2016 Men's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Bradley Sakaida
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, CA
- High School:
- Oak Park HS
- Prev School:
- Oak Park HS
2014Â MPSF ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
CSUN - 2015 (Sophomore Season)
Bradley Sakaida appeared in 27 matches and 104 sets as a sophomore ... finished fourth on the Matadors with a season-high 177 kills ... averaged 1.70 kills per set on .210 hitting ... led CSUN with 147 digs (1.41 dps) which gives him 332 digs in two seasons ... also ranked third with 19 aces (0.18 saps) and notched 46 total blocks ... pounded a career-high 17 kills while hitting .433 on 30 swings against No. 3 Pepperdine (Mar. 28) ... notched 13 kills on .375 hitting against Princeton (Jan. 10) ... hit a career-best .700 with seven kills on 10 errorless attacks against IPFW (Jan. 9) ... matched for the CSUN high with two double-doubles ... had 17 kills and 11 digs against Pepperdine (Mar. 28) and 11 kills and 11 digs at UC San Diego (Apr. 3) ... had double figures in kills six times and had double figures in digs three times ... recorded nine kills, five digs and a career-high five blocks at No. 9 UCLA (Mar. 3). Â
CSUN -Â 2014 (Freshman Season)
Sakaida appeared in all 27 matches and 96 sets as a redshirt freshman ... was one of three Matadors (Greg Faulkner,Travis Magorien) to appear in all 27 matches ... played both libero and outside hitter for CSUN and was named to the seven player MPSF All-Freshman Team ... finished the season with a team-high 185 digs while averaging 1.93 digs per set which ranked 13th in the MPSF ...also posted 43 kills (0.45 kps), 48 assists (0.50 aps), nine aces (0.09 saps) and 12 blocks (0.12 bps) ... had double figures in digs eight times including a season-high 20 digs in the Matadors' 3-0 win over Pacific (Feb. 28) ... knocked down a season-high seven kills while hitting .462 on 13 attacks at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 12) ... posted three kills, four digs and a season-high three aces at No. 7 Long Beach State (Apr. 10).
CSUN - 2013 (Redshirt)
Sakaida redshirted as a true freshman for the Matadors in 2013.Â
OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Sakaida was a four-year starter in volleyball at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif. ... played libero his first two seasons and outside hitter his final two seasons for the Eagles and coach Patrick Quinn ... the Eagles won the 2012 CIF Division II championship and were state regional runners-up ... earned first team All-CIF honors in 2011 and 2012 and was a second team pick in 2010 ... was a Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 selection and made the 2012 AVCA Boys All-America Team ... was Tri-Valley League MVP in both 2011 and 2012 ... also competed for several club teams including Legacy, Pacific Palisades and Beach bones ... graduated in 2012.
PERSONAL
Born October 3, 1994 in West Hills, Calif. ... parents are Sandra and Brent Sakaida ... has one older brother, Jeffrey who is also attending CSUN ... favorites include the Los Angeles Clippers, former NBA star Michael Jordan and prime rib ... says he chose CSUN because it's "close to home, has Kinesiology major and the volleyball team" ... says his top sports moment prior to CSUN was "winning the CIF Championship in May, 2012". Sakaida is majoring in Kinesiology.
CAREER HIGHSÂ
Kills:Â 17Â vs. Pepperdine (3/28/15)
Attempts:Â 30 (2x) last at Long Beach State (4/18/15)
Hitting Pct:Â .700Â vs. IPFW (1/9/15)
Blocks: 5 (4x) last at UC San Diego (4/3/15)
Assists: 6 at Cal Baptist (1/28/15)
Aces: 3 at Long Beach State (4/10/14)
Digs:Â 20Â vs. Pacific (2/28/14)
