2017 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 7
James Vlachonassios
- Position:
- Attacker/Utility
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach HS
Bio
2017
Played in 19 matches, making zero starts โฆ earnedย ACWPC All-Academic "superior" honors ... also earned MPSF All-Academic accolades ... scored five goals on 11 attempts, converting at a 45.5 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high one goal in five different games โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 19 contests he played โฆ also had eight assists, 10 steals, one field block and one earned exclusion.
2016
Played in 25 matches, making 10 starts โฆ earned 2016 ACWPC All-Academic "Excellent"ย accolades ... scored 10 goals on 29 attempts, converting at a 34.5 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in a 20-2 win over Chapman (Sept. 4) โฆ he scored at least one goal in eight of the 25 games he played โฆ also had 16 assists (tied for 7th on team), nine steals, five field blocks (tied for 6th on team) and four earned exclusions.
High School
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner as a utility at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. for head coach Sasa Branisavljevicย โฆ also lettered in swimming two yearsย โฆ earned First Team All-Sunset League and Second Team All-CIF in 2015ย โฆ was a Distinguished Academic USWP All-American in 2014 and 2015ย โฆ named Second Team All-Sunset League in 2013ย โฆ was second on the team in scoring as a senior (2015) with 53 goalsย โฆ also second in 2013 in assists with 25ย โฆ in swimming, was named a Scholar Athlete for Academic Achievement in 2014 and for water polo in 2014 and 2015.
Personal
Full name: James Vlachonassios โฆ born January 2, 1998 in Yuma, Ariz.ย โฆ his parents are Natalie and Konstantinos Vlachonassios โฆ is an only child โฆ speaks Greek fluentlyย โฆ his uncle, Andreas Vrakas, was a member of the Greek National Rowing Team from 1982-1988, winning multiple international awardsย โฆ competed with the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club ... says he chose UCLA because, "UCLA is one of the only universities in the whole world that can combine both world-renowned academics with top-level athletics"ย โฆ lists his greatest athletic thrill as, "winning Sunset League at Huntington Beach HS, ending a decade-long drought of a league title"ย ... lists Michael Jordan, Jason Lezak, LeBron James, Michael Phelps and Cam Newtonย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists photography, playing basketball and beach volleyball, and traveling as his hobbiesย โฆ majoring in business/economics.
ย
Played in 19 matches, making zero starts โฆ earnedย ACWPC All-Academic "superior" honors ... also earned MPSF All-Academic accolades ... scored five goals on 11 attempts, converting at a 45.5 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high one goal in five different games โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 19 contests he played โฆ also had eight assists, 10 steals, one field block and one earned exclusion.
2016
Played in 25 matches, making 10 starts โฆ earned 2016 ACWPC All-Academic "Excellent"ย accolades ... scored 10 goals on 29 attempts, converting at a 34.5 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in a 20-2 win over Chapman (Sept. 4) โฆ he scored at least one goal in eight of the 25 games he played โฆ also had 16 assists (tied for 7th on team), nine steals, five field blocks (tied for 6th on team) and four earned exclusions.
High School
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner as a utility at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. for head coach Sasa Branisavljevicย โฆ also lettered in swimming two yearsย โฆ earned First Team All-Sunset League and Second Team All-CIF in 2015ย โฆ was a Distinguished Academic USWP All-American in 2014 and 2015ย โฆ named Second Team All-Sunset League in 2013ย โฆ was second on the team in scoring as a senior (2015) with 53 goalsย โฆ also second in 2013 in assists with 25ย โฆ in swimming, was named a Scholar Athlete for Academic Achievement in 2014 and for water polo in 2014 and 2015.
Personal
Full name: James Vlachonassios โฆ born January 2, 1998 in Yuma, Ariz.ย โฆ his parents are Natalie and Konstantinos Vlachonassios โฆ is an only child โฆ speaks Greek fluentlyย โฆ his uncle, Andreas Vrakas, was a member of the Greek National Rowing Team from 1982-1988, winning multiple international awardsย โฆ competed with the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club ... says he chose UCLA because, "UCLA is one of the only universities in the whole world that can combine both world-renowned academics with top-level athletics"ย โฆ lists his greatest athletic thrill as, "winning Sunset League at Huntington Beach HS, ending a decade-long drought of a league title"ย ... lists Michael Jordan, Jason Lezak, LeBron James, Michael Phelps and Cam Newtonย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists photography, playing basketball and beach volleyball, and traveling as his hobbiesย โฆ majoring in business/economics.
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| James Vlachonassios's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2016 | 25/10 | 10 | 29 | .345 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 19/0 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 44/10 | 15 | 40 | .375 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
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