Final Roster, Schedule Set for AU Pro Volleyball Season 4

Featuring multiple Olympians, dozens of national team competitors, and other world-class athletes – including 2022 Champion Bethania De La Cruz and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Morgan Hentz – the final roster is set for the fourth championship season of Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball, which will return to the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, October 3 – November 4.

Tickets are now available here.

All 30 matches will be available live either via ESPN platforms or Bally Sports regional sports networks and the Bally Sports App, when users sign in through their pay TV provider or subscribe to Bally Sports+. In addition, through a new partnership with Volleyball World, all matches will be streamed internationally on VBTV, while the 15 matches airing on Bally Sports in the U.S. will also stream on VBTV domestically. The full schedule for the 2024 AU Pro Volleyball season can be found here. The full 44-player roster is available here.

AU Pro Volleyball features a range of scoring innovations to bring athletes and fans a unique and intense version of the sport. Individual athletes earn points based on both team wins and individual performance, with the leaderboard changing constantly. In addition, teams change each week with the top four athletes in the standings serving as captains and drafting their teams. At the end of the five-week season, the player with the most points is crowned as the league’s individual champion.

AU Pro Volleyball is part of Athletes Unlimited, which was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023 and features an Advisory Board comprised of an illustrious group of high-profile contributors from the worlds of sports, business and entertainment including volleyball legend Karch Kiraly, basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes, softball icons Jessica Mendoza and Cat Osterman, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team superstar Abby Wambach; and two-time NBA champion and entrepreneur Kevin Durant, among many others. 

In addition, Athletes Unlimited is excited to welcome Baden Sports as the Official Volleyball of AU Pro Volleyball. After supporting AU Pro Basketball since 2022, Baden Sports worked with the AU Volleyball Player Executive Committee to fine-tune its new Matrix volleyball, set to make its professional debut during the AU season.

“As volleyball continues to soar in popularity, Athletes Unlimited is proud of our leadership role in establishing the sport’s presence at the professional level in the U.S., and we are thrilled to bring AU Pro Volleyball and the best players in the world back to Mesa this year,” said Cassidy Lichtman, Director of Volleyball for Athletes Unlimited. “We are thankful for the support of ESPN, Bally Sports, and Volleyball World in ensuring widespread access to our fans around the world, and to Baden and all our wonderful partners for creating a world-class experience for our players and fans.” 

“We LOVE what Athletes Unlimited is doing for women’s professional sports and we are thrilled to expand our partnership with them to become their Official Volleyball,” said Chad Lindstrom, Sr. Director of Marketing at Baden.  “We have been working diligently on creating an all-new, professional-grade volleyball from the inside out, and getting direct feedback from Athletes Unlimited players was an integral part of the process. In a league where the athlete’s voice matters, it is exciting that these pro athletes selected the Baden Matrix ball. To us, there is no better way to unveil our new ball to the entire volleyball community.” 

Other partners supporting AU Pro Volleyball include Arizona Athletic Grounds, Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission, Gatorade, Madam Paleta Flavor Infused Tequila, Nike, Salad and Go, Sequel, and the U.S. Air Force.