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Joao Victor Santos

15 Joao Victor Santos
Joao Victor Santos
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    202
  • Hometown:
    Brasilia, Brazil
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Major:
    Business
  • Previous School:
    Centro Educacional Brasil Futuro
  • m
    21
  • k/s
    3.73
  • h %
    .278
  • a/s
    0.14
  • b/s
    0.53
  • sa/s
    0.42
  • d/s
    1.22
Bio

2015-16: Santos had an outstanding freshman season for the Navy and Gold, playing in 21 matches and 73 total sets. Santos ranks No. 13 in NCAA DI/DII with a 3.73 kills per set average. On the season, the Brazilia, Brazil native belted 272 kills and had 10 matches of 15 or more kills, including a program record 27 kills in matches versus Limestone and Emmanuel. Behind the service line, he was equally as dominant, ranking No. 10 in the country with .44 service aces per set. Lastly, his 4.49 points per set average ranks him No. 11 in NCAA DI/DII. He was named Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the week during the week of Feb. 22-28. He was also named to the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-American Team. 

High School: Santos helped guide his team to six state championships, and three regional championships during his high school career. He was named to the U19 Brazilian National Team and was named Blocker of the Year.

Personal: Son of Nubia Oliveria and Joao Santos.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 21 -
Sets 73 -
Kills 272 -
Kills per set 3.73 -
Errors 119 -
Total Attacks 551 -
Total Attacks per set 7.55 -
Hitting Percentage .278 -
Assists 10 -
Assists per set 0.14 -
Service Total Attempts 204 -
Service Aces 31 -
Service Errors 58 -
Service Aces per set 0.42 -
Receptions 61 -
Reception Errors 12 -
Digs 89 -
Digs per set 1.22 -
Block Solo 9 -
Block Assist 30 -
Block Total 39 -
Blocks per set 0.53 -
Block Errors 5 -
Ball Handling Errors 4 -
Points 327.0 -
Points per set 4.5 -
Matches started 18 -
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 23 at Barton L, 3-1
Mar 29 Bryan
Apr 1 at Lees-McRae W, 3-0
Apr 2 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-2
Apr 6 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-2
Apr 9 Belmont Abbey L, 3-1
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 8 Rust W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 - 3 8 4 17 .235 0 9.5
Jan 16 at East. Mennonite W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 23 .261 0 11.0
Jan 19 Barton L, 3-0 1 3 11 8 24 .125 0 11.5
Jan 22 at Ohio St. L, 3-0 1 3 11 7 26 .154 0 14.0
Jan 23 at Bluefield - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 4 .250 0 2.5
Jan 30 at Limestone L, 3-0 1 3 5 6 17 -.059 1 7.5
Feb 3 Bluefield W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at George Mason L, 3-0 1 3 1 4 8 -.375 0 2.5
Feb 17 at St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 5 1 6 .667 0 5.0
Feb 20 Limestone L, 3-2 1 5 27 6 47 .447 0 32.5
Feb 26 at Belmont Abbey W, 3-2 1 5 24 6 43 .419 2 27.5
Feb 27 at North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 25 7 47 .383 1 31.0
Mar 4 Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 4 Erskine L, 3-1 1 4 15 12 35 .086 0 16.0
Mar 5 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 24 .458 0 17.5
Mar 18 North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 18 11 35 .200 1 21.0
Mar 19 Emmanuel (Ga.) W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 26 .423 1 21.0
Mar 23 at Barton L, 3-1 1 4 14 8 34 .176 0 17.5
Mar 29 Bryan - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 .000 0 3.5
Apr 2 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-2 1 5 23 7 47 .340 1 26.0
Apr 6 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-2 1 5 27 11 48 .333 3 29.0
Apr 9 Belmont Abbey L, 3-1 1 4 16 8 37 .216 0 21.0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 8 Rust W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 1 1 2 0
Jan 16 at East. Mennonite W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 4 0 4 0
Jan 19 Barton L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 1
Jan 22 at Ohio St. L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 23 at Bluefield - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 30 at Limestone L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 3 Bluefield W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at George Mason L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Feb 17 at St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 Limestone L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 26 at Belmont Abbey W, 3-2 1 5 4 1 3 0 4 0
Feb 27 at North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 4 3 4 0
Mar 4 Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 Erskine L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 5 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 18 North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 0 0 3 1
Mar 19 Emmanuel (Ga.) W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Barton L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 3 0 3 1
Mar 29 Bryan - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 1 3 0
Apr 2 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-2 1 5 14 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 6 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-2 1 5 9 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 9 Belmont Abbey L, 3-1 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 1
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 8 Rust W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1
Jan 16 at East. Mennonite W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 4 2 0
Jan 19 Barton L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 1 1
Jan 22 at Ohio St. L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 2 2 0
Jan 23 at Bluefield - - - - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 1 8 1
Jan 30 at Limestone L, 3-0 1 3 12 2 3 32 4
Feb 3 Bluefield W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at George Mason L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 10 3
Feb 17 at St. Andrews W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 20 Limestone L, 3-2 1 5 23 5 4 1 1
Feb 26 at Belmont Abbey W, 3-2 1 5 16 1 4 0 0
Feb 27 at North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 17 4 4 0 0
Mar 4 Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 Erskine L, 3-1 1 4 19 0 5 2 0
Mar 5 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 2 0 0
Mar 18 North Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 4 0 0
Mar 19 Emmanuel (Ga.) W, 3-0 1 3 18 6 4 0 0
Mar 23 at Barton L, 3-1 1 4 12 2 6 1 1
Mar 29 Bryan - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Lees-McRae W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 1 0 0
Apr 2 at King (Tenn.) W, 3-2 1 5 - 2 2 - 0
Apr 6 at Emmanuel (Ga.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 5 0 0
Apr 9 Belmont Abbey L, 3-1 1 4 16 3 2 2 0
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2015-16 21 73 272 3.73 119 551 7.55 .278 10 0.14 327.0 4.5
2016-17 19 59 201 3.41 107 437 7.41 .215 2 0.03 241.0 4.1
2017-18 23 92 360 3.91 162 722 7.85 .274 12 0.13 451.0 4.9
2018-19 22 84 300 3.57 168 686 8.17 .192 12 0.14 344.0 4.1
Total 85 308 1133 3.68 556 2396 7.78 .241 36 0.12 1363.0 4.4
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2015-16 21 73 89 1.22 9 30 39 0.53
2016-17 19 59 80 1.36 10 26 36 0.61
2017-18 23 92 127 1.38 17 52 69 0.75
2018-19 22 84 110 1.31 11 22 33 0.39
Total 85 308 406 1.32 47 130 177 0.57
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2015-16 21 73 204 31 0.42 58 61 12
2016-17 19 59 167 17 0.29 50 8 3
2017-18 23 92 293 48 0.52 69 94 9
2018-19 22 84 186 22 0.26 84 154 25
Total 85 308 850 118 0.38 261 317 49
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 21 73 272 3.73 119 551 7.55 .278 10 0.14 327.0 4.5
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 29 119 4.10 54 232 8.00 .280 2 0.07 143.0 4.9
Away 12 44 153 3.48 65 319 7.25 .276 8 0.18 184.0 4.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 39 145 3.72 49 275 7.05 .349 6 0.15 175.5 4.5
Losses 9 34 127 3.74 70 276 8.12 .207 4 0.12 151.5 4.5
Month
January 6 18 46 2.56 29 111 6.17 .153 1 0.06 56.0 3.1
February 5 19 82 4.32 24 151 7.95 .384 3 0.16 98.5 5.2
March 6 19 77 4.05 39 154 8.11 .247 2 0.11 93.0 4.9
April 4 17 67 3.94 27 135 7.94 .296 4 0.24 79.5 4.7
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 21 73 89 1.22 9 30 39 0.53
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 29 31 1.07 5 6 11 0.38
Away 12 44 58 1.32 4 24 28 0.64
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 39 51 1.31 5 19 24 0.62
Losses 9 34 38 1.12 4 11 15 0.44
Month
January 6 18 26 1.44 1 10 11 0.61
February 5 19 11 0.58 2 9 11 0.58
March 6 19 24 1.26 3 6 9 0.47
April 4 17 28 1.65 3 5 8 0.47
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 21 73 204 31 0.42 58 61 12
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 9 29 118 16 0.55 23 14 3
Away 12 44 86 15 0.34 35 47 9
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 39 99 16 0.41 29 10 2
Losses 9 34 105 15 0.44 29 51 10
Month
January 6 18 46 4 0.22 12 45 7
February 5 19 59 10 0.53 15 11 4
March 6 19 78 10 0.53 21 3 1
April 4 17 21 7 0.41 10 2 0
News mentions
Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Finish Atop the NCAA in Aces Per Set

The Coker College men's volleyball team finished the 2015-16 season ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I and Division II in aces per set.

Coker’s Santos Named to 2016 Freshman All-American Team
Coker’s Santos Named to 2016 Freshman All-American Team

Coker men's volleyball freshman Joao Victor Santos was named to the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-American Team.

Cobras Close Out Season with 3-1 Loss to Belmont Abbey
Cobras Close Out Season with 3-1 Loss to Belmont Abbey

The Coker men's volleyball team closed out its 2016 season with a 3-1 loss to Belmont Abbey on Saturday (Apr. 3).

Cobras to Host Crusaders on Senior Day
Cobras to Host Crusaders on Senior Day

Four Coker seniors will be honored prior to the game.

Coker Falls to Emmanuel in Five
Coker Falls to Emmanuel in Five

The Coker men's volleyball team lost its match at Emmanuel 3-2 on Wednesday (Apr. 6).

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Take Down Tornado in Five Sets

The Coker College volleyball team picked up a 3-2 road win over King University on Saturday

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Fall to Bulldogs In Midweek Action

The Coker College men's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 road matchup to Barton College.

Coker Men's Volleyball Ranked No. 26 in NCAA DI/DII RPI Poll
Coker Men's Volleyball Ranked No. 26 in NCAA DI/DII RPI Poll

The Coker men's volleyball team is ranked No. 26 in the nation according to the latest NCAA DI/DII RPI Poll.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Coker Men’s Volleyball Blanks Lions

The Coker men's volleyball team notched a 3-0 win over the visiting Emmanuel College Lions on Saturday afternoon.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Take Down Crusaders in Four Sets

Three members of the Coker men's volleyball team had double-digit kills in its win over North Greenville University.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Blank Battlers On Final Day of Coker Invitational

The Coker College men's volleyball picked up a 3-0 win on the final day of the Coker Invitational Tournament.

Coker Goes 1-1 in Opening Day of Coker Invitational Tournament
Coker Goes 1-1 in Opening Day of Coker Invitational Tournament

The Coker men's volleyball team went 1-1 on Friday (March 4) defeating Less-McRae and losing to Erskine 3-1.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Coker Men’s Volleyball to Host 2016 Invitational Tournament

The Coker College men's volleyball team will be back in action on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 4-5) as a part of the 2016 Coker Invitational.

Coker’s Santos Named Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week
Coker’s Santos Named Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week

The Coker College men's volleyball player Joao Victor Santos was named the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week,

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Santos Belts 25 Kills in Cobras Win Over North Greenville

Joao Victor Santos finished with 25 kills in the Cobras 3-1 win over North Greenville.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobra Men's Volleyball Conquers Crusaders 3-2

The Coker men's volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over the Belmont Abbey Crusaders on Friday (Feb. 26).

Coker Falls to Limestone, Santos Sets Kills Record
Coker Falls to Limestone, Santos Sets Kills Record

Coker men's volleyball lost 3-2 to Limestone, while Joao Victor Santos set a new Coker single match record for kills with 27 in the match.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Host Saints in Saturday Matinee

The Coker College men's volleyball team will be back at home on Saturday to take on the visiting Limestone College Saints at 2 p.m.

Cobras Slay Knights in Straight Sets
Cobras Slay Knights in Straight Sets

The Coker men's volleyball team took down the Knights of St. Andrews 3-0 on Wednesday (Feb. 17).

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras and Rams Clash in Midweek Tilt

The Coker College men's volleyball team is set to take on the visiting Bluefield College Rams in a midweek matchup.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Fall In Road Matchup Against Limestone

The Coker College men's volleyball team fell 3-0 to the Limestone College Saints in a road matchup.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Eyeing Dethronement of Knights in Midweek Matchup

The Coker men's volleyball team is looking for its second home win on Tuesday (Jan. 26) when they take on the visiting St. Andrews University Knights.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Santos Belts Match-High 11 Kills in Loss to No. 7 Ohio State

The Coker College men's volleyball team dropped a Friday night matchup 3-0 to the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Coker Men’s Volleyball Falls to Barton

The Coker College men's volleyball team dropped a midweek matchup to the visiting Barton College Bulldogs 3-0

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Host Bulldogs in Midweek Matchup

The Coker College men's volleyball team will be at home on Tuesday (Jan. 19) to take on the visiting Barton College Bulldogs at 7 p.m.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Cobras Rally Against Royals to Remain Perfect

The Coker College men's volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over Eastern Mennonite to stay undefeated.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Snyder’s Sights Set on Historic Season For Cobras

The Coker College men's volleyball team begins its season on Friday (Jan. 8) against Rust College.

Photo by Stan Barnhill
Coker Men’s Volleyball Adds Three

Eric Snyder announced today the addition of three players to the 2015-16 roster