1 Shaphar Grant
1 - Shaphar Grant
Height: 6-3
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
High School: Jerome I. Case HS
Position: MB
Major: Business Administration - IT
m 24
k/s 1.80
h % .329
a/s 0.05
b/s 0.91
sa/s 0.13
d/s 0.40

Career: Record holder in solo blocks (36), block assists (115), total blocks (151), blocks per set (0.74), and sets played (204)... Second-highest hitting percentage (.265), points (421.5), and matches played (60)... Fourth-most kills (300) and service aces (28)... Holds all top-five hitting percentage rates between 15-19 attempts... Holds the top-four most blocks in a four-set match... Holds three of the top-four most blocks in a five-set match.

2022: Off the Block Defensive Player of the Night... Off the Block Independent Teams Player of the Week... Played in 98 sets across 27 matches... Recorded 165 kills on a .233 hitting percentage, 10 assists, 16 aces, 26 digs, and a team-high, single-season record 79 total blocks (24 solo, 55 assists)... His 0.81 blocks per set are second-best for a TU season... Match-highs include: 12 kills (Feb. 22 at Emmanuel), three assists (Jan. 31 at Erskine), two aces (three times), three digs (three times), and a program-record 12 total blocks against the Lions (one solo, 11 assists)... Notched three-straight matches in double-digit kills... Went 5-for-5 on swings at Ball State (Jan. 15)... Hit .500 or above in seven other matches: .700 (7-0-10) vs. Fort Valley State (Feb. 18) (second-best in the 10-14 attempts range), .667 (4-0-6) vs. Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 1), .571 (10-2-14) at Randolph-Macon, .556 (6-1-9) vs. King (Mar. 10), .529 (10-1-17) vs. Southern Virginia, .500 (8-2-12) at Grand Canyon (Mar. 19), .500 (12-2-20) at Emmanuel... Credited with at least one block in 26-of 27 matches played, including 17 with multiple... Credited with six blocks vs. D'Youville (Apr. 22), second-most in a three-set match.

2021: Played in 55 sets across 16 matches (all starts)... Totaled 101 kills on a .335 hitting percentage (team-best, program record), four assists, four service aces, 18 digs, and 43 total blocks (second-most on the team)... Match-highs include: 12 kills (Feb. 27 at Queens), two assists (season finale, Apr. 17 vs. Limestone), one ace (four times), five digs (Mar. 10 vs. Emmanuel), and five total blocks (three times)... Holds program record for hitting percentage (15-19 attempts), hit .600 (10-1/15) vs. Queens on Apr. 6.

2020: Played in 51 sets across 17 matches (14 starts)... Finished the season with 34 kills on a .230 hitting percentage, three assists, eight service aces, 16 digs, and 29 total blocks (tied most on team)... Season-best five kills at Urbana (Feb. 22)... Landed a pair of aces in four matches... Net two digs in five matches... Five total blocks vs. Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 14), including two solo... Went 4-for-4 on swings at Indiana Tech (Feb. 21).

High School: Graduated from Jerome I. Case HS in Mount Pleasant, Wisc... Coached by Daniel Burch (volleyball), Chris Falbo (volleyball), and Dennis Gallagher (track & field)... Lettered in volleyball... Regional champions in 2017... 2018 All-County.

Personal: Nicknamed "Shaph"... Born Nov. 16, 2000 in Kingston, Jamaica... Son of Sandra and Milton Grant... Siblings: Sheniele (25) and Sheonae (24)... Sister Sheniele plays volleyball for the UWI Pelicans... Majoring in business administration with an information technology concentration... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: A career in cybersecurity and also become a songwriter... Hobbies: Working out, making music, and getting drippy ... Favorite book: Silver Sword... Favorite class at TU: Sociology... Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate milk or yogurt with grapes... Favorite movie: "Fast and Furious" series... Favorite musical artist: Anything R&B... Favorite song: "Free Mind" by Tems... Favorite sports teams: Chelsea FC... Can't imagine a week without: The gym, thrifting or some type of shopping... Favorite athlete: Klay Thompson... Advice to kids: "It's dangerous to care what other people think. Just do you, work hard for what you want and stay in your happiness"... Favorite color: Red... Favorite food: Oxtail... Most famous person ever met: Usain Bolt... What people don't know about him: He loves making music and is a wannabe chef... When he was a kid, he tried to be like: His dad.

Recent Games
Apr 1 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0
Apr 4 at King (Tenn.)
Apr 7 at Barton L, 3-2
Apr 8 at Mount Olive L, 3-1
Apr 14 vs. Maryville L, 3-2
Apr 15 vs. Alderson Broaddus L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 24 7
Sets 91 24
Kills 164 47
Kills per set 1.80 1.96
Errors 56 10
Total Attacks 328 87
Total Attacks per set 3.60 3.63
Hitting Percentage .329 .425
Assists 5 0
Assists per set 0.05 0.00
Service Aces 12 4
Service Errors 25 6
Service Aces per set 0.13 0.17
Receptions 14 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 36 11
Digs per set 0.40 0.46
Block Solo 24 7
Block Assist 59 20
Block Total 83 27
Blocks per set 0.91 1.13
Block Errors 11 2
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 229.5 68.0
Points per set 2.5 2.8
Matches started 24 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 6 at Erskine L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 13 .154 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Jan 7 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-1 1 4 9 3 18 .333 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Jan 12 Mount Olive L, 3-1 1 4 3 1 5 .400 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5.0
Jan 13 Barton W, 3-2 1 5 9 7 20 .100 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Jan 17 Erskine W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 14 .500 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Jan 19 at North Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 9 .111 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 4.5
Jan 21 at #6 Ball St. L, 3-2 1 5 12 1 21 .524 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 5 0 16.0
Jan 24 King (Tenn.) L, 3-2 1 5 12 2 19 .526 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 5 0 15.5
Jan 27 at Alderson Broaddus W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Charleston (W.V.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 4 7 -.429 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.5
Feb 4 at Princeton   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at NJIT   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Queens (N.C.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 10.5
Feb 10 Limestone L, 3-0 1 3 11 2 14 .643 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 14.0
Feb 14 Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 9 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 5.0
Feb 24 at Fort Valley St. L, 3-2 1 5 11 3 20 .400 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 8 0 16.5
Feb 25 at Morehouse W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 8 .125 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 6.5
Feb 28 at Lees-McRae W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 10 .200 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Mar 10 North Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 10 .200 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 7.5
Mar 11 Emmanuel (Ga.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Fort Valley St. W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 16 .313 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 4 0 10.5
Mar 22 Lees-McRae W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 14 .571 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 11.5
Mar 24 at Limestone L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 17 .706 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 14.5
Mar 25 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-1 1 4 5 1 14 .286 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 7.5
Apr 1 vs. Alderson Broaddus W, 3-2 1 4 4 2 9 .222 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 6 0 9.5
Apr 1 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 6 .667 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 7.0
Apr 4 at King (Tenn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Barton L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Mount Olive L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 vs. Maryville L, 3-2 1 5 8 4 20 .200 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 11.0
Apr 15 vs. Alderson Broaddus L, 3-1 1 4 6 3 17 .176 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 8.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 17 51 34 0.67 17 74 .230 3 0.06 8 0.16 3 0 16 0.31 4 25 29 0.57 58.5 1.1
2020-21 16 55 101 1.84 30 212 .335 4 0.07 4 0.07 14 1 18 0.33 8 35 43 0.78 130.5 2.4
2021-22 27 98 165 1.68 76 382 .233 10 0.10 16 0.16 9 2 26 0.27 24 55 79 0.81 232.5 2.4
2022-23 24 91 164 1.80 56 328 .329 5 0.05 12 0.13 14 0 36 0.40 24 59 83 0.91 229.5 2.5
Total 84 295 464 1.57 179 996 .286 22 0.07 40 0.14 40 3 96 0.33 60 174 234 0.79 651.0 2.2
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 24 91 164 1.80 56 328 .329 5 0.05 12 0.13 14 0 36 0.40 24 59 83 0.91 229.5 2.5
Conference 7 24 47 1.96 10 87 .425 0 0.00 4 0.17 2 0 11 0.46 7 20 27 1.13 68.0 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 38 74 1.95 23 139 .367 2 0.05 6 0.16 4 0 15 0.39 10 18 28 0.74 99.0 2.6
Away 11 40 72 1.80 24 143 .336 3 0.07 3 0.07 3 0 17 0.42 10 34 44 1.10 102.0 2.5
Neutral 3 13 18 1.38 9 46 .196 0 0.00 3 0.23 7 0 4 0.31 4 7 11 0.85 28.5 2.2
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Wins 7 27 45 1.67 18 91 .297 2 0.07 8 0.30 4 0 8 0.30 4 19 23 0.85 66.5 2.5
Losses 17 64 119 1.86 38 237 .342 3 0.05 4 0.06 10 0 28 0.44 20 40 60 0.94 163.0 2.5
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January 9 36 64 1.78 26 126 .302 3 0.08 1 0.03 3 0 14 0.39 8 16 24 0.67 81.0 2.3
February 6 20 42 2.10 16 79 .329 2 0.10 5 0.25 1 0 4 0.20 4 21 25 1.25 61.5 3.1
March 5 19 36 1.89 5 71 .437 0 0.00 3 0.16 3 0 14 0.74 6 13 19 1.00 51.5 2.7
April 4 16 22 1.38 9 52 .250 0 0.00 3 0.19 7 0 4 0.25 6 9 15 0.94 35.5 2.2