimah (r) were named first-team All-Americans.
Pair of Bruins Earn All-America Honors
April 29, 2019 | Men's Volleyball
A pair of Bruins, setter Micah Ma'a and middle blocker Daenan Gyimah, were named on Monday to the 2019 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) men's Division I-II first-team All-America squad.
Ma'a, who was also a first-team AVCA All-America choice in 2016 and 2018, ranked third in the NCAA in service ace average (0.64) this season while setting a school single-season record with 67 service aces. Earlier this season, he became the first Bruin player to surpass the 200 service ace mark for a career to become the all-time school ace leader (finished with 208). Ma'a had 13 matches with at least three aces during the year. He set UCLA to a .323 hitting percentage this season which ranked among the nation's five-best marks. The senior also produced the only triple-double in men's volleyball this season with a 15-kill, 44-set assist, 15-dig effort against BYU.
Gyimah, who was a first-team selection last season, rates fourth in the NCAA with a .435 hitting percentage. The junior totaled 17 matches in 2019 with at least a .400 hitting percentage and had a streak of 13 straight such matches during the year. Gyimah set a school record when he hit .917 (11 kills, 0 errors, 12 attacks) in a match earlier this season at McKendree. This season, he recorded 16 double-digit kill matches with a new career-best of 25 kills in a contest versus Stanford.
The 2019 AVCA selections were made by the AVCA Division I-II Men's Volleyball All-America Committee consisting of ten coaches representing schools from across the nation. The full team selections are listed below. The TeamSnap/AVCA Division I-II Men's National Player of the Year will be announced at the NCAA Championship Banquet on May 1.
AVCA Division I-II Men's First-Team All-America
AVCA Division I-II Men's Second-Team All-America
AVCA Division I-II Men's Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara, OH
Ma'a, who was also a first-team AVCA All-America choice in 2016 and 2018, ranked third in the NCAA in service ace average (0.64) this season while setting a school single-season record with 67 service aces. Earlier this season, he became the first Bruin player to surpass the 200 service ace mark for a career to become the all-time school ace leader (finished with 208). Ma'a had 13 matches with at least three aces during the year. He set UCLA to a .323 hitting percentage this season which ranked among the nation's five-best marks. The senior also produced the only triple-double in men's volleyball this season with a 15-kill, 44-set assist, 15-dig effort against BYU.
Gyimah, who was a first-team selection last season, rates fourth in the NCAA with a .435 hitting percentage. The junior totaled 17 matches in 2019 with at least a .400 hitting percentage and had a streak of 13 straight such matches during the year. Gyimah set a school record when he hit .917 (11 kills, 0 errors, 12 attacks) in a match earlier this season at McKendree. This season, he recorded 16 double-digit kill matches with a new career-best of 25 kills in a contest versus Stanford.
The 2019 AVCA selections were made by the AVCA Division I-II Men's Volleyball All-America Committee consisting of ten coaches representing schools from across the nation. The full team selections are listed below. The TeamSnap/AVCA Division I-II Men's National Player of the Year will be announced at the NCAA Championship Banquet on May 1.
AVCA Division I-II Men's First-Team All-America
| Name | Institution | Pos. | Year |
| TJ DeFalco | Long Beach State | OH | Sr. |
| Kyle Ensing | Long Beach State | RS | Sr. |
| Daenan Gyimah | UCLA | MB | Jr. |
| Micah Ma'a | UCLA | S/H | Sr. |
| Rado Parapunov | Hawai'i | RS | Jr. |
| Josh Tuaniga | Long Beach State | S | Sr. |
| Stijn van Tilburg | Hawai'i | OH | Sr. |
| David Wieczorek | Pepperdine | OH | RS-Sr. |
| Gage Worsley | Hawai'i | L | So. |
| Joe Worsley | Hawai'i | S | Sr. |
AVCA Division I-II Men's Second-Team All-America
| Name | Institution | Pos. | Year |
| Nick Amado | Long Beach State | MB | RS-Sr. |
| Hayden Boehle | UC Santa Barbara | L | RS-Sr. |
| Corey Chavers | UC Santa Barbara | OH | Sr. |
| Ryan Coenen | Lewis | OH | RS-Jr. |
| Gabi Garcia Fernandez | BYU | RS | So. |
| Patrick Gasman | Hawai'i | MB | RS-Jr. |
| Collin Mahan | Loyola-Chicago | OH | Sr. |
| Tyler Mitchem | Lewis | MB | RS-So. |
| Jack Wyett | USC | OH | RS-Sr. |
| Matt Yoshimoto | Lewis | S | Sr. |
AVCA Division I-II Men's Newcomer of the Year: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara, OH
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