Jim Garrison Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 1/20/2025 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC San Diego Year Position Middle Blocker Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif. High School Mira Costa After a strong performance at the net in a 3-0 week, UC San Diego’s Jim Garrison has claimed Big West Defensive Player of the Week. This is a first weekly honor since a freshman nod back on April 10, 2023. Garrison totaled 16 blocks, or 1.60 per set) with 1.10 kills per set on .320 hitting in the trio of Triton wins. Currently sitting at 6-0 on the season, UCSD is enjoying its best start since 1996. In Tuesday’s home match against George Mason, the middle blocker matched a career-best with eight total blocks, including one solo, in the sweep. In wins over Lindenwood and Purdue Fort Wayne at the Under Armour Challenge, the junior from Manhattan Beach, Calif., added four blocks and four kills in each match. Garrison’s 1.556 season blocking average stands in second in The Big West and fifth nationally.