Clay Stanley Long Beach State Honolulu, Hawaii 6'9" - Opposite Joined Team: November 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour…Canada Tour…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Louisville Tour…Bulgaria Tour…Greece Tour…Florida Tour…World Championships. 2001 – Japan Tour…World League…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup. 1999 – World University Games…Pan American Games.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 – Captured Best Server honors as 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 – Named Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Zone Championships in September after leading Team USA to the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier…Led the United States in scoring (and finished 11th overall) at the World Cup with 128 points on 97 kills, 17 service aces and 14 blocks. 2002 – Rejoined the team in June and played an integral part in the team’s success…Played in just 75 of a possible 141 sets during the year but still finished the season ranked first on the team in service aces (33), second in points per set (2.88) and third in kills (161) and in total points (216). 2001 – Led the team in service aces (24) and finished second in kills (217)…Tied for third in blocks (20) and added 79 digs while hitting .294 on the year…After the National Team season he played professionally for P.A.O.K. in Greece.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...Ranked in the Top 15 of the nation with a 5.53 kill average…Led the MPSF in aces and tied team record with 54…Finished career 10th on all-time kill list at Hawaii…Had 39 kills in two games, against then-No.1 Long Beach (Feb. 16) and against then No.4 UCLA…Against Long Beach (Feb. 16) also recorded nine digs and seven blocks…was moved to Middle Blocker position on April 7, recorded 12 kills and eight blocks, a career-high. 1999 – Recorded a team-high 4.95 kills per game…broke Hawaii’s single-match kill record with 50 kills against UCLA…MPSF Player of the Week (Apr. 24)…Led the team in kills seven times…Three matches with more than 30 kills and four with more than 20 kills…Had back-to-back 30-kill matches with 30 against UCSB (March 6) and 32 at Long Beach (Mar. 12). 1998 – Redshirted the 1998 season. 1997 – Played in 22 matches…recorded 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists against USC (Apr. 11)…had 11 kills in his debut against UC San Diego (Jan. 17)…Had season-high seven digs against Cal State Northridge (Mar. 7).

PERSONAL: Parents are Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine…Has three brothers: Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley, and two sisters Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine…His father played on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame…His mother played in the IVA for the Denver Comets…Clay’s step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team...Nicknamed “Bird”…Majored in Spanish at Hawaii…Enjoys surfing and playing video games.