The Beach’s new starting setter turns childhood dream into reality

The son of the men’s volleyball head coach at Huntington Beach High School, Jake Pazanti grew up closely watching future legends of Long Beach State men’s volleyball.

As one of the premier high school programs in the sport, Huntington Beach High School hosted future Olympic stars TJ DeFalco and Josh Tuaniga, who went on to remain as teammates at LBSU.

The pair brought the most successful era in program history to The Beach, winning national titles in 2018 and 2019 and sharing three AVCA National Player of the Year awards between them…

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