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Jersey Number 19
David Decker
- Position:
- Opposite
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons HS
2026
Saw action in all 31 matches in 2026, while starting in 30 of themโฆ AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americanโฆ Awarded second-team all-MPSF honors for first time in career โฆ Finished fourth nationally in total aces with 54, and ranked eighth nationally in aces per set with .500 aces per set โฆ Recorded 267 kills for a .338 hitting percentage on the year, both career highsโฆ Tallied a career high 22 kills vs. Ball State (Jan.17) ... Had 10 or more kills 11 times this seasonโฆ Finished third on the team with 355.0 total points and recorded a career high 25.5 vs. Ball State (Jan.17) ... Totaled a career high 117 digs in 2026 โฆ Had five or more digs in nine matches with a career high 10 vs. USC (March 6) ... Tallied 65.0 total blocks on the season, with a season-high six vs. UC Irvine (Feb.27).
2025
Saw action in 15 matches, making four starts โฆ Recorded 53 kills on the year and had a hitting percentage of .311 โฆ Tallied six service aces on the year and added 16 blocks (1 solo block, 15 block assists) โฆ Recorded double-digit kills twice at Ohio State (Feb. 1), and at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 28) โฆ Tallied a season-high 11 kills in the match at Ohio State where he also added a service ace, five digs and two block assists โฆ Recorded 10 kills and hit .500 for the match in UCLAโs three set win at UC Santa Barbara, where he also had five digs and two block assists.
2024
Saw action in five matches ... had a season-high three kills vs. Morehouse ... recorded an ace in a win over Fort Valley State ... had two blocks vs. Morehouse ... also saw action in matches versus Ohio State, Penn State and UC Santa Barbara.
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2023
Did not see match action.
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High School
Played his senior season of boyโs volleyball for one of Floridaโs top high school programs at Cardinal Gibbons HS ... Had over 500 total attacks and 253 kills to go along with 85 aces and 59 total blocks as a senior ... also lettered in tennis at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles ... played center on the basketball team ... named All-Broward County boyโs volleyball first team.
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Club
Played for Ocean Bay Volleyball Club.
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Personal
Son of Benjamin and Lauren Decker ... has three sisters - Kaitlin, Elizabeth and Charlotte ... his biggest thrill in sports to date has been going to the state volleyball semifinals as a senior before a packed gym ... his favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... hobbies include snowboarding, surfing, watching movies, spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf and card games ... interested in becoming an engineer ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2023 and Fall 2022.
Saw action in all 31 matches in 2026, while starting in 30 of themโฆ AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americanโฆ Awarded second-team all-MPSF honors for first time in career โฆ Finished fourth nationally in total aces with 54, and ranked eighth nationally in aces per set with .500 aces per set โฆ Recorded 267 kills for a .338 hitting percentage on the year, both career highsโฆ Tallied a career high 22 kills vs. Ball State (Jan.17) ... Had 10 or more kills 11 times this seasonโฆ Finished third on the team with 355.0 total points and recorded a career high 25.5 vs. Ball State (Jan.17) ... Totaled a career high 117 digs in 2026 โฆ Had five or more digs in nine matches with a career high 10 vs. USC (March 6) ... Tallied 65.0 total blocks on the season, with a season-high six vs. UC Irvine (Feb.27).
2025
Saw action in 15 matches, making four starts โฆ Recorded 53 kills on the year and had a hitting percentage of .311 โฆ Tallied six service aces on the year and added 16 blocks (1 solo block, 15 block assists) โฆ Recorded double-digit kills twice at Ohio State (Feb. 1), and at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 28) โฆ Tallied a season-high 11 kills in the match at Ohio State where he also added a service ace, five digs and two block assists โฆ Recorded 10 kills and hit .500 for the match in UCLAโs three set win at UC Santa Barbara, where he also had five digs and two block assists.
2024
Saw action in five matches ... had a season-high three kills vs. Morehouse ... recorded an ace in a win over Fort Valley State ... had two blocks vs. Morehouse ... also saw action in matches versus Ohio State, Penn State and UC Santa Barbara.
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2023
Did not see match action.
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High School
Played his senior season of boyโs volleyball for one of Floridaโs top high school programs at Cardinal Gibbons HS ... Had over 500 total attacks and 253 kills to go along with 85 aces and 59 total blocks as a senior ... also lettered in tennis at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles ... played center on the basketball team ... named All-Broward County boyโs volleyball first team.
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Club
Played for Ocean Bay Volleyball Club.
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Personal
Son of Benjamin and Lauren Decker ... has three sisters - Kaitlin, Elizabeth and Charlotte ... his biggest thrill in sports to date has been going to the state volleyball semifinals as a senior before a packed gym ... his favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... hobbies include snowboarding, surfing, watching movies, spending time with family and friends, playing beach volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf and card games ... interested in becoming an engineer ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2023 and Fall 2022.
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