2019 Men's Volleyball Roster

5 Jeremy Best

  • Class Year '19
  • Position Setter
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Hometown Wexford, PA
  • Secondary School North Allegheny

Biography

Honors & Records
2019 UVC President's List
2018 Empire 8 All-Conference Second Team
2018 All-UVC Honorable Mention
Ranks second all-time in career assists (3,566)
EC Athlete of the Week (3/6/17, 2/5/18, 2/25/19)
Empire 8 President's List (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

2019 Season
Started in all 31 of EC's matches...Ranked fifth in the Empire 8 with an assists-per set average of 9.18...Paced EC with 1,102 assists and ranked third in both digs (108) and aces (20)...Posted 49 blocks on the season...Tallied 40 or more assists in 14 matches...Posted 40 assists in a four-set battle against Endicott (1/18)...Registered 50 helpers, five kills, four digs and one block in a 3-2 triumph over Eastern Mennonite (1/27)...Recorded a season-high 58 assists and a season-best five blocks in a 3-2 win against Penn State Behrend (2/1)...Added 55 assists and seven digs against Juniata (2/2)...Tallied 45 assists, five digs, four kills and three solo blocks in a five-set win over Augustana (IL) (2/23)...Orchestrated EC's offense to the tune of 51 assists in a 3-2 triumph over Rutgers-Newark (3/16)...Posted 53 assists to lead Elmira to a 3-2 win against Misericordia (4/6) in the season finale.

2018 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches as a junior…Logged a career-high 1,260 assists, the third-best single-season mark in program history…Posted the fifth-best assists-per-set average in program history (9.77)…Added 138 digs, 83 blocks, and 26 services aces to his ledger…Finished the season ranked third in the UVC and 14th in the nation with 9.77 assists per set…Recorded double-digit assists in all 32 matches…Recorded his first career double-double with 44 assists and 11 digs against Rutgers-Newark…Posted a career-high 62 assists in a five-set win over No. 5 Dominican (2/2)…Tallied 38 assists, a season-high six blocks, five digs, three kills and three aces in a 3-2 victory over No. 15 SUNY New Paltz (2/17)…Added a double-double against Vassar (3/30) with 39 assists and 12 digs while adding three blocks.

2017 Season
Appeared in 31 matches during his sophomore season…Paced the team with a career-best 998 assists to go along with 133 digs, 53 blocks and 20 aces…Ranked seventh in the UVC with 8.91 assists per set…Logged double digit assists in all 31 matches…Contributed 51 assists, five digs and three kills in a five-set match against Southern Virginia (1/28)...Tallied a season-best-tying three aces coupled with 53 assists and eight digs against Johnson & Wales (2/04)...Recorded a season-best six blocks and added 44 assists in the 3-2 win over Arcadia (2/25)…Posted a career-best 56 assists in the five-set win over Baruch (3/18). 

2016 Season
Made five starts in 15 appearances for the Purple and Gold… Finished third on Elmira with 206 assists and second in assists per set (5.28)… Logged seven double-digit assists performance in his 15 appearances…  Tallied a season-best five blocks to go with 30 assists in a 3-0 victory over SUNY Poly (2/27)… Recorded a career-high and team-best 49 digs in a 3-1 victory over Juniata College (3/28)… Posted a season-best two services aces to go along with 40 assists in a matchup against Alderson Broaddus University (4/2).

Before Elmira
Helped his high school team win a state championship, as well as a state runner-up finish...Also led his team to two district titles and was named an All-District selection.

Personal
Jeremy is a Finance and Economics double-major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016Freshman

    Setter
    6'2" 0 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    Setter
    6'2" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    Setter
    6'2" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Setter
    6'2" 170 lbs
    5