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2024 Men's Volleyball Roster

Britain Givens
Samantha Blankenship

6 Spyros Chakas

6 Spyros Chakas

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter /Opposite
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Nea Smyrni, Greece

Summary

Biography

2024 (Senior):
  • Started 15 matches before suffering season-ending injury against UC Irvine (March 10)
  • Recipient of the Jack Bonham Award as UH’s top male senior student-athlete
  • Named Most Outstanding Player of the OUTRIGGER Invitational helping lead UH to wins over Lewis, top-ranked Grand Canyon and No. 5 UC Irvine
  • Captured AVCA Player of the Week honors twice this season following the Stanford series and OUTRIGGER Invitational
  • Prior to his injury, ranked No. 2 nationally in hitting percentage and No. 4 in kills per set
  • Finished the season with a 4.15 kill average, hitting at a .417 clip
  • Also averaged 1.47 digs and 0.47 blocks per set along with 13 aces
  • Ranked seventh all-time in program history in aces (104)
  • Season-high 23 kills with only one error in 30 attempts (.733) vs. Stanford (Feb. 9)
  • Had 22 kills on .500 hitting against Loyola Chicago (Jan. 5)
  • Hit career-best .737 hitting percentage (15-1-19) vs. Lewis (March 7)
  • 11 matches with 10+ kills

2023 (Junior):
  • AVCA All-America second team for the second straight year
  • Repeated as All-Big West first team
  • Finalist for Off the Block’s Karch Kiraly Award (nation’s best outside attacker)
  • Started all 30 matches he appeared in
  • Averaged 3.38 kills per set, hitting .314
  • Led the team in service aces (38) and service aces per set (0.38 sa/s)
  • Finished second on the team in digs per set (1.59)
  • Posted double-digit kills in 16 matches
  • Had two double-doubles against Pepperdine (March 1) and Queens (Jan. 25)
  • Finished with 22 kills (.581) and seven digs against Ball State (Jan. 13), earning AVCA National Player of the Week honors
  • Earned Big West Player of the Week three times
  • Named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022 (Sophomore):
  • AVCA All-America Second Team
  • All-Big West First Team
  • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player after averaging a team-best 4.09 kills per set, hitting .341 with four aces, 18 digs (1.64/set) and eight blocks (0.73/set)
  • Started 31 of 32 matches
  • Finished second on the team with 3.34 kill average and 48 aces
  • Also averaged 1.33 digs per set and 0.64 blocks per set while hitting .321
  • Team-high .956 reception percentage in 504 attempts
  • Career-high 24 kills, hitting .488 vs. CSUN (Mar. 25)
  • Tallied 17 kills each against UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 9) and Lincoln Memorial (Feb. 20)
  • Career-high seven aces against Queens (Feb. 4)
  • Hit .700 with 15 kills in 20 attempts at UC San Diego (Mar. 4)
  • First career double-double (19K, 10D) vs. Ball State (May 5) in NCAA Tournament semifinals
  • Led the team with 20 double figure kill matches
  • Named academic all-Big West
 
2021 (Freshman):
  • Big West Conference all-freshman team
  • Made four starts at outside hitter
  • Saw action in 15 matches and 38 sets
  • Season-high six kills and three aces against UC San Diego (Feb. 25)
  • Started both matches against the Tritons and earned Big West Freshman of the Week honors
  • Averaged 2.00 kills and 1.00 digs per set and did not commit a reception error in 35 receive attempts in the two matches
  • Made the start against Long Beach State (April 3) and tallied five kills, an ace, five digs, and four blocks
 
National Team: 
  • Has 23 appearances with the Greek Junior National Team in the U18 and U20 divisions
 
Prep:
  • A 2020 graduate of The Moraitis School in Athens, Greece
  • Led high school team to a national school championship and ninth place finish in the World School Championship in 2018-19
  • Helped his U18 team to a first place finish in the Greek Championships, earning Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker honors in 2018-19
  • Member of five regional championships, earning Most Valuable Player honors all five times, including Best Spiker three times, Best Receiver twice, and Best Server once
  • Led teams to the Greek U21 Championships, with a third place finish in 2016-17 and fourth place in 2017-18
  • Picked UH over Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Penn State, and Ohio State
 
Personal:
  • Born in Athens, Greece
  • Intends to major in psychology
  • Parents are Georgios Chakas and Sofiria Papalouka of Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece
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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2021Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'4"
    23
  • 23

    2022Sophomore

    Outside Hitter /Opposite
    6'4"
    23
  • 23

    2023Junior

    Outside Hitter /Opposite
    6'4"
    23
  • 6

    2024Senior

    Outside Hitter /Opposite
    6'4"
    6