Thomas Hoff

Tom Hoff
Personal information
Full name	Thomas John Hoff
Born	(1973-06-09) June 9, 1973 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
National team
1996–2009 United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition NORCECA Championship 2005 Winnipeg Team competition 2005 Bridgetown Team competition

Thomas John "Tom" Hoff (born June 9, 1973) is an American volleyball player. He is a middle blocker and has been with the U.S. national team since 1996. He is a three-time Olympian in volleyball Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008.

Playing with Iraklis Thessaloniki V.C. he won the silver medal at the 2005–06 CEV Champions League and was awarded "Best Spiker".

Personal life

Hoff was born in Chicago to Margaret and Richard Hoff. He has an older brother Rich and an older sister Jennifer. He is married to Sandy Mora and has five daughters.

Hoff attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois, where he graduated in 1991.

In addition to indoor volleyball, Hoff also played on the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball tour.

Education

Hoff earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Ohio State

Hoff spent his first two years at Ohio State University, where he was a two-year starter for the Buckeyes. As a sophomore in 1993, he was a First-Team All-Midwestern 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.

Long Beach State

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 for the 49ers (now known as The Beach) 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 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 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 no. 5 in career kills (1,230), no. 2 in kills per game (6.54), no. 4 in hitting percentage (.369) and no. 2 in blocks per game (1.65).

Clubs

• Iraklis Thessaloniki V.C. (2001–2003, 2004–2006)
• VC Lokomotiv-Belogorie (2006–2007)
• Fakel Novy Urengoy (2007–2008)
• Olympiacos S.C. (2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals

• 2005–06 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker"
• 2005 Greek Volley League "Most Valyable Player

National team

Senior team

• 2008 Summer Olympics, Gold medal
• 2008 FIVB World League, Gold medal
• 2007 America's Cup, Gold medal
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup, Silver medal
• 2005 America's Cup, Gold medal

Clubs

• 2009 Greek Championship - Champion, with Olympiacos S.C.
• 2009 Greek Cup - Champion, with Olympiacos S.C.
• 2005–06 CEV Champions League - Runner-up, with Iraklis Thessaloniki
• 2006 Greek Cup - Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki

External links

• Thomas Hoff at Team USA (archived)
• Hoff bio at NBC Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived November 3, 2009)