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2026 Men's Volleyball Roster

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13 Armaan Desai

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pennington, NJ
  • Highschool Hopewell Valley Central
  • Major Biochemistry

Biography

2026 Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award Winner 
2026 AVCA First Team All-American
2026 AVCA All-Region II
2026 All-UVC First Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District At-Large
2025 UVC All-Academic Team
2025 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2025 AVCA All-Region II
2025 All-UVC Honorable Mention
2025 AVCA DIII National Player of the Week (4/9)


2026: Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award Winner.....AVCA First Team All-American.....AVCA All-Region II....All-UVC First Team.....Buried a career-high 181 kills.....Posted a career-high 94 total blocks....Posted a career-best 29 solo blocks....Landed 14 aces.....2.32 kills per set.....Led the team in hitting percentage at .405....Tied the single season record in solo blocks with 29.....Buried a career-high 20 kills and hit .690 against NYU (4/1).....Tied his career-high in blocks with 10....Posted four solo blocks against Concordia (WI) (1/17).....Recorded six matches with double-digit kills....Totaled five matches with two or more aces.....Registered 20 matches with two or more blocks....Ranked second nationally in blocks per set

2025: AVCA Honorable Mention All-American....AVCA All-Region II....All-UVC Honorable Mention....Played in 80 sets over 24 matches....Set new career-best with 151 kills which ranked third on the team....Hit a team-best .344....Recorded a career-best 22 aces....Led the team in total blocks with 86 and solo blocks with 20.....20 solo blocks ranks tied for fourth all-time in a single season....Notched a career-high 13 kills against Nichols (1/25) and Cal Lutheran in the NCAA First Round (4/18)....Garnered a career-best 10 total blocks against Hobart in the UVC Quarterfinals (4/11)....Landed a career-high three aces against St. John Fisher (3/1) and Cal Lutheran (4/18)

2024: Appeared in 60 sets over 24 matches...Garnered 87 kills on a .408 hitting percentage....1.45 kills per set....Landed seven aces....Recorded 23 digs....Tied for fourth on the team in total blocks with 48....Buried season-high 10 kills against Arcadia (3/23)....Garnered five blocks twice against Rivier (1/20) and #3 Southern Virginia (3/2)...Notched nine kills and three blocks in the National Quarterfinals against #3 Wentworth (4/20)...

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Four year Varsity Men's Volleyball player at Hopewell Valley Central....Two-Time All-Conference First Team....Scholar Athlete of the Year....Team MVP

PERSONAL: Chose Vassar because "I fell in love with the campus on my visit and I really wanted to play volleyball on a competitive team. Vassar checked all the boxes for me."

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2024First Year

    Middle Blocker
    6'8"
    13
  • 13

    2025Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'8"
    13
  • 13

    2026Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'8"
    13