Dean Bittner

Dean Bittner

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Lakewood, Calif.

High School:
Lakewood

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 187

Position:
OPP

2008: Appeared in 104 games, averaging 4.84 kills and 1.09 blocks per game ... 503 total kills were second most on the team ... Second on the team in average digs per game (1.11) ... Second on the team with 34 service aces ... Named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week twice ... Named a second-team AVCA All-American and second-team All-MPSF ... Hit double-figure in kills in 27 of 29 matches ... Topped 20 kills 11 times, including a career-high 29 kills vs. CS Northridge on February 29 and 27 kills against Penn State on March 15 ... When LBSU clinched the MPFS regular season title against CSUN in three games, had 22 kills and hit .645 (22-2-31) ... Was named to the all-tournament team at the UCSB E-Bar Invitational was the MPSF Molten co-Player of the Week ... Ranked fifth nationally in points per game (5.73) and kills per game (4.84).

2007: Appeared in 99 games on the year, averaging 2.65 kills and 0.99 blocks per game ... 262 total kills were second-most of the squad ... Hit .260 on the year ... Fourth on the team with 13 service aces ... Second on the team with 98 total blocks, and his 90 block assists led the squad ... Switched from middle blocker to opposite mid-way through the season ... Hit double-figures in kills 12 times ... Had 15 kills and hit .538 on Jan. 19 against Pepperdine ... Had 21 kills in the 49ers home win over UCLA on Feb. 28 ... Career-best eight digs vs. Hawaii ... Hit .636 (7-0-11) vs. Stanford at the Walter Pyramid on Feb. 2 ... Career-high eight blocks vs. Pacific ... Led the squad in kills three times... Led the 49ers with 16 kills on April 7 vs. Hawaii.

2006: Redshirted for the 49ers.

High School: Selected second-team All-American in 2005 by Mizuno/Volleyball Magazine ... Prepped at Lakewood High School where he lettered four years in volleyball ... Was a two-time first-team All-Moore League selection under head coach Mike Wodley.

Quick Facts: Competed on the Riptides club team for two years ... Team won back-to-back Junior Olympic championships in 2004 and 2005 ... A Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" recruit.

Major: Recreation