Background
Hoff was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Margaret and Richard Hoff.
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Hoff was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Margaret and Richard Hoff.
Hoff earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechancial Engineering.
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.
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 northern 5 in career kills (1,230), northern
2 in kills per game (654), northern
4 in hitting percentage (369) and northern 2 in blocks per game (165).
He is a middle blocker and has been with the United States. national team since 1996. He is a three-time Olympian in volleyball Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008. Ohio State Long Beach State Individuals National team = Senior team