WAVE welcomed Chaz to the Boys Coaching Staff in 2024! Chaz, a WAVE Alum & Del Norte High School graduate, had a standout career at The University of Hawaii. His playing highlights include the following:
HAWAII MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM
2024 (Senior):
Started 19-of-25 matches played and sat out five matches
Averaged 2.07 kills per set, hitting at a .284 clip
Also finished with 1.35 digs per set and 0.63 blocks per set along with 12 aces
Season-high 11 kills vs. Loyola Chicago (Jan. 5)
Tied career-high with 6 blocks and had season-high 10 digs vs. CSUN (March 22)
Three matches with 10+ kills
2023 (Junior):
AVCA All-America honorable mention
All-Big West first team
Started 30 of 31 matches played
Finished third on the team in kills per set (2.48), hitting at a .305 clip
Also finished with 1.46 digs per set and 0.64 blocks per set and served 14 aces
Posted a double-double with 11 kills and career-high 12 digs vs. Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals (May 5)
Recorded double-digit kills in 11 matches
Season-high 14 kills in season-opener against Ball State (Jan. 12)
Averaged 3.00 kills per set, hitting .389 in Big West play
2022 (Sophomore):
Started 21 of 23 matches at outside hitter
Missed eight matches due to injury
Finished third on the team in kills per set (2.19) and digs per set (1.43)
First career double-double with career-high 16 kills and career-high 10 digs vs. Lewis (Mar. 12)
Posted 13 kills and nine digs at Long Beach State (Apr. 1)
Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches
2021 (COVID-Freshman):
Named all-Big West Conference honorable mention
Started 14 of 16 matches played
Fourth on the team with 2.18 kills per set average
Also averaged 1.35 digs per set and 0.61 blocks per set
Career-high 13 kills with four blocks in win over UC San Diego (March 26)
Perfect eight kills in eight attempts with four digs and two blocks at UC Santa Barbara (March 12)
In two-match series against Long Beach State (April 2-3), totaled 19 kills, 14 digs, and four blocks
Had 11 kills and a career-high nine digs versus UC San Diego in the Big West Tournament (April 23)
Career-high five blocks at CSUN (April 9)
Posted eight or more kills in eight matches
Recorded three double-figure kill matches
2020 (Freshman):
Big West all-freshman team
Made four starts at outside hitter in his freshman season with the Rainbow Warriors
Appeared in 21 sets played in eight matches
Averaged 2.29 kills per set, hitting .378 along with 1.24 digs per set and 0.52 blocks per set
Named Big West Freshman of the Week (Jan. 27) after averaging 3.25 kills, 2.25 digs and hit .667 vs. Lincoln Memorial and King
Career-high 10 kills with four digs and three blocks vs. BYU in fourth career start
Made UH debut against Emmanuel (Jan. 9) and tallied six kills in seven attempts, one dig, and one block
High School:
Competed with the U.S. Men’s Junior A1 National Training Team after helping his SCVA squad capture the gold medal at the 2017 High Performance Boys Youth National Championship
Played five years for the WAVE Volleyball Club
https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/chaz-galloway/21189
We are so excited to have Chaz back at WAVE!