Adam Wright (2020) - Hall of Fame

Adam Wright

Induction:
2020

UCLA men's and women's water polo head coach Adam Wright will receive induction into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame as a three-time All-American and four-time All-MPSF player for the Bruins. Wright totaled 128 goals in his career and led UCLA to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1999 and 2000. After graduation, he played in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and led Team USA to a silver medal in 2008, scoring four goals and a team-high nine assists in the tournament. He was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2019. Wright has won a total of six NCAA Championships as a player or coach, winning two as a player, one as an assistant coach for the UCLA women in 2009 and three as head coach of the Bruin men in 2014, 2015 and 2017. His Bruin men's team set the NCAA record for consecutive victories with 57 from 2014-16, and he was named the ACWPC National Coach of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2017, as well as MPSF Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2017.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction and may not include any additional accomplishments/honors after the fact.