[Mick]

Stanford has four incoming recruits:

Erik Ask, 6'8" OH from Sweden. Great European qualifications. HS valedictorian, so he'll fit right in. Coach Kosty points to his size and refined high-level volleyball IQ.

Jacob Little-Phillips, 6'2" Setter from Florida. Was a 2024 AVCA Top 25 underclassman, which says a lot. Excellent setting skills, great hands, great decision-making, great quarterbacking per Coach Kosty. Going to be tough for him to block at 6'2" in the MPSF.

Jack Loper, 6'6" OH from San Clemente. Strong volleyball chops, also starting varsity quarterback as a soph, also four year varsity in basketball

Luke Morrison, 6'4" Oppo from Irvine. Good jump serve. Pacific Coast League MVP, All-CIF D2. Nice to have a lefty Oppo with a good jump serve.

I doubt that any of them will break into the starting lineup next year with the possible exception of the Swedish player, only because (a) I have no basis of comparison and (b) Coach Kosty rarely recruits overseas compared with some other coaches. So, he's either a nice-to-have or a great-to-have. We'll see next year. Ask will be 20 by the start of next season, that's a very mature freshman. His beach volleyball results were strong. His dad played on the Swedish national team.

Just a note...all three American recruits received "Fab 50" recognition from Volleyball magazine, meaning they're considered one of the Top 50 players in the nation. Lewis, UCLA and USC each have four Fab 50 recruits, UCSB and BYU has three; Ball State, Penn State, Northern Kentucky, UCSD, Pepperdine, LBSU, Hawaii and Harvard each have two. Ohio State, LMU, Queens, CUI, Northridge, each have one. A middle from Bay to Bay (local club) is uncommitted.

Interesting mix. Not all of the Fab 50 are attending MPSF or D1 schools. D3 MIT has one of the recruits, one is going to a JC (Orange Coast College),

[Mick]

Stanford has four incoming recruits:

Erik Ask, 6'8" OH from Sweden. Great European qualifications. HS valedictorian, so he'll fit right in. Coach Kosty points to his size and refined high-level volleyball IQ.

Jacob Little-Phillips, 6'2" Setter from Florida. Was a 2024 AVCA Top 25 underclassman, which says a lot. Excellent setting skills, great hands, great decision-making, great quarterbacking per Coach Kosty. Going to be tough for him to block at 6'2" in the MPSF.

Jack Loper, 6'6" OH from San Clemente. Strong volleyball chops, also starting varsity quarterback as a soph, also four year varsity in basketball

Luke Morrison, 6'4" Oppo from Irvine. Good jump serve. Pacific Coast League MVP, All-CIF D2. Nice to have a lefty Oppo with a good jump serve.

I doubt that any of them will break into the starting lineup next year with the possible exception of the Swedish player, only because (a) I have no basis of comparison and (b) Coach Kosty rarely recruits overseas compared with some other coaches. So, he's either a nice-to-have or a great-to-have. We'll see next year. Ask will be 20 by the start of next season, that's a very mature freshman. His beach volleyball results were strong. His dad played on the Swedish national team.

Just a note...all three American recruits received "Fab 50" recognition from Volleyball magazine, meaning they're considered one of the Top 50 players in the nation. Lewis, UCLA and USC each have four Fab 50 recruits, UCSB and BYU has three; Ball State, Penn State, Northern Kentucky, UCSD, Pepperdine, LBSU, Hawaii and Harvard each have two. Ohio State, LMU, Queens, CUI, Northridge, each have one. A middle from Bay to Bay (local club) is uncommitted.

Interesting mix. Not all of the Fab 50 are attending MPSF or D1 schools. D3 MIT has one of the recruits, one is going to a JC (Orange Coast College),