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Taylor Crabb:
 
Taylor Crabb
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date January 26, 1992 (34 years old)
Home Town Honolulu, HI
Resides Hermosa Beach, CA
Height 6'0"
College Long Beach State
Web Site taylorcrabb.com/
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st (14 times) $340,125
   AVP 1st (14 times) $332,625
   NVL 13th $0
   Wide Open 49th $0
   Bonus Money   $7,500
International 1st $159,775
   FIVB 1st $159,775
NORCECA 1st (5 times) $8,400
   NORCECA 1st (5 times) $8,400
Other 5th $625
   Other 5th $625
Overall 1st (20 times) $508,925
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:
• In Hermosa Beach 2017 Crabb defeated his older bother Trevor in the championship match, marking the first time two brothers met in an AVP title match since June 1991 when Sinjin Smith defeated his younger brother Andrew. The brothers met again in the finals in Chicago 2022 (Trevor won), Hermosa Beach 2023 (Trevor won) and Manhattan Beach 2023 (Taylor won).
• Entering the 2026 season, Taylor and Trevor have met 32 times with Trevor leading 19-13 (Trevor leads 15-10 on AVP Tour, Trevor leads 2-1 on AVP League, tied 2-2 on World League).

2025: Crabb played three AVP tournaments with three different partners. He placed third with Billy Allen in the season opener, then fifth with Ford Harmon in a Tour Series event. He ended the year with a third alongside Taylor Sander in Manhattan Beach. Crabb and Sander again represented the New York Nitro in the AVP League, ending as one of four teams with a 6-2 record. The duo lost in the quarterfinal of the League Championships. Internationally Crabb reunited with his brother Trevor for a pair of World Tour Elite events, marking the first time as partners since September 2016. The sibling duo placed fourth in Newport Beach followed by a fifth in Brazil.
2024: Crabb and Sander won the AVP season opener in Miami, then placed second and fifth on the Tour Series. The duo ended the AVP season with a third and a second. In the inaugural AVP League Crabb and Sander competed for the New York Nitro, finishing with a 6-2 regular season record. They lost both matches in the League Championship as the Nitro finished in fourth place. Internationally Crabb and Theo Brunner played in two Challenge event qualifiers, advancing both times and finishing 13th.
2023: Crabb and Sander played six AVP tournaments together, winning in the season opener in Miami as well as in Manhattan Beach. The duo also had a second, a third and a pair of fifths. Crabb played two Tour Series events with different partners, finishing 17th with John Sutton and fifth with Ford Harmon. Crabb and Sander played six World Tour tournaments together, with a best of ninth twice.
2022: Crabb formed a partnership with Taylor Sander, playing in nine AVP tournaments together. After a fifth in the season opener the duo placed second in consecutive events. Following another second-place finish Crabb and Sander proceeded to win events in Phoenix and Huntington Beach. Crabb then played in the season finale with Phil Dalhausser and the duo won in Tavares. Crabb and Sander played in four World Tour events, losing twice in the qualifier and placing 17th in the World Championships in Rome. Crabb also played twice with Paul Lotman, getting a fifth and a third after advancing from the qualifier both times.
2021: Crabb and Gibb played three AVP tournaments, getting a third and two fifths, snapping a streak of five seasons of Crabb reaching at least one AVP final. Internationally Crabb and Gibb played seven times, with a best of a bronze medal to begin the year. The duo placed seventh in the World Tour Finals in Italy. Crabb and Taylor Sander finished in ninth place in the one FIVB event they played together.
2020: Crabb and Jake Gibb had two seconds and a third in the three AVP tournaments, losing to Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena each time. Crabb tied for the tour lead in digs per set (5.5) and was fifth in hitting percentage (.422). The pair played in two FIVB events, winning a gold and placing fifth.
2019: Crabb and Jake Gibb won four of the six AVP tournaments they played, finishing second and third in the other two events. The pair enjoyed that success despite advancing to the semifinals undefeated just once. Crabb led the AVP in digs (5.27 per set). They played 10 FIVB tournaments, with a best of fourth in their last outing in the World Tour Finals.
2018: Crabb began the AVP season with a second-place finish alongside Tim Bomgren in their first event together. Crabb and Jake Gibb played six AVP tournaments together, winning twice and finishing second twice. Crabb ended the season ranked second in digs (5.21 per set). On the FIVB Tour Crabb and Gibb played nine tournaments with a best of fourth.
2017: Crabb formed a partnership with Jake Gibb, and they won two of their first four AVP events as partners. In Hermosa Beach he defeated his brother Trevor in the championship match. For the season they had four semifinal appearances in six tournaments, and lost just six matches all year. Crabb again led the Tour in digs (5.52 per set), while also finishing second in kills (7.36 per set). Internationally Crabb and Gibb placed fifth three times in their six FIVB events.
2016: Crabb played all seven AVP tournaments with his brother Trevor, reaching the semifinals each time including three finals. Crabb led the AVP Tour in digs (5.93 per set) and was eighth in kills (6.46 per set). The Crabbs had a best of ninth three times in their four FIVB events together.
2015: Started the AVP season with Spencer McLachlin in the first three events, advancing from the qualifier twice. He then partnered with his brother Trevor for the last four events, and they finished third twice, including in Manhattan Beach. Crabb ended the year with the most digs per set on Tour (5.40) and was eighth in kills (6.59). Made his debut on the FIVB Tour with his brother Taylor, finishing ninth after emerging from the qualifier.
2014: Did not compete.
2013: In his first AVP tournament, played with his brother Trevor and they advanced from the qualifier in Manhattan Beach, finishing 25th.
2012: Did not compete.
2011: Made his pro beach volleyball debut with his brother Trevor, finishing 49th.

College: Crabb was an outside hitter at Long Beach State, where he was a two-time First Team All-American, and as a junior was selected the AVCA National Player of the Year. He left the school third all time in digs and double-doubles, and seventh in kills. As a senior he led the nation in kills per set and as a junior led the nation in total kills.

Personal: Crabb has one brother, Trevor, who is also a professional beach volleyball player. Crabb's mother, Paula, was a gymnast at Southern Connecticut University and his uncle, Tony, was an assistant coach for the 1984 U,S, National Volleyball Team which won the Olympic Gold Medal in Los Angeles. Crabb's cousin is Lindsey Berg, a three-time Indoor Volleyball Olympian, winning the Silver Medal in both 2008 and 2012. Crabb competed in both volleyball and basketball at Punahou High School in Honolulu, winning the state championship as both a junior and senior.
 
 
Awards
 
  • AVP Best Defensive Player 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
  • AVP Most Valuable Player 2019
  • AVP Newcomer of the Year 2015
  • AVP Team of the Year 2019 (Jake Gibb)
  • AVP VolleyballMag.com Best Defensive Player 2018, 2019
  • AVP VolleyballMag.com MVP 2019
  • AVP VolleyballMag.com Team of the Year 2019 (Jake Gibb)
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 21st 25th 45th 49th
2011 Wide Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $200.00 75.0 115th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2013 NVL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 96.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 AVP 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 $14,750.00 1,205.0 17th 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 AVP 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 $30,500.00 2,040.0 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 AVP 6 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 $30,350.00 2,085.0 8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 AVP 7 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 $46,750.00 2,664.0 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 AVP 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 $54,000.00 3,164.0 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AVP 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 $22,500.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 AVP 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 $11,875.00 1,098.0 9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 21st 25th 45th 49th
2022 AVP 10 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 $52,900.00 9,775.0 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 AVP 8 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 $39,550.00 7,706.5 3rd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 AVP 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 $26,650.00 5,174.0 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 AVP 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 $10,100.00 3,016.0 38th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  68
(166th)
14
(34th)
15 18 0 12 1 1 $340,125.00
(46th)
38,098.5   3 1 0 0 1 1 1
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 21st 25th 45th 49th
2015 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,000.00 120.0 178th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 FIVB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 $15,500.00 600.0 102nd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 FIVB 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 $23,000.00 1,025.0 33rd 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2018 FIVB 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 $27,750.00 2,090.0 32nd 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
2019 FIVB 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 $32,900.00 2,550.0 43rd 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2020 FIVB 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 $13,000.00 640.0 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 FIVB 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 $22,500.00 1,360.0 25th 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
2022 FIVB 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 $9,375.00 1,440.0 107th 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
2023 FIVB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 $3,250.00 1,030.0 116th 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
2024 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,000.00 400.0 273rd 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 21st 25th 45th 49th
2025 FIVB 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 $9,500.00 830.0 152nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  56
(299th)
1
(244th)
0 2 3 9 1 19 $159,775.00
(164th)
12,085.0   2 10 2 1 6 0 0
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 19th 21st 25th 45th 49th
2015 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500.00 100.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NORCECA 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $4,900.00 290.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 300.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  8
(129th)
5
(9th)
1 2 0 0 0 0 $8,400.00
(17th)
850.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  133
(157th)
20
(40th)
16 22 3 22 2 20 $508,925.00
(82nd)
51,033.5   5 11 2 1 7 1 1
 
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