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2023 Men's Volleyball Roster

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4 Brett Sheward

4 Brett Sheward

  • Position:
    Libero/Setter
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Newport Beach, Calif.

Summary

Biography

2023 (Junior):
  • AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • All-Big West first team
  • Finalist for Off the Block’s Erik Shoji Award (nation’s best libero)
  • Led the Big West in digs (235)
  • Ranked No. 8 nationally in digs per set (2.20)
  • Career-high 17 digs against Ball State (Jan. 13) and had 16 versus UCLA in the NCAA Championship match (May 6)
  • Started five matches at setter
  • Career-high 55 assists in win over Concordia (Feb. 16)
  • Big West Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 16)
  • Six matches with double-figure digs

2022 (Sophomore):
  • First season as the team’s primary libero
  • Led the team in digs (2.09)
  • Recorded a .944 reception percentage in a team-best 590 attempts
  • Career-high 16 digs against Ball State (May 5) in the NCAA semifinal and at Long Beach State (Apr. 2)
  • Had 15 digs in the LBSU series opener (Apr. 1) and 12 versus UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 9)
  • Eight matches with double figure digs
  • Named academic all-Big West
 
2021 (COVID-Freshman):
  • Appeared in 12 matches and 20 sets as a backup setter and serving specialist
  • Tallied 11 assists, one ace, three digs, and three blocks
  • Saw action as a setter at UC San Diego (Feb. 25) finishing with seven assists and three blocks
  • Only ace of the season was against UC Santa Barbara (March 12)
  • Named academic all-Big West
 
2020:
  • Big West all-freshman team
  • Started eight of the team's final nine matches at setter
  • Ranked No. 2 in the Big West Conference in assists per set (10.30), which would have ranked him No. 5 nationally
  • In first match as the starter, directed team to season-high .603 percentage against Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 20)
  • Led team to a hitting percentage of .400 or better four times
  • Career-highs of 49 assists and six digs in a sweep of Concordia-Irvine (Feb. 7)
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award
 
2019:
  • Redshirted
 
Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif.
  • Earned four varsity letters in volleyball
  • As a senior, his team captured the CIF Division 2 championship
  • Selected as CIF Division 2 Player of the Year and Trinity League MVP as a setter/opposite in 2018
  • Also named first-team all-Orange County
  • Picked to VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 list
  • Earned all-league honors as a junior in 2017 and freshman in 2015
  • Played seven years with the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club
  • Named all-tournament at the Boys Junior National Championship in 2017 and ’18
  • Finished runner-up at the 2018 USA Beach High Performance Championship in Manhattan Beach, Calif., with partner Dane Johnson
  • Teammates with former Rainbow Warrior Devon Johnson at the 2017 High Performance Championship. 
 
Personal:
  • Born in Irvine, Calif.
  • Nicknames are Shew and Shewie
  • Has one older sister
  • Parents are Sean and Leanne Sheward of Newport Beach, Calif.
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Freshman

    Setter/Defensive Specialist
    6'2"
    12
  • 4

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Setter/Libero
    6'2"
    4
  • 4

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Setter/Libero
    6'2"
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Libero/Setter
    6'2"
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Libero/Setter
    6'2"
    4