Barton Picked as Favorite in 2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Defending champion Barton has been picked as the favorite in the 2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll that was chosen by the league’s head coaches on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.
Barton shared the 2019 Conference Carolinas men’s volleyball regular season title with King, but the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament via a thrilling 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-27, 17-15) win over King in the 2019 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Tournament final to capture their second league tournament title in program history.
Barton and King have shared the regular season title for three straight seasons entering the spring of 2020, but Barton’s five first-place votes and a total of 76 points allowed them to capture the top spot in the preseason tally. King collected one first-place vote and a total of 67 points to sit second just one point ahead of Mount Olive (66) in third. The Trojans picked up two first-place votes.
Four Conference Carolinas team received a first-place vote in total with Belmont Abbey’s one first-place vote and a total of 63 points leaving them fourth in the preseason poll. Limestone was fifth with a total of 56 points. North Greenville (46), Emmanuel (38), Erskine (32) and Lees-McRae (24) closed out the voting in the preseason poll.
The 2020 Conference Carolinas men’s volleyball season begins right after the start of the new year on Jan. 2, 2020.
2020 Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll
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Team
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1st
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Total
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1. Barton
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5
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76
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2. King
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1
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67
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3. Mount Olive
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2
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66
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4. Belmont Abbey
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1
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63
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5. Limestone
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56
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6. North Greenville
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46
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7. Emmanuel
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38
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8. Erskine
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32
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9. Lees-McRae
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24
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2020 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Players to Watch (Submitted by Conference Carolinas Coaches)
Barton
Angelos Mandilaris, Sr., RS, Chalkida, Greece (2019 Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year, first team All-Conference Carolinas, AVCA Honorable Mention All-American)
Oscar Fiorentino, Jr., S, Bayamon, Puerto Rico (2019 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Adrian Iglesias, So., OH, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (2019 Off the Block Freshman All-American)
Belmont Abbey
Liam Maxwell, Sr., OH, Manahawkin, N.J. (2019 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Andrew Kohut, So., OPP, Naperville, Ill. (2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2019 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
Brennan Davis, Jr., S, Manahawkin, N.J. (2019 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Emmanuel
Don Thompson, Sr., MB, Haiku, Hawaii (2019 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Aleksa Lakic, Sr., OH, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
Philipp Lauter, Fr., MB, Wiesbaden, Germany
Erskine
Cole Vigo, So., MB, Riverside, Calif.
Edgerrin Austin, Fr., OH, Joliet, Ill.
Francisco Pomar, So., S, Ponce, Puerto Rico
King
Sean Kohlhase, Jr., OH, Peoria, Ariz. (2019 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
Joshua Kim, Jr., RS, Garden Grove, Calif. (2019 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
Julian Young, Sr., RS, Chesterfield, Va.
Lees-McRae
Bradley Peters, Fr., S, Virginia Beach, Va.
Ethan Gardner, Jr., MB, Harrisburg, Pa.
Drew Sims, R-Jr., OH, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.
Limestone
Michal Podgorzak, So., L, Siedlce, Poland
Francisco Salinger, Jr., OH/OPP, Cipolletti, Argentina
Vicente Mardones, Fr., OPP, Santiago, Chile
Mount Olive
Tobi Azeez, So., OH, Eltham, Victoria, Australia (2019 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Luke Visgitis, Jr., RS/OPP/MB, Wexford, Pa. (2019 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
Eric Visgitis, Jr., MB, Wexford, Pa. (2019 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Shane Yeo, R-Sr., S, Plainfield, Ill. (2019 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
North Greenville
Jackson Gilbert, Sr., OH, Hilliard, Ohio (2019 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Ben Hamsho, Sr., MB, Chicago, Ill.