Paul Carroll (volleyball)

Paul Carroll (born 16 May 1986) is an Australian former volleyball player. Carroll is a 207 cm right side/opposite who has been a key member of the Australian National Men's Team (the Volleyroos) since his debut in 2005 at the age of 19. In 2008, he was named Australian Male Volleyballer of the Year.[1]

Paul Carroll
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986
Taree, Australia
Height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike354 cm (139 in)
Block340 cm (130 in)
College(s)Pepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite Spiker
Current club Pepperdine Waves (associate head coach)
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2018
2018–2019		 Pepperdine Waves
Yoga Forli
Generali Haching
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
National team
2005–2019 Australia

Carroll was a three-time All-American first-team selection at Pepperdine University and was named the National Player of the Year by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine in 2009. He finished third all-time at Pepperdine in kills (2,101), service aces (154) and points (2,454.0). Carroll set Pepperdine records in the rally-scoring era for both kills in a season (661 in 2009) and kills in a single match (37 three times). He twice led the nation in kills per game. The Waves advanced to the NCAA Championships twice in his four seasons.[2]

He played professionally in Italy, Germany and Russia from 2009 to 2019. He was named MVP of the German Bundesliga in 2010–2011. He helped lead Berlin Recycling Volleys to six league championships in Germany in a seven-year span. He reached the CEV Champions League Final Four twice, and won a bronze medal in 2015.

After retiring, Carroll was appointed as the Pepperdine Waves' associate head coach.[3]

References
  1. "Awards of Excellence". www.volleyballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Paul Carroll - Men's Volleyball Coach". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Paul Carroll Joins Men's Volleyball Coaching Staff". Pepperdine Waves. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.


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