Tom Hoff Ohio State/Long Beach State Park Ridge, Ill. 6'8" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: September 1996

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – Canada Tour…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2002 – Florida Tour. 2001 – World League…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup. 2000 – Americas' Cup... Bulgaria Tour...Continental Cup...Olympic Games...World League. 1999 – Canada Trip… Japan Trip…International Volleyball Challenge… Italy Trip…NORCECA Championship…World Cup. 1998 – Americas’ Cup… Canada Cup… France Tournament…NORCECA Zone World Championship Qualifier… USA Champions Cup…World Championships. 1997 – Japan Trip…NORCECA Zone Championships. 1995 – World University Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 – Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match. 2003 – After two injury-filled seasons (2001 and 2002), Hoff has been relatively injury-free during the 2003 campaign and one of the major reasons the team has advanced to the World Cup…Finished tied for third on the team in blocks (13) and sixth on the team in scoring (71 points on 53 kills, 13 blocks and five service aces) at the World Cup. 2002 – Injuries limited him to just one match during the year…He scored two points on one kill and one block in a five-set loss to Italy on Sept. 21. 2001 – Injuries limited him to just three tournaments during the year…Still finished first in stuff blocks (53) and hitting percentage (.424)…Also was fourth on the team in kills (146)…Had 36 digs and seven service aces…Played professionally with Iraklas in Greece. 2000 – Saw action in every set of the Olympic Games, with 25 kills, 10 blocks and a .421 hitting percentage...Recorded 12 kills, two blocks and a .455 hitting percentage on the Bulgaria Tour...Set out the middle of the year with a bulging disc in his back...Posted 22 kills and a .588 hitting percentage in helping the team qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics at the Continental Cup…Played professionally for Toray Volleyball Team in Japan. 1999 – Finished the World Cup with a spectacular .621 hitting percentage along with 92 kills, 20 blocks and three aces…Helped the team claim its first NORCECA Zone Championship since 1985 with 37 kills and a .688 hitting percentage...Named the best middle blocker at the Ninth Annual Ruffini Memorial Tournament where the Americans defeated No. 1 Italy and No. 4 Yugoslavia...Posted 44 kills, 17 blocks and a .443 hitting percentage in 21 games played...Was the team’s most consistent offensive weapon on the Australia Trip, posting double-digit kills in all but one match that he started…Matched his career high with 22 kills against Korea…Led the team with 13 blocks and a .467 hitting percentage on the Canada Trip...Added 18 kills and a service ace. 1998 – Posted double-figure kills in all four matches of the China Tour, averaging 4.77 kills and .85 stuff blocks per game along with a .692 hitting percentage…Posted 20 kills and 10 stuff blocks in the Canada Cup semifinal match against Australia…Tallied nine or more kills in 12 of the last 13 matches of the season, including a career-high 22 kills against Russia at the World Championships. 1997 – Joined the team for the NORCECA Zone Championships, posting 39 kills, seven blocks and a .561 attack percentage in six matches…Came on strong on the Japan Tour with 57 kills, 16 blocks and a .472 hitting percentage.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Spent two years at Ohio State before transferring to Long Beach State…Reached 1,000 Kills in fewer matches than any other player at Long Beach State…Ranks No. 5 in career kills (1,230), No. 2 in kills per game (6.54), No. 4 in hitting percentage (.369) and No. 2 in blocks per game (1.65) in LBSU history. 1996 – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American... Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…First-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)…AVCA National Player of the Week…Helped team finish 21-6 and 15-4 (second) in the MPSF…Posted 479 kills, 134 blocks and a .389 attack percentage. 1995 – AVCA First-Team All-American…Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…First-Team All-MPSF…Posted 751 kills, 176 blocks and a .357 hitting percentage…. Set a national record for most matches with 20 or more kills (25) and 10 or more blocks (nine)…AVCA National Player of the Week. 1994 – Sat out one year of eligibility after transferring from Ohio State. 1993 – First-Team All-Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)...Guided the Buckeyes to the MIVA conference title and a 28-10 overall record…His 490 kills rank third all-time in Buckeye history…Second Team All American Selection. 1992 – Started as a true freshman, posting 80 total blocks and a .327 hitting percentage.

PERSONAL: Born Thomas John Hoff on June 9, 1973 in Chicago, Ill....Son of Margaret and Richard Hoff...His wife’s name is Sandy…Together they became the proud parents of a daughter, Tatum Bella, on Aug. 5, 2003…Enjoys engineering topics, fish tanks, hiking and mountain biking...Also has one brother, Rich, and a sister, Jennifer…Has twin nieces named Sarah and Amanda...Graduated from Long Beach State University in 1996 with a degree in mechanical engineering.