volleyball
3,127 PTS
#18 Outside Hitter
Deja McClendon
Louisville, Kentucky
Unanimous All-Big Ten in 2012
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McClendon has two brothers and one sister. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in communications.
McClendon most recently played for Brazil’s Itambé Minas. She has also played in Italy, Poland, and Azerbaijan.
- 2013 All-American Second Team
- 2013 NCAA Division I: Berkeley Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2013 NCAA Division I: Seattle National All-Tournament Team
- 2013 Preseason All-Big Ten honoree
- 2012 AVCA Third Team All-America
- 2012 Volleyball Magazine Second Team All-American
- 2012 West Lafayette Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2012 AVCA Mideast Region
- 2012 Unanimous All-Big Ten
- 2012 Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2012 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2012 Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team
- 2012 Big Four Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2012 Chicago Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2011 AVCA First Team All-American
- 2011 NCAA Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2011 AVCA All-Mideast Region
- 2011 First Team All-Big Ten
- 2011 Big Ten Player of the Week (11/14)
- 2011 Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2011 Pittsburgh Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2011 AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team
- 2011 Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2010 AVCA Division I National Freshman of the Year
- 2010 AVCA Second Team All-American
- 2010 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
- 2010 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2010 AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year
- 2010 AVCA All-Mideast Region
- 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 2010 First Team All-Big Ten
- 2010 Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2010 Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2010 Hampton Inn Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2010 Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (9/6, 11/22)
- 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/20, 11/15)
- 2010 Only freshman to earn a spot on the 2010 AVCA All-America teams
Height 6' 1"
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
College Penn State
Leagues FIPAV Women's Serie A2, Polish Women's Volleyball League, Azerbaijan Superleague, Brazilian Superleague
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