Francesco Sani

Photo by: Robert Huskey

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bethesda, Maryland

UC Irvine
2022
AVCA All-American honorable mention selection
First team All-Big West
Averaged 4.19 kills and 4.83 points
Played in 103 sets, starting at outside then moved to opposite the last eight matches
Second in the Big West and seventh nationally in kills (4.19), ninth in points (4.83) and 11th in attack attempts (8.72) per set
Recorded kills in double figures in all but three matches, including each of the last 15 contests
Posted 20 or more kills seven times, including a career-high 28 kills versus UCSD (3/26), which is second most by a Big West player in 2022
Big West Player of the Week on Apr. 11

2021
Named to the Big West All-Freshman team
Honored as Big West Freshman of the Week twice
Averaged 1.87 kills
Recorded kills in double-digits six times
Had a career-high 13 kills, three times

Walter Johnson High School
Volleyballmag.com Fab 50
Named No. 2 recruit in the class of 2020 by Volleyballmag.com
Two-time Montgomery County Player of the Year
Helped team to a state championship
Earned student scholar award

Club
Played for The St. James Club
Qualified for Open Nationals
First athlete to go D1 from the club

USA Volleyball
USA Men’s Junior National Team U21
USA Boys Youth National Team U19

MISC
Business Economics major
Member of the 2021 U.S. Collegiate Beach National Team