2025 Men's Volleyball Roster
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Masvingo, Zimbabwe
It's all in the Cards...
What does being a Cardinal mean to you?
“Being a Cardinal is more like having another family to me.”
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva is the son of Tambudzayi Ndavazocheva. A native of Zimbabwe, Tinaishe has two brothers, older brother Takudzwa and younger brother Tinotenda. He is studying Sports Administration.
Started playing volleyball: Age 9
Favorite Volleyball memory: Traveling to Hawaii as a team in my first year at Ball State. The whole trip was so nice and memorable
Favorite trip you’ve been on/what is one place you dream of visiting: My favorite place I have been to is Egypt, especially the pyramids. There is no place like it
Favorite food: My country plate (Sadza and muriwo)
Dream job: Sports agent and professional volleyball player
Plans after college: Pursue my goals and play overseas
What sport would you be playing if you were not playing volleyball: Soccer
2025: Stated 21-of-21 matches ... averaged 3.08 kills per set along with a hitting percentage of .378 ... recorded a season-high 22 kills in a single game at Queens (NC) (March 22) ... captured 10 or more kills in 12 matches ... tallied 13 assists ... completed 19 service aces ... averaged 1.25 digs per set, including 10 versus Quincy (March 28) ... credited with six total blocks against McKendree (March 29), matching his career-high ... averaged .47 blocks per set ... earned All-MIVA first team honors.
2024: Started in 20-of-21 matches played ... tallied a total of 327 kills, averaging 4.04 kills per set, the third best in the MIVA ... finished hitting at a .325 clip, sixth best in the MIVA ... tied career high with 27 kills against McKendree (Apr. 6) ... averaged .30 aces per set with 24 total, tenth highest in MIVA ... hit a career high of 6 aces in a game against Southern California (Jan. 19) ... tallied 103 digs, averaging 1.27 digs per set, the 23rd highest in the MIVA ... tallied 35 block assists and 6 block solos, averaging .51 blocks per set as the 25th best in the MIVA ... finished third in the MIVA for points scored, totaling 374.5 with an average of 4.62 points per set ... named Second Team AVCA All-American ... earned All-MIVA Tournament Team and All-MIVA First Team ... named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 27).
2022: Began his career at Webber International University… named a First Team All-MSC selection.
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva is pronounced tuh-NAH-shee en-DA-vuh-zo-SHAVE-uh
Ball State Sports Link (Feb. 1): A Taste of Home
Ball State Sports Link (Feb. 7, 2023): Feature Story Tinaishe Ndavazocheva
Ball State Sports Link (Jan. 29, 2024): A Taste of Home: Tinaishe Ndavazocheva
Ball State Daily News (Jan. 19, 2024): Ndavazocheva shines in No.14 Ball State’s loss to No.12 USC
