Donald Suxho USC Korce, Albania 6'5" - Setter Joined Team: January 2001

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003 –Colorado/Nebraska Tour… Canada Tour…Pan American Games ( Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2001 –World League…NORCECA Zone Championships.

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…Served as the back-up setter to starter Lloy Ball. 2003 – Started at setter until the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier…Served as the back-up setter to starter Lloy Ball at the NORCECA championships and World Cup.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 –American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year…AVCA First-Team All-American…First-Team All Mountain Pacific Sports Federation…Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American…Led the team in assists (2,025) and aces (57) and ranked second in digs (169) and third in blocks (94). 1999 – AVCA First-Team All-American...Asics/Volleyball Second-Team All-American…Second-Team All-MPSF…Set a USC single-season record with 63 aces…Ranked second in the country with a .594 aces-per-game average and No. 7 with 17.6 assists per game. 1998 – Third-team All-MPSF…Played in each of the team’s 99 games…Recorded 1,518 assists, 214 digs, 103 blocks and 95 kills. 1997 – Starting setter as a freshman…Set an NCAA single-match record with 129 assists against Ohio State…Posted 1,585 assists, 220 digs, 93 kills and 63 blocks.

PERSONAL: Played for the Albanian National Team (1995-96) and junior national team (1991-96)…Communications major at USC…Enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, movies and traveling…Married to Kim and has a son, Shane.