2018 Men's Volleyball Roster
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Kobrine, Sam
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Jersey Number 5
Sam Kobrine
- Position:
- Opposite/Setter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Corona del Mar
Bio
2021 — Starter in all 21 matches ... honorable mention NVA/AVCA All-America selection ... first-team All-MPSF selection ... only player in the nation to register a triple-double (14 kills, 15 set assists, 10 digs) which came in a match against USC ... had a career-best 61 set assists in win at Stanford (3/23) ... had four matches with 10 digs during the season ... ranked 8th in the nation in set assists (10.34) ... team hit for a .330 percentage for the season, which rated fourth in the nation.
2020 — Saw action in 15 matches at both setter/opposite and outside hitter ... Started last five matches of the season as part of a two-setter offense ... Had a season-best seven kills against Long Beach State (h) ... Had a season-high 21 set assists in matches against UC San Diego and CSUN (a) ... Had season-best four block assists versus CSUN (h) a season-high in aces (2) at CSUN and a season-best 10 digs at UC Santa Barbara.
2019 — Saw action in 19 matches with 13 starts at outside hitter ... Tallied four double-digit kill efforts (12 vs. Pepperdine, 11 at Grand Canyon, 11 at UCSB, 10 vs. Stanford) ... Had a season-best four aces in the win over BYU ... Had at least five digs in 10 matches and compiled a season-best of nine digs at UCSB ... Had multiple blocks in five matches with a season-best four total blocks at Lewis.
2018 — Saw action in 16 matches off the bench ... Had kills in matches at Pepperdine, at BYU, Concordia, UCSB, Stanford and at BYU ... Served up a couple of aces at Pepperdine ... Added a block assist vs. Stanford.
2017 — Did not see match action in his first season in the program.
High School — Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Corona del Mar HS for Coach Steve Conti ... Team was the CIF runner-up in 2016 and 2015 ... State runner-up in 2016 after winning Div. 2 State Regional championships in 2014 and 2015 ... Earned Volleyball Magazine High School All-America honors as a senior ... CIF third-place team in 2014 ... Also played three seasons on the basketball team ... Named Daily Pilot Player of the Year in 2016 ... Team was CIF Div 3A runner-up in 2015.
Club Volleyball — Played for 949 Volleyball Club ... Team won gold medal at the 2014 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Champoinships ... Named all-tournament in 2014 and 2015 ... Team earned the bronze medal at the championships in 2015 and the silver in 2013 ... Member of the 2015 USA Youth National Training team.
Personal — Has one younger brother, Kevin, who joins him on the Bruin men's volleyball team for 2019 season ... Chose UCLA for its great combination of athletics and academics ... Dad, David, was a member of the UCLA basketball team in 1980-81 ... Lists making a game-winning three-point shot in the Battle of Bay rivaly game in 2016 as his biggest thrill to date ... The NBA’s Steph Curry is his favorite athlete ... Also has an aunt, uncle and grandfather who have attended UCLA ... Named to Fall 2019, Fall 2018 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020 — Saw action in 15 matches at both setter/opposite and outside hitter ... Started last five matches of the season as part of a two-setter offense ... Had a season-best seven kills against Long Beach State (h) ... Had a season-high 21 set assists in matches against UC San Diego and CSUN (a) ... Had season-best four block assists versus CSUN (h) a season-high in aces (2) at CSUN and a season-best 10 digs at UC Santa Barbara.
2019 — Saw action in 19 matches with 13 starts at outside hitter ... Tallied four double-digit kill efforts (12 vs. Pepperdine, 11 at Grand Canyon, 11 at UCSB, 10 vs. Stanford) ... Had a season-best four aces in the win over BYU ... Had at least five digs in 10 matches and compiled a season-best of nine digs at UCSB ... Had multiple blocks in five matches with a season-best four total blocks at Lewis.
2018 — Saw action in 16 matches off the bench ... Had kills in matches at Pepperdine, at BYU, Concordia, UCSB, Stanford and at BYU ... Served up a couple of aces at Pepperdine ... Added a block assist vs. Stanford.
2017 — Did not see match action in his first season in the program.
High School — Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Corona del Mar HS for Coach Steve Conti ... Team was the CIF runner-up in 2016 and 2015 ... State runner-up in 2016 after winning Div. 2 State Regional championships in 2014 and 2015 ... Earned Volleyball Magazine High School All-America honors as a senior ... CIF third-place team in 2014 ... Also played three seasons on the basketball team ... Named Daily Pilot Player of the Year in 2016 ... Team was CIF Div 3A runner-up in 2015.
Club Volleyball — Played for 949 Volleyball Club ... Team won gold medal at the 2014 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Champoinships ... Named all-tournament in 2014 and 2015 ... Team earned the bronze medal at the championships in 2015 and the silver in 2013 ... Member of the 2015 USA Youth National Training team.
Personal — Has one younger brother, Kevin, who joins him on the Bruin men's volleyball team for 2019 season ... Chose UCLA for its great combination of athletics and academics ... Dad, David, was a member of the UCLA basketball team in 1980-81 ... Lists making a game-winning three-point shot in the Battle of Bay rivaly game in 2016 as his biggest thrill to date ... The NBA’s Steph Curry is his favorite athlete ... Also has an aunt, uncle and grandfather who have attended UCLA ... Named to Fall 2019, Fall 2018 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
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