2017 Men's Volleyball Roster
Nick Amado
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Master's, Public Policy & Administration
- Hometown:
- Aliso Niguel, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Orange Coast College
2018 ALL-BIG WEST FIRST TEAM
2018 VOLLEYMOB THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2018 BIG WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (1/15)
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Named AVCA Second Team All-American … Selected to the All-Big West First Team … VolleyMob Third Team All-America selection … Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/15) … Started in all 27 matches in which he played … Finished the season with 109 total blocks (105 block assists and four block solos) for an average of 1.18 blocks per set which was good for second in the Big West and fifth in the nation … Concluded the season with 139 kills, 22 digs, seven assists and three service aces … Recorded five total blocks in the National Championship match at UCLA (5/5) to rank eighth all-time in the LBSU NCAA Tournament Single-Match Record Book … Led the Beach in blocks on 13 occasions … Tallied a career-high nine blocks at No. 4 UC Irvine (3/31) … Recorded a career-high nine kills on two separate occasions – at No. 7 Loyola Chicago (1/13) and at Hawaii (4/14).
2017: Saw action in four matches, while playing in nine sets before suffering an injury and utilizing a medical redshirt ... Posted nine blocks, three kills, three service aces, and on assist ... Tallied a season-high five blocks to go along with two aces, one kill and one assist against Quincy (Jan. 7) at the UCSB ASICS Tournament ... Recorded two kills, two blocks, and one ace at Ohio State (Jan. 28).
2016: Redshirted.
Prior to LBSU: Played two years at Orange Coast College ... Earned first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference honors as a sophomore ... Led the Pirates to the league title and an appearance in the state semifinals ... Averaged 3.44 kills per set on .457 hitting ... Also finished with 1.44 blocks per set.
High School: Lettered at Aliso Niguel High School ... Two-time all-league selection ... Garnered first-team honors as a junior.
Quick Facts: Played club for 949 Volleyball ... Helped his team win gold at the 2013 USAV Boys' Junior National Championships (U-18) ... Named to the all-tournament team.
Personal: Son of Gerald and Wendi Amado … Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in sociology … Pursuing a Master’s Degree in public policy and administration at Long Beach State.
