Torey DeFalco
Torey James DeFalco (born April 10, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a member of the US national team and a participant in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. At the professional club level, he plays for Asseco Resovia.[1]
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Full name | Torey James DeFalco | ||||
Nickname | T.J. | ||||
Nationality | American | ||||
Born | Huntington Beach, United States | April 10, 1997||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||
Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
Block | 328 cm (129 in) | ||||
College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Asseco Resovia | ||||
Number | 59 | ||||
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Career
College
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). DeFalco majored in Consumer Affairs.
Club
In June 2019, DeFalco signed his first professional volleyball contract with the Italian team, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia.[2] For the 2021–22 season, he joined Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.[3] For the 2022-2023 season, he is playing for Polish club, Asseco Resovia.
Honours
College
- National championships
- 2018
NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State Beach[4]
- 2019
NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State Beach[5]
- 2018
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Most valuable player
- 2014: NORCECA U19 Championship – Best outside hitter
- 2016: AVCA First-Team All-American
- 2016: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team
- 2017: AVCA First-Team All-American
- 2017: AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2018: AVCA First-Team All-American
- 2018: All-Big West First-Team (Player of the Year)
- 2018: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team
- 2019: AVCA First-Team All-American
- 2019: AVCA National Player of the Year
- 2019: All-Big West First-Team
- 2019: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team (Most Outstanding Player)
- 2019: NORCECA Championship – Best outside spiker
- 2022: Polish Championship – Best Scorer (536)
References
- "Amerykański przyjmujący Torey Defalco będzie grał w Asseco Resovii. To duże wzmocnienie rzeszowskiej drużyny". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- "Four LBSU Men's Volleyball Alums Sign Professional Contracts". longbeachstate.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "Nadzieja amerykańskiej siatkówki w Olsztynie". indykpolazs.pl (in Polish). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- "LONG BEACH STATE WINS THE 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". longbeachstate.com. 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". longbeachstate.com. May 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links

- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at the International Olympic Committee
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net