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2 CALIFORNIA MEN’S WATER POLO MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 ROSTER - NUMERICAL Quick Facts ..................................................................... 2 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School Social Media ................................................................... 2 1 Bernardo Carelli GK 6-3 198 Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/German School Corcovado Athletic Communications Staff ........................................ 2 1 Frederick Houghton GK 6-0 160 So. Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS 2019 Roster ................................................................... 2 1 Anthony Rethans GK 6-4 185 So. San Mateo, Calif./Bellarmine College Preparatory 2019 Schedule ............................................................... 2 1 Adrian Weinberg GK 6-5 180 Fr. Oak Park, Calif./Oaks Christian School 2019 TV/Radio Roster .................................................... 3 Head Coach Kirk Everist .................................................. 4 2 Tamir Avital CEN 6-6 225 R-So. Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar HS Assistant Coach Jeff Tyrrell ............................................... 5 3 Kaan Gezguc UTIL 6-4 200 So. Istanbul, Turkey/Saint Joseph French HS Spieker Aquatics Complex ............................................... 6 4 Jasmin Kolasinac AT 6-0 185 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia/King’s College/Wagner College NCAA Championship History ........................................... 7 5 Safak Simsek AT 5-11 180 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey/German School of Istanbul Program History .........................................................8-11 6 Joe Molina UTIL 6-0 185 So. Orange Park Acres, Calif./Foothill HS All-Time Lettermen ...................................................12-14 7 Miles O’Brien-Schridde AT 6-2 180 R-So. Burbank, Calif./Loyola HS 8 Marko Valecic UTIL 6-4 220 So. Zagreb, Croatia/XI Gymnasium QUICK FACTS 10 David Feingold AT 6-2 215 R-So. Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes HS 11 Nikolaos Papanikolaou CEN 6-3 242 Fr. Athens, Greece/49th High School of Athens Institution .........................University of California, Berkeley 12 Jordan Hoover (C) AT 6-2 205 R-Sr. Moraga, Calif./Miramonte HS Location .......................................................Berkeley, Calif. 13 Nikos Delagrammatikas 2M 6-5 205 Jr. Athens, Greece Enrollment .............................................................42,519 14 Warren Loth 2M 6-6 215 Fr. Corona del Mar, Calif./Mater Dei HS Founded ...................................................................1868 15 Garrett Dunn AT 6-1 202 Fr. Lafayette, Calif./Campolindo HS Colors ................................. Berkeley Blue, California Gold 16 Jake Stone AT 6-0 180 Fr. Walnut Creek, Calif./Acalanes HS Nickname .....................................................Golden Bears 17 Ian Minsterman AT 6-0 180 Fr. Cypress, Calif./Mater Dei HS Chancellor ....................................................Carol T. Christ 19 Jake Deely UTIL 6-4 200 So. Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS Director of Athletics ....................................... Jim Knowlton Website .................................................www.CalBears.com 20 James Parker Allen AT 6-3 190 Jr. Auckland, New Zealand/King’s College/Wagner College Affiliation ...................................................NCAA Division I 21 Sam Untrecht AT 5-11 195 Fr. Portola Valley, Calif./Menlo School Conference ......Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) 22 Chris Ball AT/UTIL 6-1 185 Fr. La Jolla, Calif./Point Loma HS Pool (Capacity) .............Spieker Aquatics Complex (2,000) 23 Mateus Stellet AT 5-11 180 So. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pool Dimensions .............................50 meters x 25 meters Athletics Department Office Phone .......... (510) 642-0580 Head Coach: Kirk Everist, 18th year (California, ‘90) Water Polo Office Phone .......................... (510) 643-1465 Assistant Coaches: Jeff Tyrrell (California, ‘07), Lazar Andric (California, ‘17) Water Polo Office Fax............................... (510) 643-5344 Student Managers: Cade Kruse, Spencer Tagg, Joe Choi PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Water Polo ..............................................1902 2019 SCHEDULE First Official Match .............. Cal 3, Neptune Club 1 (1902) NCAA Championships ................................................... 14 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME (1973, ‘74, ‘75, ‘77, ‘83, ‘84, ‘87, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘06, ‘07, ‘16) Sept. 7 Whittier College ^ 8:30 a.m. Conference Championships ........................................... 35 Sept. 7 Loyola Marymount ^ 12:30 p.m. Collegiate Players of the Year ......................................... 15 Sept. 8 UC Santa Barbara ^ 11:10 a.m. Conference Players of the Year ....................................... 13 Sept. 8 UC Irvine ^ 3:10 p.m. All-Americans .............................................................. 239 Olympians..................................................................... 28 Sept. 11 Pro Recco (Exhibition) 5 p.m. Sept. 14 UC Davis 10:30 a.m. COACHING STAFF Sept. 15 Pacific 1 p.m. Sept. 21 California Baptist ! 8 a.m. Head Coach .............................Kirk Everist (California, ‘89) Sept. 21 San Jose State ! 4:45 p.m. Years at Cal .................................................... 18th season Career Record .......................................... 369-107 (.775) Sept. 22 UC Davis ! 10:30 a.m. NCAA Titles at Cal ..................................... 3 (‘06, ‘07, ‘16) Sept. 22 Santa Clara ! 2:15 p.m. Assistant Coach ......................... Jeff Tyrrell (California, ‘07) Sept. 27 UC Irvine + 3:20 p.m. Years at Cal ...................................................... 4th season Sept. 28 at UCLA + 8 a.m. Assistant Coach ..................... Lazar Andric (California, ‘17) Sept. 28 Pepperdine + TBA Years at Cal ..................................................... 2nd season Sept. 29 USC + TBA SOCIAL MEDIA Oct. 5 at San Jose State 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Pepperdine 12 p.m. Twitter Oct. 27 at UC Santa Barbara 12 p.m. @CalWaterPolo Nov. 2 at UCLA * 1 p.m. @CalAthletics Nov. 3 at Long Beach State 12 p.m. @CalCoachEverist Facebook Nov. 8 at Stanford * (Pac-12 Network) 7 p.m. Facebook.com/CalAthletics/ Nov. 10 UC Irvine 1 p.m. Instagram Nov. 16 USC * TBA @CalMWaterPolo Nov. 22-24 MPSF Championships # TBA @CalAthletics ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ^ - Triton Invitational (La Jolla, Calif.) Men’s Water Polo Contact ....................Gerrit Van Genderen ! - Aggie Roundup (Davis, Calif.) Cell Phone .............................................. (510) 697-7235 + - MPSF/SoCal Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.) Email Address .................... [email protected] * - MPSF match Assoc. AD, Communications .......................Herb Benenson # - MPSF Championships (Berkeley, Calif.) Email Address [email protected] BOLD - Home match SID Office ........... Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720-4422 All times listed PT and subject to change CALIFORNIA MEN’S WATER POLO | 14-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS | 28 OLYMPIANS | 15 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR CALIFORNIA MEN’S WATER POLO MEDIA GUIDE 3 2019 ROSTER - TELEVISION/RADIO BERNARDO CARELLI FREDERICK HOUGHTON ANTHONY RETHANS ADRIAN WEINBERG TAMIR AVITAL KAAN GEZGUC GOALKEEPER #1 GOALKEEPER #1 GOALKEEPER #1 GOALKEEPER #1 CENTER #2 UTILITY #3 JASMIN KOLASINAC SAFAK SIMSEK JOE MOLINA MILES O’BRIEN-SCHRIDDE MARKO VALECIC DAVID FEINGOLD ATTACK #4 ATTACK #5 UTILITY #6 ATTACK #7 UTILITY #8 ATTACK #10 NIKOLAOS PAPANIKOLAOU JORDAN HOOVER NIKOS DELAGRAMMATIKAS WARREN LOTH GARRETT DUNN JAKE STONE CENTER #11 CENTER #12 2-METER #13 2-METER #14 ATTACK #15 ATTACK #16 IAN MINSTERMAN JACK DEELY JAMES PARKER ALLEN SAM UNTRECHT CHRIS BALL MATEUS STELLET ATTACK #17 UTILITY #19 ATTACK #20 ATTACK #21 UTILITY #22 ATTACK #23 KIRK EVERIST JEFF TYRRELL LAZAR ANDRIC CADE KRUSE SPENCER TAGG JOE CHOI HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH STUDENT MANAGER STUDENT MANAGER GRADUATE ASSISTANT CALIFORNIA MEN’S WATER POLO | 14-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS | 28 OLYMPIANS | 15 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 4 CALIFORNIA MEN’S WATER POLO MEDIA GUIDE KIRK EVERIST - CALIFORNIA MEN'S WATER POLO HEAD COACH Producing NCAA titles in 2006, 2007 and 2016, two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation crowns (2002, 2006), 75 All-Americans and numerous academic honorees, Kirk Everist has proven to be the perfect individual to perpetuate the tradition of excellence that defines California water polo. In 17 seasons (369-107, .775) Everist has led the Golden Bears to the pinnacle of the sport on three occasions, most recently a stirring 11-8 overtime win over USC in 2016 to give his alma mater its NCAA-record 14th national title. Everist also directed the Bears to an 8-6 win over USC in the 2007 title game and a thrilling 7-6 last-second national 5 championship victory over the Trojans in 2006. ncaa national championships (as a player & coach) A three-time All-American, 1988 NCAA Player of the Year and two-time United States Olympian, Everist earned 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year honors in his inaugural season when he guided Cal to the MPSF Tournament title and a national runner-up finish. Then in 2004, he was inducted into both the Cal Athletic and the USA Water Polo Halls of Fame. In 2006, Everist was selected USA Water Polo’s Elite Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to both the MPSF and NCAA titles. He also coached the United States’ World University Games team that competed in the summer of 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia, mentoring five Bears on the squad. On July 29, 2002 Everist returned to his alma mater