Coker’s Cabral Named 2015 Independent Player of the Year

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College sophomore right side hitter, Artur Cabral, was named the inaugural Off the Block Independent Men's Volleyball Player of the Year, the media outlet announced today.

Cabral, a native of Maceio, Brazil had a season for the record books during his 2014-2015 campaign. The sophomore played in all 28 of Coker's matches and broke four single-season records for the Navy and Yellow. He holds the record for most kills in a season with 367, most kills per set, averaging 3.90, most service aces in a season with 50, block assists at 56 on the season, most aces in a match with six and the single-match kill record with 24 kills in a match against Belmont Abbey.

He had 20-plus kills in four matches and recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches. Cabral finished the season second in all of Division I-II Men's Volleyball in aces per set with .53 and his 3.90 kills per set were in the top 10 nationally, as well.

Artur is a computer science major and the son of Wladia Bessa and Helio Cabral Jr.

Story by Aaron Beebe '15 sports information intern