Andrej Jokanovic Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 1/26/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC Irvine Year Freshman Position Outside Hitter Hometown Cannes, France High School Cite Scolaire Francoise Combes Following a career week on the court against No. 8 BYU, UC Irvine’s Andrej Jokanovic has been named The Big West Freshman of the Week for consecutive weeks. On Thursday, Jokanovic led UCI in the reverse sweep against the Cougars with a career-high 19 kills and just two errors to hit .436 (19-2-39). The outside hitter added five assists, a dig, an ace and a block assist in the contest. In Friday’s five-set victory, Jokanovic posted a first career double-double with 14 kills and a career-high 10 digs with two blocks. Hailing from Cannes, France, Jokanovic rates 24th in the country and second in The Big West in kills per set with a 3.42 average.