TJ DeFalco
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| Full name | Torey James DeFalco | ||||
| Nickname | T.J. | ||||
| Born | April 10, 1997 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||
| Spike | 130 in (340 cm) | ||||
| Block | 129 in (328 cm) | ||||
| College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | JTEKT Stings | ||||
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Torey James DeFalco (born April 10, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for JTEKT Stings and the U.S. national team.[1][2] DeFalco took home a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Early life
[edit]Torey DeFalco was raised on a farm in Missouri until the age of nine, when his family moved to California. He attended Huntington Beach High School, where his performance on the volleyball team earned him national attention.[3]
DeFalco is one of seven children. His sister, Teagan, plays beach volleyball for the Washington Huskies.[4]
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Recognized as the top recruit in the country,[5] DeFalco enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, where he majored in Consumer Affairs. 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).[6]
Club
[edit]In June 2019, DeFalco signed his first professional volleyball contract with the Italian team, Volley Callipo.[7] For the 2021–22 season, he joined AZS Olsztyn.[8] For the 2022–23 PlusLiga season, he signed a contract with Resovia.[9]
National team
[edit]DeFalco joined the U.S. National Team in 2015, while he was still in high school.[10] He competed with the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Honors
[edit]Club
[edit]- CEV Cup
2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia
College
[edit]- Domestic
- 2018
NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State[11] - 2019 NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State[12]
- 2018
Youth national team
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Individual awards
[edit]- 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Most valuable player
- 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Best outside hitter
- 2016: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team
- 2017: AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2018: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team
- 2019: AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2019: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team (Most outstanding player)
- 2019: NORCECA Championship – Best outside spiker
Statistics
[edit]- 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best scorer (536 points)
References
[edit]- ^ "Amerykański przyjmujący Torey Defalco będzie grał w Asseco Resovii. To duże wzmocnienie rzeszowskiej drużyny". Nowiny 24 (in Polish). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "大同生命 SV.LEAGUE MEN ジェイテクト STINGS トリー・デファルコ選手加入のお知らせ". JTEKT Stings (in Japanese). June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "T.J. DeFalco a star on any surface". ESPN. July 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Teagan DeFalco". Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Long Beach State men's volleyball enters year with title hopes". Press Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "TJ DeFalco". USA Volleyball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Four LBSU Men's Volleyball Alums Sign Professional Contracts". Long Beach State. July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Nadzieja amerykańskiej siatkówki w Olsztynie". Indykpol AZS Olsztyn (in Polish). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Amerykański przyjmujący Torey Defalco będzie grał w Asseco Resovii. To duże wzmocnienie rzeszowskiej drużyny". Nowiny 24 (in Polish). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Register's volleyball player of the year: TJ DeFalco, Huntington Beach". Orange County Register. June 15, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "LONG BEACH STATE WINS THE 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". Long Beach State. May 5, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "BEACH DOES IT AGAIN! Long Beach State Wins 2019 NCAA National Championship with Four-Set Victory Over Hawai'i". Long Beach State. May 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links
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- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia (archive)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold) | ||
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Missouri
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- American men's volleyball players
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Beach volleyball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Pan American Games volleyball players for the United States
- Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- American expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- American expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- American expatriate volleyball players in Japan
- Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball players
- AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- Outside hitters
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen