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As a 7-footer, of course Gideon Marzouk is frequently asked if he plays basketball.<\/p>\n

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Nope, but he used to. Marzouk now is restricting his sporting life to volleyball.<\/p>\n

Marzouk, 7-foot-1 to be precise, is a junior at Tarbut V\u2019Torah, a Jewish, coed private school in Irvine. He has helped the Tarbut V\u2019Torah boys volleyball team advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 9 finals. The Lions (9-6) play Vasquez (13-9) on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Tabut V\u2019Torah High.<\/p>\n

Marzouk did not play competitive volleyball until his freshman year at Tarbut V\u2019Torah. He also played basketball at Tarbut, which has had success in the sport, but he stopped playing basketball after his sophomore year.<\/p>\n

Marzouk last year began playing club volleyball in the Balboa Bay Club program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI quit playing basketball because I want to focus on volleyball,\u201d he said. \u201cI also wanted to have more time for homework.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is serious about his studies. Marzouk\u2019s grade-point average is a weighted 4.42. His excellence in advanced classes push that GPA above 4.0. His goal school is UCLA, where he hopes to study international business.<\/p>\n

If anyone associated with volleyball at UCLA, or wherever he winds up, sees the 7-1 Marzouk strolling the campus, they likely will recruit him for their program.<\/p>\n

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They might fail. High school, he said, is his final stop for playing sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually just want to go to school for academics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tabut V\u2019Torah boys volleyball coach Matt Hamadani is not surprised by that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just an awesome kid,\u201d Hamadini said of Marzouk. \u201cSuch a super, sweet kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marzouk\u2019s rise in boys volleyball has been gradual.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my freshman year I didn\u2019t play a lot because I hadn\u2019t played that much until then,\u201d he said. \u201cLast year I got to play in every game and our team went 16-0. I really enjoyed learning the game, and I grew a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding that \u201clittle bit\u201d of growing \u2026 Growth spurt? More like a growth boom.<\/p>\n

Marzouk was 6-4 as a freshman, 6-8 as a sophomore and is 7-1 now as a junior.<\/p>\n

Marzouk is a sequoia at the volleyball net, where he gets many blocks and kills. Lately he has become more of a well-rounded player.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe still gets a lot of kills and blocks,\u201d Hamadani said. \u201cThis year he\u2019s taken his game to another level. Now he understands the game much better and he\u2019s a smarter player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing club volleyball made a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat really helped me,\u201d Marzouk said. \u201cWhat makes this year different from the previous two years is that I get more sets now. Getting more reps and more practice time is making me a better player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marzouk always was taller than his classmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been the tallest kid my whole life,\u201d he said. \u201cOne thing I\u2019ve always had to do is watch out for those airplane door frames.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Being 7-1 does have its challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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