2025 Men's Volleyball Roster
Kandev, Alex
Jersey Number 12
Alex Kandev
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- High School:
- Vasil Levski Sport School
- Prev School:
- Vasil Levski Sport School
Bio
2025 First Team All-Big West
2025 Big West All-Freshman Team
Long Beach State (2025): Debuted for Long Beach State as a true freshman in 2025 … Named First-Team All-Big West and to the All-Freshman Team after an impressive conference run … Playing in eight Big West matches, starting seven, averaged 3.44 kills per set on .424 hitting … Also had six aces, 23 digs and 15 blocks in league action … Debuted against Sain Francis but didn’t see regular action until league play … Had 12 kills at Hawai’i in the Big West championship match, hitting .391 … Shared in the team lead with a career-high 19 kills on .533 hitting in the semifinal win over Pepperdine … Led Long Beach State with 13 kills on .450 hitting in the NCAA Championship match against UCLA … Selected for the NCAA All-Tournament Team … Competed for Bulgaria at the FIVB U21 World Championships in China.
High School: Hails from Sofia, Bulgaria where he played club volleyball for VC Levski Sofia ... A part of the Bulgarian National Team U19 and was the No. 1 point scorer at the U19 World Championships ... An eight-time national champion on the club circuit and has earned a European Bronze Medal with his U18 squad.
Major: Business Marketing
2025 Big West All-Freshman Team
Long Beach State (2025): Debuted for Long Beach State as a true freshman in 2025 … Named First-Team All-Big West and to the All-Freshman Team after an impressive conference run … Playing in eight Big West matches, starting seven, averaged 3.44 kills per set on .424 hitting … Also had six aces, 23 digs and 15 blocks in league action … Debuted against Sain Francis but didn’t see regular action until league play … Had 12 kills at Hawai’i in the Big West championship match, hitting .391 … Shared in the team lead with a career-high 19 kills on .533 hitting in the semifinal win over Pepperdine … Led Long Beach State with 13 kills on .450 hitting in the NCAA Championship match against UCLA … Selected for the NCAA All-Tournament Team … Competed for Bulgaria at the FIVB U21 World Championships in China.
High School: Hails from Sofia, Bulgaria where he played club volleyball for VC Levski Sofia ... A part of the Bulgarian National Team U19 and was the No. 1 point scorer at the U19 World Championships ... An eight-time national champion on the club circuit and has earned a European Bronze Medal with his U18 squad.
Major: Business Marketing
NCAA National Collegiate Championship Post Match Press Conference (Finals)- #1 UCLA
Sunday, May 05
NCAA National Collegiate Championship Post-Match Press Conference (Finals) #2 Long Beach State
Sunday, May 05
#1 UCLA Practice Day 2024 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Press Conference
Friday, May 03
#2 Long Beach State Practice Day 2024 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Press Conference
Friday, May 03
