USA Volleyball Announces Men's Team for Paris 2024

[sharp716]

Here it is!

usavolleyball.org/story/usa-volleyball-announces-mens-team-for-paris-2024/

U.S. Men’s Roster for the Olympic Games Paris 2024

No. Player (Position, Height, Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Matt Anderson (Opp, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State, Western Empire)
2 Aaron Russell (OH, 6-9, Ellicott City, Md., Penn State, Chesapeake)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
8 T.J. DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
11 Micah Christenson (S, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Southern California, Aloha)
12 Max Holt (MB, 6-10, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State, Ohio Valley)
14 Micah Ma’a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA, Aloha)
17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
18 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
20 David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., Univ. of California Irvine, Southern California)
22 Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ., Aloha)

Official Alternate: 5 Kyle Ensing (Opp, 6-7, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)

[huskerfrosh]

WOW. that was quick.

[bruinsgold]

May 10, 2024 16:47:43 GMT -5 huskerfrosh said:

WOW. that was quick.

We don't play mind games on this side 😏

[tamz]

8 returning from 2020 roster!

[c4ndlelight]

We are really, really old. Is DeFalco the youngest at 27?

[Disc808]

So 4 middles… no official backup opposite but one of the left sides can switch over.

All the debate over the back up opposite spot in the past and for what lol

[BigDigEnergy]

Wow that’s fast! Also technically no back up opposite but I am sure that one of the OHs can play there if needed. I like that we are bringing 4 MBs.

[BigDigEnergy]

And crazy that GG is not even the official alternate and it’s Ensing.

[basil]

May 10, 2024 16:52:07 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

We are really, really old. Is DeFalco the youngest at 27?

yup

the future for USA mens is concerning...this is pretty much our last shot at gold for the near future imo

[bruinsgold]

May 10, 2024 16:52:07 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

We are really, really old. Is DeFalco the youngest at 27?

Technically it's Ma'a. His birthday is April 16th while TJ's is April 10th.

[bruinsgold]

May 10, 2024 16:55:04 GMT -5 BigDigEnergy said:

And crazy that GG is not even the official alternate and it’s Ensing.

Italy ruined Gabi 😭😭😭

[c4ndlelight]

May 10, 2024 16:56:32 GMT -5 basil said:

May 10, 2024 16:52:07 GMT -5 c4ndlelight said:

We are really, really old. Is DeFalco the youngest at 27?

yup

the future for USA mens is concerning...this is pretty much our last shot at gold for the near future imo

Like, the few "youngsters" will be on the wrong side of 30 in LA. And the NCAA seems to pump out more foreigners than domestic talent.

[mnbadger]

It's the better move to bring 4 impact middles over a second, mid at best opposite. DeFalco or Jaeschke likely taking opposite reps if things get hairy.

[BigDigEnergy]

May 10, 2024 16:58:04 GMT -5 bruinsgold said:

May 10, 2024 16:55:04 GMT -5 BigDigEnergy said:

And crazy that GG is not even the official alternate and it’s Ensing.

Italy ruined Gabi 😭😭😭

Yes you can say that and maybe he is just not that great after all haha.

[alohavball]

Gabi had that bad of a season huh?

Wonder if he or Ensing even gets VNL playing or Speraw tinkers with one of the other outsides there while Anderson rests?