2016 Iowa Icemen Roster

#13 Michael Bunting

Height: College/Universty:

6'4" Loyola University, Chicago

Position: Hometown:

OH Wyomissing, PA

Player Biography

2011: Selected to the AVCA All-America Second Team...earned the Sports Imports/AVCA National Offensive Player of the Week award twice (2/7, 3/14)...named to the MIVA All-Conference First Team...awarded the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week three times (2/7, 3/14, 3/28)...named to MIVA All-Tournament Team...led team with 417 kills, tagging a season-high 31 against IPFW (2/4)...topped the MIVA with a 4.21 kill per set average...posted double-double against Northridge (3/9) with 19 kills and 11 digs...tallied 42 blocks, 21 service aces and 10 assists...named to the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team.

2010: Named to the MIVA All-Conference First Team...earned the first two MIVA Offensive Player of the Week awards issued in 2010 (Jan. 19, 25)...named to the MIVA All-Tournament Team...played in 77 sets over 25 matches...led the team in kills (310) and points (358.5)...reached double-digit kills 18 times and led the team in single-match kills on 10 different occasions...posted a season-high 24 kills, adding 10 digs and a career-high six blocks at IPFW (1/22)...led the Ramblers with 22 kills against then-No. 5 Penn State (1/30)...followed with a team-high 23 kills and a career-high 11 digs against then-No. 13 Ohio State (2/13)...named to the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team.

2009: Appeared in 91 games...started in 24 matches...earned MIVA Freshman of the Year and second team all-conference honors...led the team with 36 service aces, setting a new record for a Loyola freshman in the category...ranked second on the team in kills (305) and kills per game (3.35)...tallied a season-high 32 kills in a victory over then-No. 1 Penn State (2/20), tying the third-highest kill total for a Loyola freshman...recorded a match-best 25 kills versus then-No. 6 UCLA (2/14)...posted a season-high five service aces at Ball State (2/28)...selected to the 2009 USA Men's Junior National Training Team...earned MIVA Academic All-Conference honors.

High School: Selected tournament MVP after his team won the state championship...also chosen all-state, all-district and all-league...holds the county record for kills...member of the A2 Youth National Team that won the A2 Youth Tournament championship...selected an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American...received Principal's 4.0 Award.