Tom Hoff

Infobox Volleyball biography
playername = Tom Hoff


fullname = Thomas John Hoff
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1973|6|9|fd=y
cityofbirth = Chicago
countryofbirth = Illinois
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height = 6' 8" (198 cm)
position = Middle blocker
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nationalyears = 1996-present
nationalteam = flagicon|USA United States

Thomas John "Tom" Hoff (born June 9, 1973) is an American indoor volleyball player. He is a middle blocker and has been with the U.S. National Team since 1996. With them, he has gone to three Olympics: 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Personal life

Hoff was born in Chicago, Illinois to Margaret and Richard Hoff. He is married and has three daughters.

Hoff attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, where he graduated in 1991.He went to my school. He was tall. [cite web |author=Edison, Jim |title=Hoff hopes team can peak at right time |date=2008-08-07 |url=http://www.pioneerlocal.com/norridge/sports/highschools/1092264,no-tomhoff-080708-s1.article |accessdate=2008-08-10 ]

In addition to indoor volleyball, Hoff also played shortly on Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball tour.

College

Ohio State

Hoff spent his first two years at Ohio State, where he was a two year starter for the Buckeyes. As a sophomore in 1993, he was a First-Team All-Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). He guided the Buckeyes to the MIVA conference title and a 28-10 overall record. His 490 kills rank third all-time in Buckeye history. Hoff was also an AVCA Second Team All American.

Long Beach State

After transferring to Long Beach State in 1994, he sat out due to transfer rules and was redshirted.

In 1995, Hoff was an AVCA First-Team All-American as he notched 751 kills, 176 blocks and a .357 hitting percentage. He set a national record for most matches with 20 or more kills (25) and 10 or more blocks (nine).

In 1996, he repeated as a First-Team All-American as he helped the team finish 21-6 and 15-4 (second) in the MPSF and had season totals of 479 kills, 134 blocks and a .389 attack percentage. In the Long Beach State men's volleyball record books, Hoff ranked No. 5 in career kills (1,230), No. 2 in kills per game (6.54), No. 4 in hitting percentage (.369) and No. 2 in blocks per game (1.65).

Recent international highlights

*2008 — Hoff helped the U.S. National Team to it's first ever Volleyball World League title. He also served as U.S. team captain as the U.S. Men won the NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifier.
*2007 — Hoff scored a season-high 14 points on 11 kills and three blocks in Americas’ Cup match against Canada.
*2006 — Had 21 scoring blocks and finished the season with 95 points.
*2005 — Tom capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan. Hoff was the team captain and scored 11 points as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil.
*2004 — Tom made his second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished in fourth place. He ranked fifth on the team in scoring in Athens after posting 52 points on 42 kills, nine blocks and one service ace.

References

External links

* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/men/player.asp?number=12 Tom Hoff bio at USAvolleyball.org]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1391/bio/index.html Hoff bio at NBC Olympics]