VNS Griffins


VNS Volleyball Club, also known as the VNS Griffins, is a professional men's volleyball team in the Philippines. The team competes in Spikers' Turf.
For sponsorship reasons, the team is also known as the VNS–Laticrete Griffins.

History

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 or the National Collegiate Athletic Association 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.
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 Spikers' Turf [2nd Season Open Conference|2016 Open Conference]. For the season-ending Reinforced Open Conference|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.
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 for Men|2021 PNVF Champions League] as the Manileño Spikers. The Spikes clinched the bronze medal in the tournament, defeating Global Remit in the third place play off.
As of 2025, VNS is still known for drawing its players mostly from newly graduated college players although they are reinforced by more experienced players.

Name changes

  • Bounty Fresh
  • 100 Plus Active Spikers
  • Café Lupe Sunrisers
  • Fury Blazing Hitters
  • VNS Volleyball Club Griffins
  • Manileño Spikers
  • VNS–One Alicia Griffins
  • VNS–Nasty
  • '''VNS–Laticrete'''

Current roster

Honors

Team

Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
SeasonConferenceTitleSource
2016 [Spikers' Turf season|2016]Open5th place
2016Reinforced6th place
2017 [Premier Volleyball League season|2017]Reinforced6th place
2017Open8th place
2018Reinforced did not compete
2018Open9th place
2019Reinforced9th place
2019Open11th place
2022Open4th place
2023Open5th place
2023Invitational Conference|Invitational]10th place
2024Open6th place
2024Invitational8th place
2025Open4th place
2025Invitational9th place

;Notes
PNVF:
SeasonPlacement
Champions League for Men|2021]3rd place
20229th place
2023 [PNVF Challenge Cup – Men's Division|2023]3rd place
20244th place

Individual

Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:
SeasonConferenceAwardName
2022Open2nd Best Outside SpikerJohn Benedict San Andres

PNVF:
SeasonConferenceAwardName
2021Champions League2nd Best Middle BlockerRwenzmel Taguibolos
Challenge Cup - Men's Division|2023]Challenge CupBest SetterJerome Lopez
2024Champions LeagueBest Opposite SpikerKevin Montemayor

Team Captains

  • Ralph Raymund Ocampo
  • Phillip Michael Bagalay
  • Geuel Asia
  • John Benedict San Andres
  • Ron Medalla
  • Michael Doria
  • Charles Jordan Segui
  • Jerremy Pedrosa

Coaches