2016 Men's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Sprague, Eric

Jersey Number 19
Eric Sprague
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kensington, Calif.
- High School:
- Bentley
Bio
2017 — Saw action in nine matches with a couple of starts (Hawai'i and UC Irvine) ... Finished the season strong by recording 34 kills in his last seven appearances (34-8-53, .491) ... Had a season-high 11 kills, 8 block assists, four digs vs. Hawai’i ... Averaged 1.78 kills and 0.74 blocks per set.
2016 — Saw action in 11 matches, with six starts ... Hit .403 for the season ... Stepped into the starting lineup for late season wins at CSUN (7 kills, 3 blocks) and Long Beach State (season high 8 kills, while hitting .800 for the match) ... Had 3.0 block assists in a start vs. BYU ... Came off the bench for seven kills in MPSF Championship match at BYU.
2015 — Saw action in 12 matches, with four starting assignments ... Had double-digit kills vs. CSUN (11) and at UCSD (10) ... Had multiple block assists in five matches ... Recorded four double-digit point matches (15.0-at UCSD; 13.5-at Cal Bapt.; 13.0-CSUN; 12.0 v. St. Francis ... Hit over .300 in eight contests.
2014 — Did not see match action in a redshirt season.
High School — Earned four varsity letters in volleyball at Bentley in Lafayette, CA, for coach Jeff Mayfield … Also played varsity basketball as a freshman in 2009-10 for coach Frank Williams … In volleyball, he was a four-time first-team all-league and conference MVP selection … Was Bentley’s captain for three years … In basketball, he received the team’s Most Improved Award in 2010 ... Member of the Volleyball Magazine 2013 Fab 50 recruits list.
Club — Played for the Diablo Valley Volleyball Club and participated in the Junior Olympics in 2011 and 2012.
Personal — Has one older sister … Chose UCLA for its combination of academics and athletics … Born in Berkeley, CA ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017 and Spring 2017 quarters ... Geography/Environmental Studies major.
2016 — Saw action in 11 matches, with six starts ... Hit .403 for the season ... Stepped into the starting lineup for late season wins at CSUN (7 kills, 3 blocks) and Long Beach State (season high 8 kills, while hitting .800 for the match) ... Had 3.0 block assists in a start vs. BYU ... Came off the bench for seven kills in MPSF Championship match at BYU.
2015 — Saw action in 12 matches, with four starting assignments ... Had double-digit kills vs. CSUN (11) and at UCSD (10) ... Had multiple block assists in five matches ... Recorded four double-digit point matches (15.0-at UCSD; 13.5-at Cal Bapt.; 13.0-CSUN; 12.0 v. St. Francis ... Hit over .300 in eight contests.
2014 — Did not see match action in a redshirt season.
High School — Earned four varsity letters in volleyball at Bentley in Lafayette, CA, for coach Jeff Mayfield … Also played varsity basketball as a freshman in 2009-10 for coach Frank Williams … In volleyball, he was a four-time first-team all-league and conference MVP selection … Was Bentley’s captain for three years … In basketball, he received the team’s Most Improved Award in 2010 ... Member of the Volleyball Magazine 2013 Fab 50 recruits list.
Club — Played for the Diablo Valley Volleyball Club and participated in the Junior Olympics in 2011 and 2012.
Personal — Has one older sister … Chose UCLA for its combination of academics and athletics … Born in Berkeley, CA ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017 and Spring 2017 quarters ... Geography/Environmental Studies major.
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