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2026 Men's Volleyball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

6 Leo Pravednikov

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School Wilson
  • Major Business Economics
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
Postmatch Interview (1/14/25)

ACADEMIC AWARDS
Two-time Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2023)
• Big West Spring Academic All-Conference (2025)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 1/11/24 at #13 Ball State: 0-3 loss

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
Saw time in eight matches and 16 sets ... Totaled 19.5 points and 17 kills ... Against Central State (2/15) had eight kills and a .429 attack percentage ... Had six kills and no errors in 13 attempts to hit .462 against Saint Katherine (3/6) ... Season-high four digs vs. Concordia (2/8).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Did not play.

CLUB
Played with Rockstar 18s (2021-22), Pinnacle 17s (2020-21), Pinnacle 16s (2019-20), Pinnacle 15s (2018-19), LBVC 14s (2017-18), and Long Beach 14-2s (2016-17).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Woodrow Wilson in Long Beach, Calif. ... School record holder in career kills (580) and season Kills (329) ... His 580 career kills were also a Moore League record ... Wilson won league titles during his junior and senior years and was the D3 CIF Southern Section Champion in his junior year  ... As a senior: Moore League MVP, All-CIF First Team, Two-time Redondo Tournament All-Tournament Team ... Long Beach Classic Tournament MVP ... Garden Grove Tournament MVP. As a junior: Moore League MVP, All-CIF First Team, All-City Athlete of the Year. As a sophomore: Did not have a season due to the pandemic. As a freshman: All-Moore League Second Team ... Tustin All-Tournament.

PERSONAL
Born: June 26 in Long Beach, Calif.
Parents: Both parents went to Long Beach State, where his dad played volleyball and his mom played softball
Siblings: Has a younger sister
Major: Business Economics
Minor: Finance
College: Sixth
Future plans: Wealth management
Top moment in volleyball: Sweeping Hawai‘i at home
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Traveling to Hawai‘i for the Big West Championship
Cheers for: Los Angeles Angels, LA Lakers, and LA Rams
Favorite athlete: Japanese volleyball player Yuki Ishikawa
Favorite movie: Inception
Listens to: Dominic Fike, Wallows
Hobbies: Golf, hiking, Legos
Favorite food: Sushi
Top social media platform: Instagram reels
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills 21 at Grand Canyon 2/15/25
Assists 3 at UCLA 1/23/25
Aces 4 2 times 3/10/25 vs. Princeton
Digs 10 2 times 4/4/25 vs. UC Irvine
Blocks 7 vs. Loyola Chicago 2/1/25
Points 21.5 2 times 4/12/25 vs. CSUN
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) .682 vs. George Mason 1/14/25

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2023Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'5" 180 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'5" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'4" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'4" 190 lbs
    6

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