10 Shaphar Grant
10 - Shaphar Grant
Height: 6-4
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Position: MB
Year: Jr.
High School: Jerome I. Case HS
Major: Business Administration - IT
m 27
k/s 1.68
h % .233
a/s 0.10
b/s 0.81
sa/s 0.16
d/s 0.27

Career: TU career hitting percentage leader (.308)... TU career blocks leader (72).

2021: Played in 55 sets across 16 matches (all starts)... Totaled 101 kills on a .335 hitting percentage (team-best, program record), four assists, four service aces, 18 digs, and 43 total blocks (second-most on the team)... Match-highs include: 12 kills (Feb. 27 at Queens), two assists (season finale, Apr. 17 vs. Limestone), one ace (four times), five digs (Mar. 10 vs. Emmanuel), and five total blocks (three times)... Holds program record for hitting percentage (15-19 attempts), hit .600 (10-1/15) vs. Queens on Apr. 6.

2020: Played in 51 sets across 17 matches (14 starts)... Finished the season with 34 kills on a .230 hitting percentage, three assists, eight service aces, 16 digs, and 29 total blocks (tied most on team)... Season-best five kills at Urbana (Feb. 22)... Landed a pair of aces in four matches... Net two digs in five matches... Five total blocks vs. Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 14), including two solo... Went 4-for-4 on swings at Indiana Tech (Feb. 21).

High School: Graduated from Jerome I. Case HS in Mount Pleasant, Wisc... Coached by Daniel Burch (volleyball), Chris Falbo (volleyball), and Dennis Gallagher (track & field)... Lettered in volleyball... Regional champions in 2017... 2018 All-County.

Personal: Nicknamed "Shaph"... Born Nov. 16, 2000 in Kingston, Jamaica... Son of Sandra and Milton Grant... Siblings: Sheniele (25) and Sheonae (24)... Sister Sheniele plays volleyball for the UWI Pelicans... Majoring in business administration with an information technology concentration... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Become a software analyst, become a professional volleyball player... Hobbies: Watching movies, working out, and thrifting... Favorite book: Silver Sword... Favorite class at TU: Sociology... Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate milk or yogurt with grapes... Favorite movie: "Fast and Furious" series... Favorite musical artists: Chris Brown, Burnaboy, Kehlani... Favorite song: "Essence" by Wizkid... Favorite sports teams: Chelsea FC... Can't imagine a week without: The gym, thrifting or some type of shopping... Favorite athlete: Neymar... Advice to kids: "Work hard for whatever you want. Be kind and trust God"... Favorite color: Red... Favorite food: Curried goat and rice... Most famous person ever met: Usain Bolt... What people don't know about him: He loves making music and is a wannabe chef... When he was a kid, he tried to be like: His dad.

Recent Games
Mar 31 at King (Tenn.) L, 3-0
Apr 8 Edward Waters W, 3-2
Apr 9 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0
Apr 22 vs. Daemen L, 3-0
Apr 22 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0
Apr 23 vs. FDU W, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 27 7
Sets 98 25
Kills 165 30
Kills per set 1.68 1.20
Errors 76 16
Total Attacks 382 93
Total Attacks per set 3.90 3.72
Hitting Percentage .233 .151
Assists 10 4
Assists per set 0.10 0.16
Service Total Attempts 332 80
Service Aces 16 6
Service Errors 71 17
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.24
Receptions 9 3
Reception Errors 2 2
Digs 26 9
Digs per set 0.27 0.36
Block Solo 24 5
Block Assist 55 15
Block Total 79 20
Blocks per set 0.81 0.80
Block Errors 10 4
Ball Handling Errors 3 2
Points 232.5 48.5
Points per set 2.4 1.9
Matches started 27 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 11 North Greenville L, 3-1 1 4 2 5 15 -.200 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3.0
Jan 15 at Ball St. L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 5 1.000 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Jan 31 at Erskine L, 3-1 1 4 6 3 12 .250 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Feb 1 at North Greenville L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 12 -.167 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.0
Feb 4 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-1 1 4 9 5 26 .154 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 5 0 6 0 12.5
Feb 5 Erskine L, 3-1 1 4 7 3 15 .267 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 10.0
Feb 11 Limestone L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 11 -.182 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2.0
Feb 12 Queens (N.C.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 10 .200 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 4 0 8.0
Feb 18 Fort Valley St. W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 10 .700 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Feb 22 at Emmanuel (Ga.) W, 3-2 1 5 12 2 20 .500 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 11 1 12 0 18.5
Feb 26 vs. #8 Southern Virginia W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 17 .529 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 14.0
Feb 26 at (RV) Randolph-Macon L, 3-1 1 4 10 2 14 .571 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 12.0
Mar 1 Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 6 .667 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 6.0
Mar 4 at Barton W, 3-1 1 4 8 6 19 .105 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Mar 5 at Mount Olive L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 18 .111 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Mar 10 King (Tenn.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 7.5
Mar 12 #7 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at #9 Grand Canyon L, 3-0 1 3 3 4 12 -.083 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4.0
Mar 19 at #9 Grand Canyon L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 12 .500 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Mar 19 vs. #12 Benedictine Mesa L, 3-1 1 4 7 5 16 .125 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 11.0
Mar 26 at Queens (N.C.) L, 3-1 1 4 6 4 19 .105 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 8.5
Mar 27 at Limestone L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 10 .400 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Mar 31 at King (Tenn.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 15 .267 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.5
Apr 8 Edward Waters W, 3-2 1 5 8 4 18 .222 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 6 0 13.0
Apr 9 at Lincoln Memorial L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 11 .000 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 5.0
Apr 22 vs. Daemen L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 13 .231 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Apr 22 vs. D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 17 .412 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 6 0 16.0
Apr 23 vs. FDU W, 3-2 1 5 5 5 20 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 7 0 9.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2019-20 17 51 34 0.67 17 74 .230 3 0.06 8 0.16 3 0 16 0.31 4 25 29 0.57 58.5 1.1
2020-21 16 55 101 1.84 30 212 .335 4 0.07 4 0.07 14 1 18 0.33 8 35 43 0.78 130.5 2.4
2021-22 27 98 165 1.68 76 382 .233 10 0.10 16 0.16 9 2 26 0.27 24 55 79 0.81 232.5 2.4
2022-23 24 91 164 1.80 56 328 .329 5 0.05 12 0.13 14 0 36 0.40 24 59 83 0.91 229.5 2.5
Total 84 295 464 1.57 179 996 .286 22 0.07 40 0.14 40 3 96 0.33 60 174 234 0.79 651.0 2.2
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 27 98 165 1.68 76 382 .233 10 0.10 16 0.16 9 2 26 0.27 24 55 79 0.81 232.5 2.4
Conference 7 25 30 1.20 16 93 .151 4 0.16 6 0.24 3 2 9 0.36 5 15 20 0.80 48.5 1.9
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Home 9 32 47 1.47 22 120 .208 3 0.09 4 0.13 4 1 10 0.31 12 16 28 0.88 71.0 2.2
Away 13 48 82 1.71 39 179 .240 6 0.13 6 0.13 5 1 10 0.21 3 28 31 0.65 105.0 2.2
Neutral 5 18 36 2.00 15 83 .253 1 0.06 6 0.33 0 0 6 0.33 9 11 20 1.11 56.5 3.1
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Wins 8 32 68 2.13 25 147 .293 3 0.09 4 0.13 3 1 9 0.28 14 29 43 1.34 100.5 3.1
Losses 19 66 97 1.47 51 235 .196 7 0.11 12 0.18 6 1 17 0.26 10 26 36 0.55 132.0 2.0
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January 3 11 13 1.18 8 32 .156 4 0.36 1 0.09 1 0 0 0.00 1 3 4 0.36 16.5 1.5
February 9 32 62 1.94 22 135 .296 3 0.09 6 0.19 4 1 7 0.22 9 26 35 1.09 90.0 2.8
March 10 36 60 1.67 30 136 .221 2 0.06 5 0.14 3 1 13 0.36 5 13 18 0.50 76.5 2.1
April 5 19 30 1.58 16 79 .177 1 0.05 4 0.21 1 0 6 0.32 9 13 22 1.16 49.5 2.6