Teddy Liles

Position:
MB
Height:
6-8
Class:
Senior
Major:
Communication Studies: Interpersonal Organization
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
Prev School:
Salpoint Catholic HS

2006: Named honorable mention All-MPSF after averaging 1.98 kills and 1.36 blocks per game while hitting .397 ... Had eight matches with double-figures in kills, including a season-high 13 kills against UC Irvine (2/24) and at UCSB (3/1) ... Hit .400 or better in 20 of the 33 matches ... career-high 10 block assists against Pacific on April 14 ... Career-high 12 total blocks (3/9) against UCLA in the championship match of the UCSB/E-Bar Tournament ... Named to the E-Bar All-Tournament Team ... Finished No. 6 in the MPSF in blocking at 1.44 blocks per game in league outings ... Finished No. 11 overall in blocking in the nation at 1.36 ... His 150 block assists ranks No. 5 on the 49er single season chart ... Also ranks No. 5 all-time in career hitting percentage at .420 ... Against BYU in the MPSF quarterfinals he had eight kills and eight blocks while hitting .583 (8-1-12) ... Against UCLA in the E-Bar, he tallied 11 kills and hit .526 to go along with his 12 total blocks ... Had nine blocks in three matches and had five or more blocks 16 times on the campaign ... in MPSF matches he averaged 1.95 kills per game and hit .357 to go along with his 1.44 blocks per game.

2005: Appeared in 28 matches and 100 games on the season... Started 21 times... Finished the season averaging 2.05 kills and 1.11 blocks per game while hitting .433... Also picked up 12 service aces and 32 digs... Led the team with his 99 block assists... Had five matches with double digits in kills... Career-high 17 kills against Stanford... 12 kills at UC San Diego and had three matches with 10 kills... Hit an impressive .800 (8-0-10) vs. Pacific and .714 (6-1-7) vs. UCLA... Career-best four digs at Hawaii... Career-high eight blocks assists in win over Rutgers-Newark... Seven blocks at UC San Diego (1/6) and at home against USC (0/7)... In MPSF matches he hit .474 (128-29-209) and averaged 1.97 kills and 1.02 blocks per game... Finished No. 5 in the MPSF in hitting percentage in MPSF matches and No. 9 in blocking... Ranked No. 16 in the country overall in hitting percentage (.433)... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Carson Double Tree/Active Ankle Tournament in March... Selected as the Molten/MPSF Player of the Week on April 1 after averaging 2.38 kills and 1.15 blocks per game while hitting .441 in the two matches at BYU.

2004: Competed in two matches (six games) in 2004... Recorded 10 kills on 15 attempts (one error) for a .600 attack percentage vs. UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 6... Also netted three blocks vs. UCSC... Tallied five kills on six attempts (no errors) for a .833 attack percentage, to go along with two aces vs. Rutgers-Newark on March 1.

2003: Redshirt Season.

High School: Played two seasons of volleyball under head coach Amy Johnson... Helped lead the Lancers to two regional championships and one state runner-up... Two-time All-City and All-State selection... Member of the Club Cactus squad that won a bronze medal the 2001 Junior Olympics.

Quick Facts: Son of Peter and Debbie Backus... A 49er Academic All-Star in Spring 2005 and Spring 2006... Communications Studies: Interpersonal Organization major.