TJ DeFalco

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 part in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Early life
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.

DeFalco is one of seven children. His sister, Teagan, plays beach volleyball for the Washington Huskies.

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.

Club

 * CEV Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia

College

 * Domestic
 * 2018 Gold medal with cup.svg NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State
 * 2019 Gold medal with cup.svg NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State

Youth national team

 * 2014 Gold medal northamerica.svg 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)