SANTA CRUZ, Ca. – Earlier this morning, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award Sponsored by INTENT. The award recognizes programs who maintain at least a 3.3 grade-point-average throughout the academic year. This year, the AVCA recognized a record-breaking 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams.

The Banana Slugs men's volleyball team earned this award for the third straight season, earning the honor in 2023, 2024, and now the 2025 season.

"It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom," says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. "The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes."