Appointed to his first Olympic staff as an assistant coach for the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo … An iconic figure in the sport of water polo who was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2020 … Currently serves as the head coach of both the men’s and women’s water polo programs at Long Beach State … Is in his fourth year as an assistant coach with the U.S. senior national team and has served as the men’s ODP technical director … Starred at Cal from 1990-93, helping the Bears win three consecutive NCAA Championships (1990-92), including an undefeated campaign in 1992 … Two-time All-American in 1992 and 1993 … Spent two years as an assistant coach at Cal … Competed on the U.S. national team for eight years (1993-2000) … Two-time Olympian for the U.S. as a player in 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) … Helped lead the Americans to multiple championships at the 1994 and 1998 World Championships, the 1997 FINA Cup and the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games … Played professionally overseas for seven years with five different clubs (Vouliagmeni, Glyfada, CN Barcelona, Olympiakos, and CN Barceloneta) in Greece and Spain … Member of the 1998 Greek League championship team and was a runner-up in 1997 and 1998 at the European Cup … Southern California native … Graduated from Cal with his degree in Political Science in 1994 … He and his wife, Erene, have two daughters, Angeliki and Mikaela.
