Phil Eatherton Ball State Glencoe, Mo. 6' 9" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: May 1997

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2001 - World League. 2000 - Korea Tour…World League. 1999 - Pan American Games…NORCECA Zone Championships. 1998 - Canada Cup…Canada Tour…USA Champions Cup…NORCECA Zone World Championship Qualifier…World Championships. 1997 - France Tournament…NORCECA Zone Championships. 1995 - World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 - Recorded 17 kills and 10 blocks on the Korea Tour, including a career-high six stuffs on April 19. 1998 - Posted 16 or more matches with 10 or more kills…Played well at the Canada Cup by posting three matches of double-figure kills and an overall attack percentage of .580…Saw action in all three matches of the Canada Tour and hit at a .658 clip…Tallied a career-high .833 hitting percentage against Germany…Had 18 kills with no errors against eventual champion Italy at the World Championships. 1997 - Registered double-figure kills in three consecutive matches on the trip to France.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Ended his career at Ball State as the Cardinals' all-time leader in total blocks (575), block assists (477) and hitting percentage (.422)…Also finished fourth in kills (1,374), games played (401) and matches with 10 or more kills (72). 1997 - Honorable Mention Asics/Volleyball All-American…First-Team All-Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)…Helped the Cardinals reach the NCAA Championships after claiming the MIVA title…Set a school record and ranked sixth in the country with a .443 hitting percentage…Ranked No. 12 nationally with a 1.60 blocks-per-game average…Posted 10 or more kills in 23 matches. 1996 - Honorable Mention All-MIVA…AVCA National Player of the Week…Named to the Hall of Fame Classic, Outrigger Hotels Invitational and MIVA all-tournament teams…Hit .400 or better in 20 matches…Set a University Arena record with 12 block assists and 14 total blocks against Penn State…Posted 404 kills, 173 blocks, 131 digs and 14 aces on the year. 1995 - Second-Team All-MIVA…Ranked third in the league and No. 12 nationally with a .433 hitting percentage…Helped the Cardinals finish third at the NCAA Championships with an upset of No. 2 Hawai'i…Posted 17 kills, eight digs, six blocks and a .625 hitting percentage in the third-place match. 1994 - Played in 30-of-38 matches as a freshman, posting 137 kills, 79 blocks, 69 digs and a .374 hitting percentage.

PERSONAL: Born Phillip Daniel Eatherton on Jan. 2, 1974 in Kirkwood, Mo….Son of Norman Jr. and Mary Eatherton…Majored in marketing at Ball State University…Tallest player to ever compete for BSU…Once appeared on "The Price is Right" television show and advanced to the "Showcase Showdown."