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#8 Phil Bannan
Position: Setter
Height: 6'3"
Year: Senior
City/State: Newport Beach, CA
High School: Corona del Mar HS
College: Marshall
Major: Communication
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: An All-MPSF Honorable Mention selection… Played in 29 of 30 matches and started 28 of those… Totaled 1,265 assists, just three short of his school single season record set in 2009… His 12.16 assists per set ranked ninth among all MPSF players and 16th nationally… Season-high was 66 helpers vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/13)… Had 50 or more assists 12 times… Posted a career-high 15 digs twice… Had four double-double (assists/digs) performances on the year… Second on the roster with 13 service aces… Fourth on team with 153 digs and fifth with 61 total blocks.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Recorded a UCSD single season record 1,268 assists… Led the Tritons with 99 sets played and was second on the team with 107 blocks... Posted a season-high 67 assists against Pepperdine (3/7)... Had at least 50 helpers 11 times… At one point, had three straight matches with 60+ assists… Served up a career-high four aces in a win against St. Francis (2/13)... Tallied a career-best nine blocks on two occasions.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Saw action in 90 sets, leading the team with 961 assists... Had a career-high 71 assists in a five-set win at Pacific (4/5)... Recorded nine kills and 10.0 points, both career-highs, against Cal State Northridge (3/1)... Had four service aces and seven digs in a win at UC Irvine (1/19)… Lone double-double came in the form of 66 assists and 10 digs vs. Pacific (3/7).

CLUB: Won three bronze medals at Junior Olympics with Balboa Bay Volleyball Club from 2005-07.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Corona del Mar... Volleyball team won two CIF Championships in 2005 and 2007, going 33-2 in 2007... Four-time league champions... Earned MVP of the CIF and Pacific Coast League in 2007... Named a 2007 Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American.

PERSONAL: Born Apr. 26, 1989… Parents are Jim and Jean Bannan… Father played volleyball at Santa Clara… Has two younger siblings named Connor and Hannah… A communication major in Thurgood Marshall College… Minoring in history… Lists Office Space and Jack Johnson's September Sessions as his favorite flicks… Favorite athlete is Ventura County pro surfer Dane Reynolds… Enjoys surfing and croquet.

Career-Highs
Kills 9 vs. Cal State Northridge 3/1/08
Attack % .500 at USC 2/13/08
Assists 71 at Pacific 4/5/08
Aces 4 multiple times -
Digs 15 multiple times -
Blocks 9 multiple times -
Points 10.0 vs. Cal State Northridge 3/1/08
Career Statistics
Season SP MP MS K E TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA TB Points
2008 90 27 21 47 18 91 .319 961 22 106 5 46 51 97.0
2009 99 28 28 26 5 46 .457 1268 28 149 9 98 107 112.0
2010 104 29 28 36 11 67 .373 1265 13 153 11 50 61 85.0
Totals 293 84 77 109 34 204 .368 3494 63 408 25 194 219 294.0

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