Kyle Friend is an American professional beach volleyball player, commentator, and former indoor college volleyball standout at Long Beach State University. After spending five years playing indoor professionally, he went back to school to finish his masters and eventually took his talents to the beach. His first main draw was Hermosa Beach in 2017 with Myles Muagututia. After that, he has qualified multiple times with a slew of partners, displaying his versatility and winner's mentality. He remains an active player at the highest level and is currently a color commentator for Volleyball World and has recently done commentating for AVP Austin.
Lightning round format:
04:40 - AVP new qualifier format: thumbs up or thumbs down?
09:16 - AVP NOLA: Radar/dark horse
17:59 - AVP: Top 3 favorite venues
22:27 - Favorite Kyle Friend moment
30:08 - Exciting new teams
43:14 - True lightning rounds (60 seconds)
44:50 - About Kyle, comedy, and more!
