7 Kevin Blankenship
7 - Kevin Blankenship
Height: 6-1
Hometown: Franklin, Tenn.
Position: RS/S
Year: Jr.
High School: Fred J. Page HS
Major: Business Administration

Career: Fourth in assists per set (6.21)... Fifth in assists (615).

2025: Played in 80 sets across 24 matches as the primary setter, totaling 10 kills, 614 assists (third-most in a TU season), eight service aces, 106 digs, and 34 total blocks (three solo, 31 assists)... Match highs include: three kills, 52 assists, two aces, 12 digs, seven block assists... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2024: Played in 19 sets across six matches as a freshman before redshirting... Totaled 31 kills, one assist, 31 digs, and nine total blocks (one solo, eight assists)... Notched at least in two kills in every contest... Credited with a block in 5-of-6 appearances... Named IVA Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 16) after his first collegiate weekend, including a pair of top-15 matchups at Ball State... Match highs include: 10 kills, nine digs, and four block assists (collegiate debut).

High School: Graduated from Fred J. Page HS in Franklin, Tenn... Coached by Donnie Webb (football) and Jason Tigert (basketball)... All-District and region champion in basketball.

Personal: Nickname "Kev"... Born June 27, 2005 in Nashville, Tenn... Son of Kevin and Neeka Blankenship... Business administration major... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Find a stable job in business... Hobbies: Volleyball, basketball, golf.