| Height: | 6-8 |
| Hometown: | Farragut, Tenn. |
| Position: | MB |
| Year: | So. |
| High School: | Knoxville Christian |
| Major: | Biology / Pre-Medicine |
Career: Third in blocks per set (0.74)... Fourth in block assists (112)... Fourth in total blocks (142)... Fifth in solo blocks (30).
2026: Played in 86 sets across 24 matches... Totaled 59 kills on a .311 hitting percentage (seventh-highest for a TU season), eight assists, 10 service aces, 34 digs, and 80 total blocks (16 solo, 64 assists), second-most on the team (Fourth-most in a TU season)... 0.93 blocks per set ranks second for a TU season... Hit .538 (8-1/13) vs. Newberry on Apr. 7... Seven total blocks at Lincoln Memorial on Apr. 11 is third-most in a four-setter... Six total blocks vs. Lees-McRae on Feb. 6 is tied for fourth-most in a four-setter... Match highs include: eight kills, two assists, two aces (twice), four digs, seven total blocks.
2025: Played in all 105 sets across 28 matches as a freshman... Totaled 59 kills on a .256 hitting percentage, five assists, eight service aces, 22 digs, and 62 total blocks (14 solo, 48 assists), second-most on the team and tied fourth-most in a TU season... Match highs include: seven kills (twice), two assists, two aces, two digs (eight times), seven total blocks.
High School: Graduated from Knoxville (Tenn.) Christian School... Coached by Joey Brandenburg (basketball), Ivansky Rosario (soccer), and Brent Carter (volleyball)... Lettered two seasons in basketball and soccer and once in volleyball... 2024 all-region in volleyball... NACA basketball national tournament champion in 2022... Valedictorian... Played for K2, coached by Cory Felts and Daniel Millsaps.
Personal: Born May 21, 2005 in Lafayette, Ind... Son of Ed and Wendy Hammann... Siblings: Yeshi, Zachary, Isaac, Chloe, Aynu... Cousin Trey Tarkington plays baseball at Dyersburg St. CC... Biology / pre-medicine major... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Attend medical school and study oncology... Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, reading, playing volleyball and other sports... Favorite movie: "Cars"... Favorite musical artist: Jordan Davis... Favorite sports teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Tennessee Titans... Favorite athlete: Paul George... Favorite food: Pasta... Most famous person ever met: Candace Parker.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 24 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 86 | 25 | ||
| Kills | 59 | 23 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.69 | 0.92 | ||
| Errors | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total Attacks | 132 | 50 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 1.53 | 2.00 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .311 | .340 | ||
| Assists | 8 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.09 | 0.04 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 267 | 82 | ||
| Service Aces | 10 | 2 | ||
| Service Errors | 29 | 5 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.12 | 0.08 | ||
| Receptions | 6 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 34 | 8 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.40 | 0.32 | ||
| Block Solo | 16 | 5 | ||
| Block Assist | 64 | 18 | ||
| Block Total | 80 | 23 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.93 | 0.92 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 117.0 | 39.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Matches started | 12 | 4 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jan 15 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Jan 16 | Erskine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -.333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jan 23 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Jan 30 | at Thomas More | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Feb 3 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 6 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Feb 7 | at RV Belmont Abbey | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 13 | at Catawba | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Feb 15 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at #10 Ball St. | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 3 | RV Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mar 6 | at Lees-McRae | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Mar 7 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mar 10 | Kentucky State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mar 14 | vs. Randolph | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mar 14 | at #20 Randolph-Macon | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 20 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Mar 21 | Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Mar 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .538 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28 | 105 | 59 | 0.56 | 25 | 133 | .256 | 5 | 0.05 | 8 | 0.08 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0.21 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 0.59 | 105.0 | 1.0 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | 86 | 59 | 0.69 | 18 | 132 | .311 | 8 | 0.09 | 10 | 0.12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0.40 | 16 | 64 | 80 | 0.93 | 117.0 | 1.4 |
| Total | 52 | 191 | 118 | 0.62 | 43 | 265 | .283 | 13 | 0.07 | 18 | 0.09 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 0.29 | 30 | 112 | 142 | 0.74 | 222.0 | 1.2 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 | 86 | 59 | 0.69 | 18 | 132 | .311 | 8 | 0.09 | 10 | 0.12 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0.40 | 16 | 64 | 80 | 0.93 | 117.0 | 1.4 |
| Conference | 6 | 25 | 23 | 0.92 | 6 | 50 | .340 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.32 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.92 | 39.0 | 1.6 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 32 | 23 | 0.72 | 7 | 45 | .356 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.44 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 0.91 | 44.0 | 1.4 |
| Away | 12 | 40 | 32 | 0.80 | 10 | 70 | .314 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.35 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 1.07 | 63.5 | 1.6 |
| Neutral | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0.29 | 1 | 17 | .176 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.57 | 9.5 | 0.7 |
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| Wins | 14 | 43 | 36 | 0.84 | 9 | 69 | .391 | 5 | 0.12 | 6 | 0.14 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0.47 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 0.88 | 64.5 | 1.5 |
| Losses | 10 | 43 | 23 | 0.53 | 9 | 63 | .222 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.33 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 0.98 | 52.5 | 1.2 |
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| January | 5 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 5 | 21 | .333 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.79 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.00 | 21.0 | 1.5 |
| February | 5 | 21 | 12 | 0.57 | 4 | 29 | .276 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.29 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1.10 | 27.5 | 1.3 |
| March | 9 | 31 | 19 | 0.61 | 3 | 42 | .381 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.23 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 0.77 | 41.0 | 1.3 |
| April | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0.80 | 6 | 40 | .250 | 4 | 0.20 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.50 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0.95 | 27.5 | 1.4 |
