Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: A three-time All-American in his three seasons at Pepperdine ... Played in 63 matches and 230 sets ... Hit .420 and averaged 1.93 kills and 1.04 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Earned AVCA All-American honorable mention status and was on the All-MPSF second team in his final year ... Played a fifth season as a COVID-19 redshirt ... Started all 29 matches and played in 107 sets ... Averaged 1.79 kills and a team-high 0.97 blocks while hitting .416 ... Ranked third in the MPSF and 13th nationally in blocks ... Ranked sixth in the MPSF and 10th nationally in hitting percentage ... Had five matches with double-figure kills, with a season-high 12 in the NCAA Tournament at UCLA (5/3) ... Other season highs were eight blocks vs. UC Irvine (2/9), five digs vs. George Mason (3/11) and three aces (twice) ... Named MPSF Defensive Player of the Week on January 17 after two wins vs. Erskine (1.60 blocks/set) ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Received AVCA All-American second team and All-MPSF second team status as a senior ... Hit .434 and averaged 2.17 kills and 1.10 blocks ... Ranked second in the MPSF and 11th nationally in both hitting percentage and blocks ... Had five matches with double-figure kills ... Had season highs of 17 kills and .640 hitting (17-1-25) vs. Grand Canyon (3/27) ... Recorded 16 kills on .520 hitting (16-3-25) vs. BYU (3/19) ... Other season highs were nine blocks and two aces vs. UCLA (3/13) and four digs at Stanford (2/20) ... Made the MPSF All-Tournament team after hitting .429 and averaging 2.30 kills and 0.90 blocks ... Named AVCA National Player of the Week (3/16) after hitting .500 and averaging 3.00 points in two matches vs. UCLA ... Was the only player in the league to receive the MPSF Defensive Player of the Week award twice (2/25, 3/15) ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: An impressive debut season resulted in AVCA All-American honorable mention and All-MPSF second team honors as a junior ... Ranked fourth in the MPSF and 12th nationally in blocks (1.12) ... Ranked sixth in the MPSF and 13th nationally in hitting (.405) ... Started all 14 matches and played in all 51 sets ... Also averaged 1.90 kills per set ... Had a season-high 16 kills vs. Concordia (2/12) ... Had a season-high 10 blocks at Stanford (2/6) ... Had five digs vs. Cal Lutheran (1/5) ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
UC IRVINE: Spent three years at UC Irvine ... As a 2019 redshirt sophomore, averaged 1.56 kills and 0.90 blocks in 82 sets ... As a 2018 redshirt freshman, averaged 1.10 kills and 1.12 blocks in 67 sets ... Named to the 2018 Big West All-Freshman team ... Earned Big West Defensive Player of the Week once (3/19/18) and Big West Freshman of the Week twice (3/26/18 and 4/9/18) ... Redshirted as a 2017 true freshman.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Invited to the 2021 Men’s Collegiate National Team training camp, then played for the USA Volleyball squad that competed at the 2021 NORCECA Continental Championship in Durango, Mexico.
 
CLUB: Played for West Edge Volleyball Club.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School, located in Encino, Calif., in 2016 ... Played three years of varsity volleyball ... Was All-Mission League first team as a senior ... Led the team in kills all three years ... A member of the Honors Society.
 
PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in political science in 2021, and is now pursuing a master’s degree in American studies ... Born in Burbank, Calif. ... Son of Curtis and Melissa Wilmot ... Father played professional tennis ... Has one sister, Payten ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of the “people, team, coaches and environment.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys traveling and watching sports ... Favorites include Roger Federer, Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant (pro athletes), Los Angeles Lakers (pro sports team), James Bond (movies), Friends (TV show), Juice WRLD (musical artist) and basketball (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “the speed of the game and the difficulty of the sport.”