Murphy Troy Named AVCA National Player Of The Year
May 04, 2011 | Men's Volleyball
May 4, 2011
USC senior opposite hitter Murphy Troy was named the 2011 American Volleyball Coaches Association Men's Division I-II National Player of the Year, the AVCA announced today (May 4).
It is the sixth time a Trojan has been named a National Player of the Year. The others: Adam Johnson in 1986, Tom Duke in 1988, Bryan Ivie in 1990 and 1991 and Donald Suxho in 2000.
Troy is a 4-year starter and 2-time (2009 and 2011) All-American first teamer who was selected as the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year last month.
He has guided USC into the NCAA Championships, where the No. 1-ranked Trojans face UC Santa Barbara in a semifinal match on Thursday (May 5) in State College, Penn.
Troy currently leads USC in kills (358) and aces (37) in 2011 and is fourth in digs (140) and blocks (57). He is eighth nationally in aces (0.41), 10th in hitting percentage (.357) and 13th in kills (3.98). In his career, the USC co-captain has 1,884 kills, 655 digs, 249 blocks and 142 aces. His kills, aces and 32 matches with 20-plus kills are USC rally scoring era career records.
Also honored at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Banquet in State College were USC All-Americans Riley McKibbin (first team) and Tony Ciarelli (second team).
