title: U Sports Men's Volleyball Player of the Year
text: # U Sports Men's Volleyball Player of the Year
  
  The U Sports Men's Volleyball Player of the Year is awarded annually to the men's volleyball player of the year in U Sports (previously named Canadian Interuniversity Sport). No player has won the award more than twice and only two players have accomplished the feat (Terry Danyluk in 1980 and 1981; Darcy Busse in 1984 and 1986). The Alberta Golden Bears program has featured the most winners with ten and nine of those recipients were either coached by Danyluk or were Danyluk himself. Following the cancellation of the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no award winner in 2021.
  
  ## List of winners
  
  | Season | Winner | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1979-80 | Terry Danyluk | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 1980-81 | Terry Danyluk | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 1981-82 | Mark Kolodziej | Dinosaurs |
  | 1982-83 | Paul Paquin | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 1983-84 | Darcy Busse | Saskatchewan Huskies |
  | 1984-85 | Terry Gagnon | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 1985-86 | Darcy Busse | Saskatchewan Huskies |
  | 1986-87 | Michael Stephens | Winnipeg Wesmen |
  | 1987-88 | Gino Brousseau | Laval Rouge et Or |
  | 1988-89 | Randy Gingera | Dinosaurs |
  | 1989-90 | Dale Iwanoczko | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 1990-91 | Tom Elser | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 1991-92 | Marc Dunn | Toronto Varsity Blues |
  | 1992-93 | Rob Olfert | Winnipeg Wesmen |
  | 1993-94 | Michel Cazes | Laval Rouge et Or |
  | 1994-95 | Scott Koskie | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 1995-96 | François Bilodeau | Laval Rouge et Or |
  | 1996-97 | Doug Bruce | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 1997-98 | Jean Sébastien Nault | Sherbrooke Vert et Or |
  | 1998-99 | Murray Grapentine | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 1999-00 | Mark Gradt | Winnipeg Wesmen |
  | 2000-01 | Brian Enns | Manitoba Bisons |
  | 2001-02 | Denis Zhukov | Calgary Dinos |
  | 2002-03 | Pascal Cardinal | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 2003-04 | Adam Ens | Saskatchewan Huskies |
  | 2004-05 | Nicholas Cundy | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 2005-06 | Mark Dodds | Saskatchewan Huskies |
  | 2006-07 | Josh Howatson | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2007-08 | Ben Schellenberg | Winnipeg Wesmen |
  | 2008-09 | Joel Schmuland | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 2009-10 | Paul Sanderson | Brandon Bobcats |
  | 2010-11 | Graham Vigrass | Calgary Dinos |
  | 2011-12 | Ben Ball | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2012-13 | Mitch Irvine | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 2013-14 | Brad Gunter | Thompson Rivers WolfPack |
  | 2014-15 | Nick Del Bianco | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2015-16 | Brett Walsh | Alberta Golden Bears |
  | 2016-17 | Ryan Sclater | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2017-18 | Adam Schriemer | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2018-19 | Elliot Viles | Brandon Bobcats |
  | 2019-20 | Eric Loeppky | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2020-21 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
  | 2021-22 | Derek Epp | Trinity Western Spartans |
  | 2022-23 | Jordan Canham | Alberta Golden Bears |
  