Later that same year, the American professional men's tour – the AVP – also filed for bankruptcy, plagued by problems as a player-run organization.
Chris McGee (commonly known as "Geeter") is the MC of the Association of Volleyball Professionals.
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McGee is the person who introduces the players at the finals of the AVP tournaments.
She started playing on the AVPTour in 2003, and with Jenelle Koester, won the 2003 AVPNext National Championships.
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She has competed in 42 AVP tournaments, 6 FIVB tournaments, and 22 various other tournaments.
On leave from the firm, she later served as the Associate General Counsel to the 1984 Summer Olympics, and General Counsel to the United States Football League, the Association of Volleyball Professionals, and the America’s Cup.
Kevin Kahn Wong (born September 12, 1972, Honolulu, Hawai'i) is a professional beach volleyball player who currently competes on the AVP tour.
In addition to his father's college basketball career and success as a high school and college baseball coach, Luke's sister Brittany was a volleyball standout at Long Beach State and currently plays beach volleyball for the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball tour.
Tyra Turner (née Harper) (born July 21, 1976) is a professional beach volleyball player from the United States who plays on the AVP Tour.
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While still a student at UCSB, Rogers played in his first AVP tournament in 1995 with partner, Canyon Ceman.
"Spiking" as it related to volleyball entered the international and American lexicon through video games, movies and the growing popularity of the AVP.