TJ DeFalco
| Torey DeFalco | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 10, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 137 in (348 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 132 in (335 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Tonno Callipo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Torey "T.J" DeFalco (born April 10, 1997) is an American male volleyball player. He is part of the United States men's national volleyball team. He played college volleyball for Cal State-Long Beach.[1]
College career
DeFalco played four years of college volleyball at California State University, Long Beach. While at LBSU, he reached the NCAA Final Four all four years (2016-2019) and won the NCAA Championship twice (2018, 2019). He was a two-time AVCA Player of the Year (2017, 2019), the AVCA Newcomer of the Year (2016), and a four-time AVCA First Team All American (2016-2019). He was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2019 NCAA Championships, as well as being named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team three times (2016, 2018, 2019).[2] DeFalco majored in Consumer Affairs.
Professional career
In June 2019, DeFalco signed a professional volleyball contract with Tonno Callipo of the Superlega.[3]
References
- ^ "Team Roster – United Statesmen's volleyball team". fivb.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Four LBSU Men's Volleyball Alum Sign Professional Contracts". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Four LBSU Men's Volleyball Alum Sign Professional Contracts". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
External links
- profile at FIVB.org
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