NCAA women’s volleyball players with famous NBA, NFL dads

The 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament continues Thursday with the Sweet 16. And when the sport’s biggest event begins, there will be so many players on the court with ties to the NBA and NFL.

There’s an entire pipeline of college volleyball players whose dads played professional sports. For example, NBA Hall of Famer Tim Duncan has a daughter, Sidney, who is a middle blocker for No. 5 ranked and 2 seed Stanford Cardinal. Super Bowl champion and NFL player Joe Jurevicius has two children, Caroline and Ava, who play for the defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions.

In honor of so many dads and daughters with serious athleticism, here are eight NCAA volleyball players who have famous fathers (and some future players to keep an eye on):

1. Sidney Duncan, Stanford, middle blocker

Dad: Tim Duncan, NBA, San Antonio Spurs — Basketball Hall of Famer, picked No. 1 in the 1997 NBA draft out of Wake Forest, five-time NBA champion, three-time NBA Finals MVP, 15-time NBA All-Star

2. Caroline Jurevicius, Penn State, outside hitter

Dad: Joe Jurevicius, NFL, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns — Wide receiver drafted in the first round out of Penn States by the Giants, played 10 seasons in the league, won a Super Bowl with Bucs

3. Ava Jurevicius, Penn State, defensive specialist

Dad: Joe Jurevicius, NFL, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns — Wide receiver drafted in the first round out of Penn States by the Giants, played 10 seasons in the league, won a Super Bowl with Bucs

4. Alexis Ewing, Penn State, outside hitter

Dad: Patrick Ewing, NBA, New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic — Basketball Hall of Famer, won an NCAA championship at Georgetown, drafted No. 1 overall in the 1985 draft by the New York Knicks, 11-time NBA All-Star

5. Cari Spears, Texas, outside hitter

Dad: Marcus Spears, NFL, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens — Won a national championship in 2003 with LSU, drafted in the first round, No. 20 overall, to the Cowboys

6. Jackie Taylor, North Carolina, middle blocker

Dad: the late Sean Taylor, NFL, Washington Commanders — Drafted No. 5 overall out of Miami by the now Washington Commanders in 2004, two-time Pro Bowl selection

7. Rylie McGinest, USC, middle blocker

Dad: Willie McGinest, NFL, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns — First round pick, No 4 overall out of USC by the New England Patriots in 1994, played 15 seasons, won three Super Bowls, two-time Pro Bowl selection

8. Carter Booth, Wisconsin, middle blocked

Dad: Calvin Booth, NBA, Washington Wizards and seven other teams — Drafted in the second round, No. 35 overall out of Penn State by the Washington Wizards, played 13 seasons

Potential college volleyball players with famous dads

Daughter, Dad, sport

• Zhuri James, LeBron James, NBA
• Riley Curry, Stephen Curry, NBA
• Myah Favre, Brett Favre, NFL
• Kapri Garnett, Kevin Garnett, NBA
• Laycee McGrady, Tracy McGrady, NBA
• Nylah Bibby, Mike Bibby, NBA
• Marlo and Monroe McGwire, Mark McGwire, MLB
• Hanna McGinest, Willie McGinest, NFL
• Sayge Chandler, Tyson Chandler, NBA