United States men's national water polo team
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The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's water polo.
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FINA code | USA |
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Association | USA Water Polo |
Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
Head coach | Dejan Udovičić |
Asst coach | Gavin Arroyo Matthew Ustaszewski |
Team manager | Lori Verdegaal |
Team official | Christopher Bates (Sports Medicine Manager) |
Captain | Ben Hallock |
Most caps | Tony Azevedo |
Top scorer(s) | Tony Azevedo |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 7 (as of August 9, 2021) |
Highest | 2 (2008, 2009) |
Lowest | 11 (2017) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 23 (first in 1904) |
Best result | (1904 demonstration) (1984, 1988, 2008) |
5-time Olympian(s) | Tony Azevedo (2000–2016) |
Top scorer(s) | Tony Azevedo (61 goals, 2000–2016) |
Flag bearer(s) | Terry Schroeder (1988) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 21 (first in 1973) |
Best result | 4th place (1986, 1991, 2009) |
Most caps (FP) | Tony Azevedo (2001/03/05/07/09/11/13/15, 8 times, 50 matches played) |
Most caps (GK) | Merrill Moses (2007/09/11/13/15, 5 times, 30 matches played) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1979) |
Best result | (1991, 1997) |
Most caps (FP) | Terry Schroeder (1979/81/85/87/91, 5 times) |
Most caps (GK) | Craig Wilson (1983/85/87/89/91, 5 times) |
Most titles | Chris Humbert (1991, 1997) |
World League | |
Appearances | 19 (first in 2002) |
Best result | (2008, 2016, 2020, 2022) |
Most caps (FP) | Jesse Smith (2002/03/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/15/16/18/20, 13 times) |
Most caps (GK) | Merrill Moses (2002/03/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/15/16, 11 times) |
Pan American Games | |
Appearances | 19 (first in 1951) |
Best result | (1959, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) |
Most caps (FP) | Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19, 5 times) |
Most caps (GK) | Craig Wilson (1983/87/91, 3 times) Merrill Moses (2007/11/15, 3 times) |
Most medals | Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19, 5 medals) |
Most titles | Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19) |
UANA Cup | |
Best result | (2005, 2006, 2013) |
Media | |
Website | usawaterpolo.org |
Medal record | |
Last updated: July 2, 2021 |
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The team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, most recently during the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won a silver medal after losing the final to Hungary 14–10.
On May 7, 2013, USA Water Polo named Serbian Dejan Udovičić the head coach of the United States men's senior national team. Udovičić was the former head coach of the Serbian men's national team.[1][2]