2009 BYU Hall of Fame

Ryan Millar, a four-time All-America selection and 1999 Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year, led arguably the best BYU men's volleyball team in program history to a 30-1 record and the first of three national championships in five years.

Millar owns most of the BYU school records for side-out scoring statistics. He holds single match records for kills (48), kill attempts (95) and total blocks. Millar's single season records include kills (648), kill attempts, (1,259), block assists (192), block solos (22) and total blocks (214). His career marks include records for kills (1,797), kills per game (5.19), kill attempts (3,338), block assists (590), block solos (72), total blocks (662), blocks per game (1.91) and games played (346).

During his BYU career (1996-99), Millar was a three-time first-team All-MPSF selection as well as the 1997 MPSF Player of the Year. During his senior season in 1999, he led the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (2.14). He is one of only five players to have ever received three first-team All-America citations.

After Millar's dominating career with the Cougars, he was selected to the USA National Team. As a member of Team USA, he has participated in three Olympic Games (2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens and 2008 Beiing). As a member of the 2008 team, Millar earned his first Olympic gold medal when the USA defeated Brazil, 3-1. In 2007, he was named USA Volleyball’s Male Indoor Player of the Year.

Millar played nine years of professional volleyball, including six years in Italy and Turkey. His major international competition included the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament, the NORCECA Continental Championships and the World Grand Champions Cup, where he was named "Best Blocker" of the tournament.

Millar has played under and coached with some of the best volleyball minds including former BYU head coach Carl McGown and former Olympic coaches Doug Beal, Marv Dunphy and Hugh McCutcheon.

In 2007 Millar teamed up with Shawn Patchell to become co-interim head coaches for the BYU men’s volleyball program. During that year BYU went 23-6 and finished the season with a No. 4 final national ranking.

Millar owned and operated a volleyball camp called Next Level Volleyball Camps where he traveled around the country coaching volleyball to 11-18 year olds.

A native of Palmdale, California, Millar is married to Suzanne Millar. The couple has one son, Max. Millar earned a bachelor's degree from BYU in sociology.

• Named NCAA Freshman of the Year
• Received third-team all-conference honors
• Finished ranked No. 2 nationally in blocking percentage
• Set BYU record for block assists (16) and total blocks (18) in a match

• MPSF Player of the Year
• First-team All-American
• Selected to the Kaepa/AVCA national squad
• First-team All-MPSF Conference
• Received recognition as MPSF Player of the Week for play at the UCSB tournament
• Ranked No. 4 nationally in kill average at 6.47
• Had season best 48 kills in match against Pepperdine
• Had 12 blocks versus Lewis
• Set BYU record for kills in a match (48) and a season

• First-Team All-American
• First-Team All-Conference
• Hit team season-high 31 kills against Pepperdine
• Averaged a career-high hitting percentage (.375)
• Finished second in the nation in blocking average (2.02)

• NCAA National Champion
• First-Team All-American
• Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team
• First-Team All-MPSF
• Second on the team with 484 kills and a 4.89 kills per game average
• Led the team with a .492 hitting percentage
• Led the team with 22 block solos and 192 block assists, both BYU single season records
• Broke every BYU career blocking record
• Added 37 aces and 149 digs