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Career Accolades

  • AVCA All-America first team (2022)
  • AVCA All-America second team (2023)
  • All-MPSF first team (2022)
  • Two-time All-MPSF honorable mention (2020, 2023)
  • Two-time All-MPSF Freshman Team (2020, 2021)
  • Two-time MPSF All-Tournament Team (2022, 2023)
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (April 12, 2022)
  • Three-time MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10, 2022, March 14, 2022, Jan. 15, 2024)
  • Off the Block - Karch Kilray Award finalist (2022)
  • Off the Block Preseason All-America second team (2024)
  • Three-time Off the Block National Outside Attacker of the Week (March 14, 2022, April 11, 2022, Jan. 22, 2024)
  • Three-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Fifth Year (2024)

  • Off the Block Preseason All-America second team
  • MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 15)
  • Off the Block National Outside Attacker of the Week (Jan. 22)

As a Senior (2023)

  • AVCA All-America second team
  • All-MPSF honorable mention
  • MPSF All-Tournament Team
  • MPSF All-Academic Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started 23 matches, appearing in 88 sets
  • Ranked fourth in the MPSF and 20th nationally with 3.67 kills per set
  • Ranked fourth in MPSF and 22nd nationally with 4.26 points per set
  • Ranked fourth in the MPSF with 0.36 aces per set
  • Recorded double-digit kills in 18 matches, including six 20-kill outings
  • Career-best seven assists versus No. 15 Lewis (Jan. 20)
  • Season-high 26 kills on .490 hitting and a career-high six blocks in the MPSF Tournament semifinal win over No. 6 BYU (April 20)

As a Junior (2022)

  • AVCA All-America first team
  • All-MPSF first team
  • MPSF All-Tournament Team
  • Off the Block - Karch Kilray Award finalist
  • AVCA National Player of the Week (April 12)
  • Two-time MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 10, March 14)
  • Two-time Off the Block National Outside Attacker of the Week (March 14, April 11)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 28 matches at outside hitter
  • Led the NCAA in total kills (472)
    • The sixth-most kills in the rally-scoring era in school history
  • Led the MPSF and ranked fifth nationally with 4.37 kills per set
  • Paced the MPSF and ranked sixth nationally with 4.88 points per set
  • Led the team with 33 aces
    • Ranked 10th in the MPSF with 0.31 aces per set
  • Registered three double-doubles
  • Tallied 20 or more kills in eight matches, including two 30-plus kill outings
  • Career-high 34 kills at No. 10 Grand Canyon (April 2)
    • Set a record for the most kills in a four-set match in the rally-scoring era in program history
    • The most kills in a match by an MPSF player since 2017
  • Twice recorded a career-best 11 digs - vs. UC Santa Cruz (Jan. 22), vs. USC (March 26)
  • Matched his career-high with four aces in a win over No. 1 UCLA (March 11)
    • Stanford's first win over a No. 1 ranked team since 2016
  • Hit a career-high .680 (18-1-25) in a sweep over BYU (April 8)
    • Stanford's first three-set win over the Cougars since 2012
  • Averaged 4.93 kills, 1.57 digs and 5.21 points per set in the MPSF Tournament
    • totaled 69 kills in three matches - 43 percent of the team's total

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • All-MPSF Freshman Team (eligible due to 2020 season getting cut short by COVID)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in 12 matches, starting 11 and appearing in 40 sets
    • Spent time at outside hitter and opposite
  • Led the team and ranked sixth in the MPSF with 3.43 kills per set
  • Led the team and ranked seventh in the MPSF with 3.74 points per set
  • Season-high 24 kills on .500 hitting in his postseason debut versus No. 5 Pepperdine (April 22)

As a Freshman (2020)

  • All-MPSF honorable mention
  • All-MPSF Freshman Team
  • Started all 17 matches at outside hitter
  • Ranked 12th in the MPSF with 2.67 kills per set and 13th with 3.16 points per set
  • Tallied double-digit kills in eight matches
  • Hit a season-best .500 (10-1-18) at George Mason (Jan. 11)
  • Season-high 14 kills versus No. 5 Lewis (March 7)

USA Volleyball

  • Selected to the U.S. National Team Volleyball Nations League (VNL) roster (2022)
  • Fifth-place finish with the U.S. Men's National Team at the NORCECA Continental Championship in Durango, Mexico (2021)
  • Named to the 2020 U.S. Collegiate National Team
  • Selected to the U.S. Men's Junior National Training Team (2020)
  • A1 U17 Beach National Team
  • Trained and competed in HP Championships in Hermosa Beach in 2017

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2019 graduate of Santa Barbara High School
  • Four-year letterwinner, captained his team as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • CIF semifinals appearance and state tournament bid as a senior
  • Three-time Channel League champions (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Won Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions (2019)
  • VolleyballMag.com Fab 50
  • All-CIF Division I as a senior
  • Two-time Channel League MVP (2017, 2019)
  • Three-time Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Player of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Holds his high school's record for career kills
  • Also lettered in basketball, earning all-league honors as a senior
  • Played for Santa Barbara Coast Volleyball Club

Personal

  • Son of David and Christina Rottman
    • Father was a two-time All-American at UC Santa Barbara, played for the U.S. National Team, professionally in France and on the AVP Tour
  • Has two brothers, Jack and Alex
    • Jack played water polo at Santa Clara
    • Alex has signed to play volleyball with the Cardinal beginning in the fall of 2022
  • Uncle, Steve Rottman, played volleyball at USC and professionally on the AVP Tour
  • Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Full name is William Constantine Rottman  
Career Highs
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills34at Grand CanyonApril 2, 2022
Attempts74at Grand CanyonApril 2, 2022
Hitting Percentage.680 (18-1-25)vs. BYUApril 8, 2022
Assists7vs. LewisJan. 20, 2023
Service Aces4 (5X)last at The Master'sFeb. 4, 2023
Digs11 (2X)last vs. USCMarch 26, 2022
Blocks6vs. BYUApril 20, 2023
Will_Rottman_MR_10012021_110
2020
Outside Hitter
6-6 / -
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2021
Outside Hitter
6-6 / -
Will_Rottman_10102022_MG_01578
2023
Outside Hitter
6-6 / -
Will_Rottman_10102023_MG_0994_FkuXX
2024
Outside Hitter
6-6 / -