Personal
Personal: Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia...parents are Janez and Karmen Slabe...has an older brother Janez, Jr. ...enjoys playing the piano, beach volleyball and running...started playing volleyball in elementary school...married in July 2000 to the former Tina Cepelnik of Slovenia ... majoring in sports medicine.
At BYU
2000: Did not compete.
2001: A member of the 2001 NCAA National Championship team ... competed in 58 games as a sophomore ... recorded over 70 kills on the season, averaging over 1.2 kills per game ... hit over .240 on the season ... recorded 11 aces, including a season-high three aces against No. 2 Pepperdine on March 3 ... Also credited with a season-high 11 digs and four blocks against the Waves.
Before BYU
Attended Gimnazija Ljubljana high school...named "best sportsman" in 1997...played in the 1997 high school beach volleyball championships and was named the Most Valuable Player...a two-time champion at both the Slovenia youth and cadet levels...Finished third in the first-division nationals in 1997 and 1998...prior to coming to BYU, helped guide his club team to a first-place finish in the national league...Named the 1997 Most Valuable Player in the European Youth Championships in Spain.
Stats
Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
2001^ | 22 | 52 | 66 | 1.27 | 31 | 145 | 0.241 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.31 | 3 | 1 |
2002 | 30 | 94 | 205 | 2.18 | 75 | 432 | 0.301 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 91 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 0.37 | 12 | 1 |
2003 | 25 | 75 | 115 | 1.53 | 58 | 260 | 0.219 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.29 | 7 | 0 |