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
Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
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Kills | 34 | at Grand Canyon | April 2, 2022 |
Attempts | 74 | at Grand Canyon | April 2, 2022 |
Hitting Percentage | .680 (18-1-25) | vs. BYU | April 8, 2022 |
Assists | 7 | vs. Lewis | Jan. 20, 2023 |
Service Aces | 4 (5X) | last at The Master's | Feb. 4, 2023 |
Digs | 11 (2X) | last vs. USC | March 26, 2022 |
Blocks | 6 | vs. BYU | April 20, 2023 |