2024 Men's Volleyball Roster
Ben Braun
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rancho Mirage, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
Long Beach State (2025): Played in 22 matches, starting 19 for Long Beach State in the 2025 season … Led the team with an average of 1.24 blocks per set, finish with 77 total on the year … Hit .833 with five kills on six attempts and seven blocks in her first match of the season against Saint Francis … Made 15 total blocks in two back-to-back matches against NJIT … Set a career-high with 11 kills while hitting .917 on the road at UC Santa Barbara … Started the first two matches of the NCAA tournament, including making nine kills against Fort Valley State but missed the championship match … An Academic All-Big West selection.
(2024): Played seven sets in four matches ... Recorded four blocks, two kills, and two service aces against Edward Waters on Feb. 17 ... Posted four blocks and one kill against King on Feb. 3 ... Was selected as 1-of-20 players for USA Volleyball's Men’s Collegiate National Team that trained in Anaheim at the national training center from June 23-29 ... Was selected as 1-of-14 athletes that represented USA Volleyball in the final men’s indoor event of 2024, the NORCECA Final Six on Aug.20-25 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
Ohio State: Appeared in 16 matches with eight starts and 38 sets played at Ohio State ... Had 26 kills and 14 blocks ... Was selected as one of 20 players for USA Volleyball's Men’s Collegiate National Team … Redshirted at Ohio State in 2022.
High School: Named to the Fab 50 by Volleyball Magazine in 2021 … Selected to the Boys 25 Underclassmen to Watch by Volleyball Magazine in 2020 … Named to the High Performance Team in 2020 for Men’s Junior A1NTTP … In addition to volleyball, also lettered in water polo, track and field, and basketball … OCVC Team advanced to the finals twice in three years … Placed first, third, and fifth at the Global Conference of Educational Robotics.
Personal: Majoring in Consumer Affairs … Father Chris was an alternate for the 1998 Olympics in Men’s Volleyball … Grandfather player basketball professionally overseas … Became an Eagle Scout before starting high school.
