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. DeFalco took home a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Early life 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.
DeFalco is one of seven children. His sister, Teagan, played beach volleyball for the Washington Huskies. She now plays for Vegas Thrill.
Career
College Recognized as the top recruit in the country, 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).
Club In June 2019, DeFalco signed his first professional volleyball contract with the Italian team, Volley Callipo. For the 2021–22 season, he joined AZS Olsztyn. For the 2022–23 PlusLiga season, he signed a contract with Resovia.
National team DeFalco joined the U.S. National Team in 2015, while he was still in high school. He competed with the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Honors Club CEV Cup 2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia
College Domestic 2018 NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State 2019 NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State
Youth national team 2014 NORCECA U19 Championship
Individual awards 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 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best scorer (536 points)
References
External links
Player profile at TeamUSA.org Player profile at LegaVolley.it Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
Player profile at Volleybox.net