Something fun is about to happen and I am excited to see the outcome. That something is The Pro Volleyball Federation. The league is set to start January 24th, 2024, as the Atlanta Vibe will take on the Ohama Supernovas. The league held their draft, and the first pick was the 2-time NCAA champion from the Texas Longhorns Asjia O’Neal who was drafted by the Columbus Fury.
There will be a total of 7 teams- Atlanta Vibe, Columbus Fury, Grand Rapids Rise, Omaha Supernovas, Orlando Valkyries, San Diego Mojo, Vegas Thrill.
I will post more about the league when more information comes along. For now, I have the full draft and the schedule below.
Pro Volleyball Federation Draft – 2023 Selections
| First Round Selections | ||
| Pick (Overall) | Player, Team | College |
| 1 (1) | Asjia O’Neal, Columbus Fury, MB | Texas |
| 2 (2) | Magda Jehlarova, San Diego Mojo, MB | Washington State |
| *(Jehlarova traded to Atlanta after selection) | ||
| 3 (3) | Hannah Pukis, Vegas Thrill, S | Oregon |
| 4 (4) | Morgahn Fingall, Grand Rapids Rise, OPP | Tennessee |
| 5 (5) | Paige Briggs, Orlando Valkyries, OH | Western Kentucky |
| *(Briggs later traded to Omaha) | ||
| 6 (6) | Chiamaka Nwokolo, Atlanta Vibe, MB | Pittsburgh |
| 7 (7) | Amber Igiede, Omaha Supernovas, MB | Hawai’i |
| Second Round Selections | ||
| Pick (Overall) | Player, Team | College |
| 1 (8) | Jill Gillen, Omaha Supernovas, OH | Arkansas |
| *(Gillen later traded to Orlando) | ||
| 2 (9) | Whitney Bower, Atlanta Vibe, S | BYU |
| 3 (10) | Georgia Murphy, Orlando Valkyries, L | Oregon |
| 4 (11) | Sydney Bolding, Grand Rapids Rise, MB | Kansas State |
| 5 (12) | Gabby Gonzales, Vegas Thrill, OH | Oregon |
| 6 (13) | Temi Thomas-Ailara, San Diego Mojo, OH | Wisconsin |
| 7 (14) | Reagan Cooper, Columbus Fury, OPP/OH | Kansas |
| Third Round Selections | ||
| Pick (Overall) | Player, Team | College |
| 1 (15) | Kendall Kipp, Columbus Fury, OPP | Stanford |
| 2 (16) | Morgan Lewis, San Diego Mojo, OPP | Oregon |
| 3 (17) | Kylie Murr, Vegas Thrill, L | Minnesota |
| 4 (18) | Kenna Sauer, Grand Rapids Rise, OH | Houston |
| 5 (19) | Azhani Tealer, Orlando Valkyries, MB | Kentucky |
| 6 (20) | Kamaile Hiapo, Atlanta Vibe, L | BYU |
| 7 (21) | Abby Hansen, Omaha Supernovas, MB | UCF |
| *(Hansen traded to Orlando after selection) | ||
| Fourth Round Selections | ||
| Pick (Overall) | Player, Team | College |
| 1 (22) | Maggie Cartwright, Omaha Supernovas, OPP | Arkansas |
| 2 (23) | Kara McGhee, Atlanta Vibe, MB | Oregon |
| 3 (24) | Sophie Davis, Omaha Supernovas, MB | James Madison |
| *(Pick acquired from Orlando prior to selection) | ||
| 4 (25) | Emma Clothier, Grand Rapids Rise, MB | SMU |
| 5 (26) | Hannah Maddux, Vegas Thrill, OH | South Alabama |
| 6 (27) | Karson Bacon, San Diego Mojo, MB | Oregon |
| 7 (28) | Jenaisya Moore, Columbus Fury, OH | Tennessee |
| Fifth Round Selections | ||
| Pick (Overall) | Player, Team | College |
| 1 (29) | Emma Monks, Columbus Fury, MB | Pittsburgh |
| 2 (30) | Zoe Weatherington, San Diego Mojo, OPP | Penn State |
| 3 (31) | Maddie Schermerhorn, Vegas Thrill, L | Purdue |
| 4 (32) | Karly Basham, Grand Rapids Rise, L | Washington State |
| 5 (33) | Kalyah Williams, Orlando Valkyries, OPP | USC |
| 6 (34) | May Pertofsky, Atlanta Vibe, OPP | Washington |
