| Height: | 6-4 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Greenbrier, Tenn. |
| High School: | Erskine / Lockport Township HS |
| Position: | RS |
| Major: | History |
TU Career: Record-holder in kills per set (3.02), attempts per set (8.15) and points per set (3.47)... Second in attack attempts (831)... Third in kills (308) and service aces per set (0.21).
2022: Off the Block All-Independent second team... IVA All-Tournament Team... Played in all 102 sets during his first year as a Pioneer... Finished with a program single-season record 308 kills on a .196 clip, four assists, 21 aces, 109 digs, and 41 total blocks (eight solo, 33 assists)... His 831 attempts and 8.15 attempts per set are a single-season best... Match-highs include: 20 kills (Mar. 26 at Queens) (second-most in a four-set match), one assist (four times), four aces (Mar. 5 at Mount Olive) (second-most in a four-setter), nine digs vs. the Trojans, and six total blocks (all assists) at Emmanuel on Feb. 22... Reached double-digit kills in 18 matches... Hit .425 (20-3-40) at Queens on Mar. 26 and .421 (9-1-19) vs. Southern Virginia... 15 kills vs. Daemen (Apr. 22) are second-most for a three-setter... Owns top-three total attempts in a three-setter in TU history... Team MVP.
Erskine: Played two seasons at the Due West, S.C. institution... Coached by Justin Brubaker... Totaled 353 kills, 38 service aces, 164 digs, and 46 total blocks... Match-highs include: 21 kills (1/27/21 at Reinhardt), two assists (3/27/21 at King), four aces (1/23/21 vs. Lancaster Bible), 15 digs (1/27/21 at Reinhardt), and four total blocks (1/28/20 vs. St. Andrews).
High School: Graduated from Lockport Township HS in Lockport, Ill... Coached by Nick Mraz and Ken Zeimetz... Lettered two seasons in volleyball... 2019 All-State third team, All-Conference (SWSC), All-Region, Team 22, Marist All-Tournament, Argo All-Tournament... 2018 Most Improved... Two-time All-Academic honors... High Honor Roll (2016-19)... 2019 region champions (first time in 14 years)... 2019 stats (IHSA boy's volleyball played up to three sets): 329 kills (2.48 per set), .221 hitting percentage, 55 service aces, 33 blocks, 138 digs.
Personal: Full name is Jacob Whyte... Born Jan. 11, 2001 in Lockport, Ill... Son of David and Kelly Whyte... Brother Ethan (22)... Major: History... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Enroll in education masters program at TU to play a 5th season collegiately before playing professionally overseas... Hobbies: Lift weights, play volleyball... Community Service at TU: Nettie Day... Favorite class at TU: American History... Favorite book: The Things They Carried... Favorite midnight snack: Goldfish... Favorite movie: "Shawshank Redemption"... Favorite musical artist: Blink-182... Favorite sports teams: Chicago White Sox, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks... Can't imagine a week without: Lifting weights and playing volleyball... Favorite athlete: Kevin Durant... Advice to kids: "If you ain't first, you're last"... Favorite color: Green... Favorite food: Any type of Mexican food... Most famous person ever met: Jon Heder... What people don't know about him: He can wiggle his ears... When he was a kid, he tried to be like: Kevin Durant.
| 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 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 91 | 25 | ||
| Kills | 187 | 48 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.05 | 1.92 | ||
| Errors | 99 | 26 | ||
| Total Attacks | 523 | 142 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .168 | .155 | ||
| Assists | 4 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.04 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Aces | 19 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 63 | 20 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.21 | 0.24 | ||
| Receptions | 2 | 0 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 70 | 18 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.77 | 0.72 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 36 | 12 | ||
| Block Total | 42 | 12 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.46 | 0.48 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 230.0 | 60.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| Matches started | 23 | 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 | 8 | 28 | -.071 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Jan 7 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .056 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jan 12 | Mount Olive | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 26 | .115 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jan 13 | Barton | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 17 | Erskine | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 19 | at North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 21 | at #6 Ball St. | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 10 | 6 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Jan 24 | King (Tenn.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 36 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Jan 27 | at Alderson Broaddus | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 35 | .371 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Jan 28 | at Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 4 | at Princeton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | at NJIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 9 | Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 29 | .069 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Feb 10 | Limestone | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 14 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -.111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 24 | at Fort Valley St. | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -.286 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Feb 25 | at Morehouse | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 28 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mar 10 | North Greenville | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -.143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 11 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Mar 17 | Fort Valley St. | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 30 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mar 22 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mar 24 | at Limestone | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Mar 25 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -.045 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Alderson Broaddus | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Apr 1 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Apr 4 | at King (Tenn.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 7 | at Barton | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Apr 8 | at Mount Olive | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Apr 14 | vs. Maryville | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 46 | .435 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.5 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Alderson Broaddus | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 45 | .133 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 28 | 102 | 308 | 3.02 | 145 | 831 | .196 | 4 | 0.04 | 21 | 0.21 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 1.07 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 0.40 | 353.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 91 | 187 | 2.05 | 99 | 523 | .168 | 4 | 0.04 | 19 | 0.21 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 0.77 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0.46 | 230.0 | 2.5 |
| Total | 54 | 193 | 495 | 2.56 | 244 | 1354 | .185 | 8 | 0.04 | 40 | 0.21 | 8 | 2 | 179 | 0.93 | 14 | 69 | 83 | 0.43 | 583.5 | 3.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26 | 91 | 187 | 2.05 | 99 | 523 | .168 | 4 | 0.04 | 19 | 0.21 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 0.77 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 0.46 | 230.0 | 2.5 |
| Conference | 8 | 25 | 48 | 1.92 | 26 | 142 | .155 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.48 | 60.0 | 2.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 29 | 62 | 2.14 | 34 | 199 | .141 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0.86 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.45 | 70.5 | 2.4 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 80 | 1.67 | 50 | 218 | .138 | 1 | 0.02 | 12 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0.67 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 0.48 | 105.5 | 2.2 |
| Neutral | 3 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 | 15 | 106 | .283 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.93 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.43 | 54.0 | 3.9 |
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| Wins | 8 | 27 | 59 | 2.19 | 23 | 130 | .277 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.56 | 70.5 | 2.6 |
| Losses | 18 | 64 | 128 | 2.00 | 76 | 393 | .132 | 4 | 0.06 | 15 | 0.23 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0.84 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 0.42 | 159.5 | 2.5 |
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| January | 8 | 28 | 71 | 2.54 | 40 | 199 | .156 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1.14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.54 | 83.0 | 3.0 |
| February | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 16 | 73 | .027 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.20 | 20.5 | 1.4 |
| March | 6 | 22 | 40 | 1.82 | 22 | 117 | .154 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.86 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.50 | 48.5 | 2.2 |
| April | 6 | 26 | 58 | 2.23 | 21 | 134 | .276 | 2 | 0.08 | 12 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.50 | 78.0 | 3.0 |
