Draft:LOVB Pro

LOVB Pro ( "love", League One Volleyball) is an American women's professional indoor volleyball league. The league is owned by LOVB, a volleyball body founded in 2020. Its first season will begin in January 2025.

History
LOVB was founded in 2020 as a network of youth volleyball clubs across the United States with the intent of eventually creating a professional league.

On October 19, 2021, LOVB formally announced the creation of LOVB Pro.

On September 28, 2022, LOVB raised $16.75 million in a Series A funding round, headlined by Billie Jean King and Kevin Durant.

On March 9, 2023, LOVB announced its first professional cities as Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas. On April 27, LOVB added a team in Madison, Wisconsin. On September 27, LOVB raised $35 million in a Series B round led by Lindsey Vonn, Jayson Tatum, and Candace Parker. In December, LOVB announced it would be building a dedicated training facility for LOVB Madison in the Madison suburb of Sun Prairie.

On May 9, 2024, LOVB and ESPN announced an international media rights agreement that would see 10 matches broadcast on ESPN networks and an additional 18 streamed on ESPN+ for the 2025 season.

Current
LOVB teams do not have traditional team names, and instead compete as "LOVB" followed by the city name.