Name: Matt Anderson
Sport: Volleyball
Discipline(s):
Volleyball
Position: Opposite/Outside Hitter
Height: 6-10 (208 cm)
Weight: 212 lbs (96.16 kg)
Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.
Hometown: West Seneca, N.Y.
High School: West Seneca High School (West Seneca, N.Y.)
College: Penn State
Olympic Experience
- 2012 (5th place)
- 2016 (Bronze Medal)
World Championship Experience
- 2010 (6th)
- 2014 (7th)
- 2018 (3rd)
Other Career Highlights
- Named MVP of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League as U.S. Men placed 2nd
- Six-time USAV Male Indoor Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
- 2008 AVCA Co-Player of the Year with Paul Lotman (Long Beach State) after leading Penn State to NCAA Men’s Championship.
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- DID YOU KNOW?
- Best Opposite of the 2018 FIVB VNL and the 2018 FIVB World Championship as the U.S. Men placed 3rd at each event
- Finished second among all scorers at the 2016 Olympic Games with 128 points on 108 kills, 10 blocks and 10 aces.
- Named MVP of the 2015 FIVB World Cup as the U.S. Men won the tournament and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games
- At 25, was the youngest player on the 2012 U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team
- Has been the U.S. Men’s leading scorer every season since 2011
- Was moved from left-side hitter to opposite (right side) in 2013 and has started there the majority of the time ever since
- Named MVP of the 2013 NORCECA Continental Championship and also named to All-Star Team
- Had a serious case of pneumonia during the 2009 summer season that left him hospitalized for 14 days
- Played for Russia's Zenit Kazan each winter from 2012-18 and has his jersey hung from the rafters of their arena
- Has played professionally in Russia, Italy and Korea
- Left college following his junior year to play professionally with the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in Korea
- 2007 Men's Junior National Team (finished seventh at the FIVB Men's Junior World Championship in Rabat, Morocco)
- 2006 Men's Junior National Team (finished second at the NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship)
- 2005 U.S. Boys Youth National Team (Four Nation Tournament in Cabo Frio, Brazil)
- 2004 Participated in a USAV High Performance tryout and was invited to an A2 camp, which he attended
Personal:
Mother is Nancy Anderson. Father, Michael Anderson, died in January 2010... Has three older sisters, Jennifer, Joelle and Amy and one older brother Joshua... Has a tattoo on his wrist in honor of his nephew Tristin, who is autistic. Hosts an annual volleyball tournament to benefit autism awareness. ... Interested in professional sports, cars and fashion
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