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| Full name | VNS Volleyball Club Griffins | ||
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| Short name | VNS | ||
| Nickname | Griffins | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Head coach | Ralph Ocampo | ||
| Captain | Michael Doria (Letran) | ||
| League | Spikers' Turf (Premier Volleyball League) | ||
| 2024 Open | 6th place | ||
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The VNS Volleyball Club Griffins (originally, the Volleyball Never Stops Volleyball Club) are a professional men's volleyball team in the Philippines playing the Spikers' Turf. It previously played under various sponsorships.
Volleyball Never Stops or VNS was established in 2013 by a group of team captains who played volleyball either at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a means to be still able to play competitive volleyball even after they graduated from college. They often took part in exhibition games and various minor tournaments and were joined in by other UAAP and NCAA graduates. [1]
In 2016, they were invited to take part in the semi-professional men's volleyball league, Spikers' Turf. They played under the name of their sponsor Bounty Fresh in their debut at the 2016 Open Conference. For the season-ending 2016 Reinforced Conference, they under the banner of another sponsor as the 100 Plus Active Spikers. In 2017, they joined the Premier Volleyball League, and took part as the Café Lupe Sunrisers for the whole 2017 season. [1]
They would return to the Spiker's Turf in 2018 as the Fury Blazing Hitters. In 2019, they played as the VNS Griffins.
In 2021, VNS would take part in the 2021 PNVF Champions League as the Manileño Spikers. [2] The Spikes clinched the bronze medal in the tournament, defeating Global Remit in the third place play off. [3]
| VNS-Nasty | |||
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| Number | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | Adrian Imperial | Setter | |
| 2 | Roniey Adviento | Middle Blocker | CSB |
| 3 | Ron Medalla | Outside Hitter | ADMU |
| 4 | John Howard Guerra | Opposite Hitter | |
| 5 | Justin Yatco | Setter | CSB |
| 6 | Kimuel John Valmoria | Libero | NCBA |
| 7 | Michael Doria (C) | Middle Blocker | CSJL |
| 8 | Kimmy Liray | Outside Hitter | |
| 9 | Dominic Castañeda | Setter | SBU |
| 10 | Jester Bornel | Middle Blocker | EAC |
| 11 | Alfred Pagulong | Outside Hitter | MU |
| 12 | Keith Deferia | Libero | |
| 13 | Louis Bartolome | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 | Titus Villacrusis | Middle Blocker | |
| 15 | Julius Arcillo | Middle Blocker | |
| 16 | Kenneth Culabat | Outside Hitter | UE |
| 19 | Terrence Marticion | Outside Hitter | |
| 22 | Manuel Andrei Medina | Outside Hitter | UST |
| 24 | Kennry Malinis | Opposite Hitter | NU |
| 25 | Juniel Intal | Middle Blocker | PUP |
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Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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| 2016 | Open | 5th place | |
| Reinforced | 6th place | ||
| 2017 | Reinforced [lower-alpha 1] | 6th place | |
| Open [lower-alpha 1] | 8th place | ||
| 2018 | Reinforced [lower-alpha 1] | did not compete | |
| Open | 9th place | [4] | |
| 2019 | Reinforced | 9th place | |
| Open | 11th place | ||
| 2022 | Open | 4th place | |
| 2023 | Open | 5th place | |
| Invitational | 10th place | ||
| 2024 | Open | 6th place | [5] |
PNVF:
| Season | Placement | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3rd place | [3] |
| 2022 | 9th place | |
| 2023 | 3rd place | [6] |
| 2024 | 4th place | [7] |
Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Open | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | John Benedict San Andres | [8] |
PNVF:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Champions League | 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Rwenzmel Taguibolos | [9] |
| 2023 | Challenge Cup | Best Setter | Jerome Lopez | [10] |
| 2024 | Champions League | Best Opposite Spiker | Kevin Montemayor | [11] |
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