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Austin of the LOVB League said on its official SNS on the 6th (Korea Standard Time), "We have recruited Catbell, who has played in Korea, China, Puerto Rico, Turkiye, the Philippines, and the United States," adding, "Welcome to Austin."

Catbell, who joined the Philippine professional volleyball league "Cheritigo Cross Avers" on the 14th of last month, has moved to play in his country's U.S. league once again in about three weeks.

"Thank you for your amazing congratulations," Catbell said in a reply to Austin's social media, adding, "I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Texas."

Catbell debuted in the Korean V-League by being selected by GS Caltex as the second pick in the foreign draft ahead of the 2015-16 season. Originally, his position was an apogit spiker, but he sometimes played as a middle blocker at GS Caltex. After playing one season in Korea, he moved to overseas leagues such as Puerto Rico, the Philippines, China and Turkiye until 2021, before returning to Heungkuk Life in the 21-22 season, playing another season and going abroad again.

In the 22-23 season, he was hired as a substitute for Katarina Jovic in the middle of the season, leading the Korea Expressway Corporation to its first reverse sweep in the V - League history. Catbell was named MVP of the championship game.

Catbell scored 376 points in 18 regular league games during the 22-23 season, 48 points in two playoff games, and 112 points in five championship games.

The LOVB League, which Catbell is currently in, is the third professional volleyball league in the U.S., which is planning to launch the pre-season in November this year. Ahead of the launch of the league, the Korean team is actively recruiting outstanding players from all over the world, including its own countries, Asia, and Europe. So far, there are a total of six clubs: Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Madison, Omaha, and Salt Lake.

A number of foreign players from the V-League have also moved to the relevant leagues. Madison Kingdon Richelle, a former foreign mercenary at IBK, joined the Houston Astros, and Dalí Santana, who played for the 22-23 season as a substitute for Rebecca Latham in the 21-22 season, joined the team.
On top of that, Giovanna Milana, who played in the articles of association in the 23-24 season, settled in Atlanta and announced a new start.

There has been no news of him joining the official team yet, but Thai national team setter Ponfun Gedfard is also highly likely to advance to the U.S. LOVB league. Ponfun also played as the first Asian quarter player for the Industrial Bank of Korea during the 23-24 season.

Libero Pyaanut Panoy, who was not from the V-League but played for the Thai national team with Phonepoon, joined the LOVB League Atlanta. Similarly, Japan's Inoue Koto, who was invited to the "Kim Yeon-kyung All-Star Game" held in June and met with Korean fans, joined Austin, a team with Catbell.

U.S. volleyball has been dominated by regional university leagues, or the National University Sports Association, and it was inevitable to go overseas to play professional baseball. However, with the recent opening of professional leagues one after another, the U.S. has added an option for a better environment for its own league.

In addition to the LOVB League, Willow Johnson, a former replacement for Heungkuk Life and daughter of Randy Johnson, a legendary pitcher of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), is active in the U.S. Professional Baseball Federation (PVF) League, another professional league in addition to the LOVB League. Willow, who previously played for San Diego Mojo, moved to Vegas Thrill on the 1st.
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