Paul Bischoff Season 2019

In the News

• 2/19/19: Without Limits - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)

Career Accolades

• AVCA All-America honorable mention (2019)
• All-MPSF honorable mention (2019)
• All-MPSF Freshman Team (2017)
• AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team and MVP (2020)
• MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 14, 2019)

As a Senior (2020)

• AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team and MVP
• Appeared in 17 sets, making five starts at setter
• Averaged 10.59 assists per set and 1.47 digs per set
• Season-high 48 assists at Saint Francis (Jan. 8)

As a Junior (2019)

• AVCA All-America honorable mention
• All-MPSF honorable mention
• MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 14)
• Started all 26 matches at setter
• Second in the MPSF and sixth nationally with 10.32 assists per set
• Eighth in the conference in digs per set (1.73)
• Second on the team with four double-doubles
• Career-high three aces in season opener vs. Menlo College (Jan. 4)
• Career-bests in digs (13) and blocks (7) at No. 4 UCLA (Feb. 7)

As a Sophomore (2018)

• Missed 19 matches due to injury
• Started seven matches at setter, appearing in 26 sets
• Averaged 10.31 assists and 1.65 digs per set
• Double-double with 30 assists and a season-best 10 digs at No. 14 Ball State (Jan. 13)
• Career-high 62 assists against No. 13 Grand Canyon (March 29)
• Career-best five kills at No. 4 Pepperdine (April 7)

As a Freshman (2017)

• All-MPSF Freshman Team
• Played in 80 sets, making 20 starts at setter
• Ranked 10th in the MPSF with 8.51 assists per set
• Led the team with three double-doubles
• Recorded his first collegiate double-double with 45 assists and 11 digs at No. 7 Pepperdine (Jan. 20)
• Season-high in assists (55) and career-best in digs (13) in a five-set win over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 11)
• Notched a double-double, and a season-best in kills (4) and career-high in blocks (6) versus No. 3 BYU (Feb. 24)

Prior to Stanford

• A 2016 graduate from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
• A three-year letterwinner, captained his team as a senior
• Two-time state champions (2015, 2016), also finished third in 2014
• 2016 team posted a 42-0 record and went 84-0 in sets
• Three-time state qualifiers (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Three-time regional champions (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Three-time sectional champions (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Three-time West Suburban Conference champions (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Holds his high school's record for most assists and most blocks in a varsity career (2,370 and 230)
• Also holds a single season assist record (835)
• 2016 Volleyball Magazine National High School Player of the Year
• 2016 First Team All-American
• Came in at No. 2 in USA Volleyball's Fab 50 list
• Two-time all-state (2015, 2016)
• Two-time Dupage County Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
• Captain of the Dupage All-Area Team (2015, 2016)
• Three-time All-West Suburban Conference (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Two-time all-academic team member (2015, 2016)
• 2016 Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team
• Team received the Academic Award from the AVCA in 2014, 2015 and 2016
• Also played football for two seasons (2012, 2013)
• Played for Sports Performance
  • Captained his team in 2015-16
  • Finished second at the USA Boys Junior National Championships in the 18 Open Division

USA Volleyball

• Trained with the USA Boys Youth National Team in 2015

 Personal

• Son of Paul and Elizabeth Bischoff
• Has three siblings: Faith, Noah, and Mary
• Born in Winfield, Ill.
• Full name is Paul William Bischoff

Career Highs