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2026 Men's Volleyball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
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Andrew Fischer/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

14 Jim Garrison

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 235
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • High School Mira Costa
  • Major Computer Science
  • College Warren

Biography

MEDIA
Post-match interview (2/4/25)
Post-match Interview (3/12/24)

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Two-time Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2023)
• Three-time Big West Spring Academic All-Conference (2025, 2024, 2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/20/25)
• Big West All-Freshman Team (2023)
• Big West Freshman of the Week (4/10/23)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 1/5/23 vs. Lincoln Memorial: 6 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig, 3-2 win

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
• Two-time Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team ... Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/20) ... Led team in blocks (78) and blocks/set (1.08) ... Over 21 matches, had at least one block in all but one ... Multiple blocks in 17 outings ... Twice had a career-high eight blocks ... Hit a career-best .700 on two occasions. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
Big West Spring Academic All-Conference ... CSC Academic All-District ... Played in 24 of 27 matches ... Led team in blocks (90) and blocks/set (1.06) ... In Big West matches, ranked second in the conference in blocks (41) and blocks/set (1.32) ... Single match high for blocks was eight at UC Santa Barbara (4/5) ... Had at least five blocks in 10 matched ... Logged at least one block in all but one match.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2023
Big West All-Freshman Team ... Big West Spring All-Academic ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors) ... Big West Freshman of the Week (4/10) ... Played in 19 matches, starting 18 of those ... Averaged 1.75 points/set and 1.16 kills/set ... Ranked 12th among Big West players with a 0.83 blocks/set average in conference matches ... His 14 aces and 39 blocks were the third-most on the team ... Totaled five or more kills seven times ... Had multiple blocks in nine matches ... 12.5 points at Hawai'i were a career-high (4/14) ... 10 kills vs. UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Championship first round match were a career-high (4/20) ... Had a career-best seven blocks vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/7).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
Redshirt.

CLUB
Played with Rockstar.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Mira Costa in Manhattan Beach ... All-CIF First Team (2021) ... Bay League Co-Most Outstanding Player (2021) ... Mustangs won CIF and state titles in 2021 ... Bay League Varsity champions in 2021 ... Also won Bay League Freshman/Sophomore (2018) and JV (2019) championships ... A four-year Scholar-Athlete ... California Scholarship Federation all four years.

PERSONAL
Born: Feb. 7 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Parents: Father went to Colorado State, mother attended Michigan
Siblings: Has two older sisters
Major: Computer Science
College: Warren
Future plans: Would like to either play pro overseas for a few years or pursue a path in tech with his degree
Most memorable moment in volleyball: Playing in front of a nearly sold out crowd at the Stan Sheriff Center in Hawai‘i
Favorite UC San Diego moment: Coming back in five sets against UCSB and beating them for the first time in several years.
Cheers for: USA Volleyball
Favorite athlete: U.S. National Team Olympian Haleigh Washington
Hobbies: Painting, decorating, music
Favorite movie: Pitch Perfect
Listens to: Saint Motel, Rex Orange County, Laufey
Favorite social outlet: X
Favorite food: Sushi
Fun fact: Used to have a semi-successful TikTok account
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills 10 vs. UC Santa Barbara 4/20/23
Assists 2 vs. Westcliff 2/14/23
Aces 4 vs. Hawai‘i 4/13/24
Digs 4 2 times 4/12/25 vs. CSUN
Blocks 8 2 times 4/24/25 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Points 12.5 at Hawai‘i 4/14/23
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) .700 2 times 2/14/25 at Grand Canyon

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'9" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'9" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'9" 225 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'9" 235 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025-26Redshirt Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'9" 235 lbs
    14

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