Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE CAREER: Has seen action in 35 matches and 114 sets … Has amassed 1.79 kills, 0.23 aces, 1.15 digs and 0.24 blocks per set … Tallied 204 total kills, 26 aces, 131 digs and 27 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE 2023: Saw action in all 30 matches this year, and appeared in 102 sets … Recorded 202 kills (1.98) overall, and had six matches with double-figure kills … Delivered 23 aces (0.23), with a season-best three against Hawaii (3/1) ... Had a season-high 19 kills against UC Irvine (2/8) ... Posted 11 digs against BYU (3/25).

PEPPERDINE 2022: Appeared in five matches and 12 sets as a redshirt freshman ... Recorded his only two kills of the season, plus three service aces and four digs in his debut vs. Erskine (1/14) ... Had a season-high five digs at Grand Canyon (2/20) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Redshirted his freshman season ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Played on the Boys Youth National Team and the Boys Select A1 team for two years each.
 
CLUB: Played for the Orlando Gold for four years (15-18s), MVP (18s) and MB Surf (18s).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from The First Academy, located in Orlando, Fla., in 2020 ... Played three years of varsity volleyball ... Named a 2020 Volleyball Magazine Boys Fab 50 selection ... Made the 2019 Volleyball Magazine 25 Underclassmen to Watch List ... Was named a captain and team MVP as a senior, junior and sophomore.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Windermere, Fla.. ... Son of Donald and Sheri Deluzio ... Is the youngest of eight siblings: Krystal, Alexa, Loren, Erika, Ben, Vic, Brynna and Kelli ... Krystal Thomas played basketball at Duke, then had a seven-year WNBA career ... Alexa played basketball at Florida State ... Older sisters Erika and Loren played volleyball at Connecticut and Liberty, respectively ... Ben played baseball at Florida State, and is now in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ minor league system ... Vic played football at the United States Naval Academy ... Brynna plays volleyball at Colorado ... Kelli plays basketball at Belmont Abbey ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the rich volleyball history the program has had, and the family atmosphere the university provides. Pepperdine feels like one big family there to support you.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing on the lake and winning in family competitions ... Favorites include Giannis Antetokounmpo (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro team), A Land Remembered (book), Get Out (movie), Friends (TV show), Louis the Child (musical artist), teriyaki chicken and fried rice (food) and basketball (sport other than volleyball) … Favorite thing about volleyball is “the opportunity to build bonds and relationships with so many different guys, and then go out and compete on the court with them.”