{"id":233591,"date":"2026-05-05T12:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=233591"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:37:15","slug":"rosenthal-finalist-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/rosenthal-finalist-player-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Setter Rosenthal named finalist for volleyball Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"AVCA<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa setter Tread Rosenthal has been selected as one of four finalists for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA<\/abbr>) Men\u2019s Collegiate Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes just after Rosenthal led the Rainbow Warriors to a four-set victory over USC<\/abbr> in the NCAA<\/abbr> Regional Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A first-team AVCA<\/abbr> All-American last season, Rosenthal currently ranks second nationally in assists per set while directing the nation’s No.<\/abbr> 4-ranked offense. The three-time All-Big West first team honoree has been selected as the league’s Setter of the Week a record 11 times this season. Rosenthal was also recently named the Big West Player of the Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The other three finalists were Pepperdine’s Cole Hartke, Ball State’s Patrick Rogers and UCLA<\/abbr>‘s Andrew Rowan. The Player of the Year will be announced on Friday, May 8.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors will face Long Beach State on May 9 in the semifinals of the NCAA<\/abbr> Championships in Los Angeles, California. The winner will play the winner of UC<\/abbr> Irvine vs.<\/abbr> Ball State on May 11 for the national championship.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Tread Rosenthal is one of four finalists for the AVCA<\/abbr> Men\u2019s Collegiate Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":233575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,9,550,80],"class_list":["post-233591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","tag-volleyball","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t