2024 Men's Volleyball Roster
Mason Briggs
- Position:
- L
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Finance
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Bishop Alemany HS
2024 AVCA ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
2024 BIG WEST ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
2023 AVCA ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
2023 BIG WEST ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
2023 OFF THE BLOCK ERIK SHOJI AWARD
2022 OFF THE BLOCK STEVE SHONDELL AWARD
2022 OFF THE BLOCK ERIK SHOJI AWARD
2022 AVCA ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
2022 BIG WEST ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
2022 LBSU STUDENT-ATHLETE PYRAMID LEADERSHIP AWARD
2021 AVCA ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
2021 VOLLEYBALLMAG.COM ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
2021 BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
2020 AVCA ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
2020 BIG WEST CONFERENCE CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2020 BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
2020 OFF THE BLOCK ALL-AMERICA FRESHMAN TEAM
2024 (Senior): Chosen AVCA First Team All-American and first-team All-Conference ... Named CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Conference ... Led the Big West, and ranked in the Top 10 in the nation, with 2.24 digs per set ... Became the sixth player in LBSU history to record 800 digs in his career, then in the Big West Championships, moved into second place all-time at the Beach with 902 career digs, becoming just the second Long Beach State player to ever reach the 900-career dig milestone, finishing his career with 928 digs ... Led the Beach in digs 23 times and recorded double-figure digs on eight occasions.
2023 (Junior): Named AVCA First Team All-American … Earned Big West All-Conference First Team accolades … 2023 Off the Block Erik Shoji Award winner … Starting libero in all 26 matches … Led the Big West and ranked fifth in the nation with 2.38 digs per set … Led the Beach to the NCAA Final Four for the second-straight year … Led LBSU in digs on 17 occasions … Recorded double-figure digs 12 times … Recorded a season-high 18 digs at No. 15 CSUN (4/7) … Distributed a career-high nine assists vs. No. 4 UCLA (2/10) … Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week twice (1/23 and 4/10).
2022 (Sophomore): Started at libero in all 27 matches … Led Long Beach State in digs with 254 to average 2.51 per set which led the Big West and ranked him fifth in the nation … Named AVCA First Team All-American … Selected to the All-Big West First Team … Garnered Off the Block’s Erik Shoji and Steve Shondell Awards … Took home the Long Beach State Student-Athlete Pyramid Leadership Award … Led the Beach to a National Runner Up showing in the NCAA National Championship match … Led LBSU in digs 19 times … Recorded double-digit digs on 12 occasions … Recorded a career-high 19 digs at No. 7 Lewis (1/21) … Registered a career-high seven assists on two separate occasions.
2021 (Freshman): Played and started in all 12 of LBSU’s matches … Led the Beach in digs with 124 for an average of 2.64 per set which led the Big West and ranked fourth in the nation … Earned 2021 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention status … Garnered 2021 VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention selection … Collected 2021 All-Big West Honorable Mention status … Led the Beach in digs on 10 occasions … Recorded six double-digit kill performances … Logged a season-high 14 digs twice … Dished out a career-high six assists at No. 13 UC Irvine.
2020: Had a breakout rookie season in which he was named to the AVCA All-American Second Team, Big West Co-Freshman of the Year, Big West Honorable Mention selection, and to the Off the Block All-America Freshman Team … Started all 11 games at libero … Led the Beach with 92 digs to average 2.24 per set … Was second on the team with 28 (0.68 assists per set) assists … Recorded 10 or more digs in four matches … Led the Beach in digs four times … Registered a career-high 15 digs at No. 12 UCLA (2/29).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bishop Alemany High School … Named Bishop Alemany High School Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Three-time All-Mission League selection … Named 2019 Athlete of the Year at BAHS … 2019 AVCA High School All-American … 2019 VolleyballMag First Team All-American … VolleyballMag Fab 50 … 2018 Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year … Two-time Chatsworth Tournament MVP … Set a single-match record with 36 digs … Spent the last seven years playing with USA Volleyball … Member of the 2018 and 2019 USA Boys Youth National Team …Helped the 2018 Youth National Team to the NORCECA Championship where they won the silver medal … Three-time Boys Junior National Champion All-Tournament selection … Led the 2018 Legacy Volleyball Club to the Bronze Medal … Also has experience playing beach volleyball … Spent the last several years competing in the CBVA Cal Cup Championships, AVP First Junior Championships, and AAU National Championships.
Quick Facts: One of 20 players named to the 2020 U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team in the summer of 2020 … 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team, FIVB World Championships … 2022 Volleyball Nations League ... Won the Bronze medal at the 2022 Men’s XV Pan American Cup where he named Best Digger … Won the Bronze Medal at the 2022 NORCECA Men’s Pan American Cup Final 6 Tournament where he was named Best Receiver ... Won the Gold Medal with the 2023 USA Men's National Team at the NORCECA Pan America Cup Final 6 Tournament.
Personal: Son of Steve and Dina Briggs … Brother, Trevor, played for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team from 2017-19 Brother, Tanner, played volleyball at Vanguard University … Also recruited by UCLA, Pepperdine, USC, and Loyola Chicago … Majoring in pre-finance.
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