MALIBU, California – Who are the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap? This series will aim to identify the most accomplished Pepperdine student-athletes, number by number.
 
Today, the greats who played men's water polo are listed, one through 24.
 
An important note on how the players were selected: Complete numerical rosters for men's water polo only go back to 1982. In some cases, additional standout student-athletes from prior to those years may have been identified. Any student-athlete who received at least all-conference honors during this time, and others of note, were included based on current available information.
 
1

• Vukan Ruzic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1984. He played two seasons and set the school's single-season record for goalie saves with 416 in 1984.
• Roberto Borelli (Sao Paulo, Brazil) played two seasons (1985-86) with the Waves and was a two-time Olympian for Brazil.
• Peter Schuler (Santa Ana, Calif./Cuesta College) made the All-American third team in 1992 and was honorable mention in 1991. The goalie made 446 saves in his two seasons.
• Merrill Moses (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Peninsula HS) was a three-time All-American, including the first team in 1997. The goalie made 818 career saves. He was named tri-Most Outstanding Player along with two teammates after winning the 1997 NCAA title. He would become a three-time Olympian and earned a silver medal in 2008. Moses returned to Pepperdine in 2012 and serves as associate head coach. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
• Michael Soltis (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson HS) was a three-time All-American and made the third team in 2000 and 2001. He made 712 career saves.
• John Hahn (Sydney, Australia/Macquarie University) was All-American honorable mention in 2008. The goalie made 152 saves in his only season with the Waves.
• Bence Valics (Eger, Hungary/Erzsebet Secondary) was All-American honorable mention in 2012. The goalie recorded 889 career saves, once the school record.
• Zack Rhodes (Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2016. He is Pepperdine's all-time record holder with 1,100 saves.

2 

• Rafael Gandarillas (San Juan, Puerto Rico) was All-American honorable mention in 1987. He scored 223 career goals, including 87 in 1987.
• Grant Miller (La Verne, Calif./Damien HS) was a three-time All-American, including the second team in 2008. He scored 177 career goals, including 45 in 2008.
• Mike Tragitt (Clovis, Calif./Clovis HS), currently the team's assistant coach, wore #2 for his final two seasons (2012-13).

3 

• Mike Grier (Costa Mesa, Calif.) was the National Player of the Year in 1984 and was an All-American first teamer in 1983 and 1984. He was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 1984 NCAA Championships. He scored 157 career goals in his two seasons, including 93 in 1984.
• Tucker Johnston (Cupertino, Calif.) was All-American honorable mention in 1988 after switching from #15. He scored 42 of his 90 career goals that season.
• Paul Matarangas (San Jose, Calif./West Valley College) was all-conference second team in 1989. He scored 28 goals that year.
• Jeremy Pope (Clovis, Calif./Golden West College) made the All-American first team in 1997 and 1998. He was named tri-Most Outstanding Player along with two teammates after winning the 1997 NCAA title. He scored 91 goals in his two seasons, including 54 in 1997.
• Karl Niehaus (Johannesburg, South Africa/St. John's College) made the All-American second team in 2002. He scored 44 goals in two seasons.

4 

• Viktor Pusic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1984. He scored 73 goals that season and had 123 in his two seasons.
• Pero Asic (Split, Yugoslavia) made the All-American third team in 1986. He scored 94 goals that season and had 238 in his three seasons. He previously earned All-American honors at #17.
• Chris Tilden (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1996 before switching to #11. He scored 33 goals that season.
• Todd King (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Iolani HS) made the All-American third team in 1998 and was honorable mention in 1997. He scored 93 goals in his four seasons.
• Michael Hausmann (San Diego, Calif./The Bishop's School) made the All-American second team in 2003. He scored 50 goals that season and had 115 in his four seasons.
• Matt Brown (Bellevue, Wash./Brown Academy) was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2012. He scored 30 career goals.

5 

• Rob Sutter (Lodi, Calif./Lodi HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1989. He scored 40 goals that season and had 105 in his four seasons.
• Henry Rabello (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Golden West College) made the All-American second team for the second and third times in his career in 1991 and 1992 after switching from #6. He scored 193 goals in three seasons.
• Larry Felix (Fullerton, Calif./Long Beach City College) was all-conference second team in 1993. He scored 87 goals in his three seasons.
• Peter Joseph (Long Beach, Calif./Wilson HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1999. He scored 29 goals that season and had 71 in his career.
• Scott Harvey (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2002 after switching from #8. He scored 19 goals that season and finished with 67 in his four seasons.
• Adam Hewko (Irvine, Calif./Servite HS) earned All-American first team honors in 2008 and was second team in 2007 after switching from #7. He scored 172 goals in his four seasons, including 59 in 2007.
• Matt DeTrane (Moraga, Calif./Diablo Valley College) was All-American honorable mention in 2011 and 2012. He scored a total of 80 goals those two seasons.

6 

• Greg Outcalt (Eagle River, Alaska/San Marcos HS) was All-American honorable mention in 1983.
• Henry Rabello (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Golden West College) earned the first of his three All-American awards wearing #6 in 1990 before switching to #5. He scored 83 goals that season.
• Alex Asta (Santa Ynez, Calif./Cuesta College) made the All-American second team in 1992. He scored 69 goals that season and had 112 in two seasons.
• Christian Jensen (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1996. He scored 21 goals that year and had 47 in his four seasons.
• Andrew Milcovich (Walnut Creek, Calif./De La Salle HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2011. He scored 40 goals that season and had 96 in his career.

7 

• Sasha Poljak (Zagreb, Croatia) made the All-American first team in 1987 and the second team in 1986 and 1989. He scored 83 goals in a season twice, and 77 in his other two seasons, to finish with 320 career goals (second all-time at Pepperdine). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
• Zachary Holder (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) was all-conference second team in 1991. He scored 41 goals that season and had 141 in his career.
• Jack Kocur (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS) was a three-time All-American, including the first team in 1997. He scored at least 30 goals every season and finished with 138 in his career. He later served as the Waves' head coach for six seasons.
• Sean Hylton (Costa Mesa, Calif./USC) was All-American honorable mention in 1999 and 2000. He scored 57 goals in his three seasons.
• Adam Hewko (Irvine, Calif./Servite HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2005 at #7 before having more success at #5. He scored 43 of his 172 career goals that season.
• JP MacDonell (Redwood City, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) was All-American second team in 2009 and third team in 2008. He scored at least 50 goals in all four of his seasons and finished with 225.
• Danny White (Oxnard, Calif./Rio Mesa HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2013. He scored 103 career goals, including 33 that season.

8 

• Geoffrey Clark (Sydney, Australia) was the National Player of the Year in 1991 and a three-time All-American first teamer between 1989-91. He scored 250 career goals, third all-time at Pepperdine, and had 85 in 1991. He was a two-time Olympian for Australia. Clark was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
• Larry Felix (Fullerton, Calif./Long Beach City College) was all-conference third team in 1995. He scored 87 goals in his three seasons.
• Alex Rodriguez (La Verne, Calif./Citrus College) was an All-American third team pick in 1996. He scored 38 goals that season and had 57 in his two years.
• Scott Harvey (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2001 before switching to #5. He scored 18 goals that season.

9 

• Greg Lonzo (Mira Loma, Calif./Jurupa Valley HS) made the All-American first team in 2001, second team in 2000 and third team in 1999. He scored 175 career goals, including 59 in 2000.
• Marko Asic (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) just wrapped up his career as a four-time All-American, making the second team in 2016 and honorable mention three times. He scored 240 career goals, including 69 in 2016.

10 

• Terry Schroeder (Santa Barbara, Calif.) wore #10 for his final seasons at Pepperdine, which included All-American first team seasons in 1978 and 1980. He is Pepperdine's all-time leading goal scorer with 392. The #10 was then retired at Pepperdine for more than 30 years. Schroeder also wore #10 with the U.S. National Team, including three Olympics. He is heading into his 28th season as Pepperdine's head coach this fall. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
• Spencer Hamby (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS), a cousin of Schroeder's, became the first player since then to use #10 when he earned All-American honorable mention in 2012. He scored 23 goals that season. It was his second All-American award after also earning one at #11.
• Sean Thomas (Covina, Calif./Loyola HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2019. He scored 30 of his 80 career goals this past season.

11 

• Chris Tilden (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly HS) was all-conference honorable mention for a second time in 2000 after switching from #4. He scored 38 goals that season and finished with 100 in his career.
• Jesse Smith (Coronado, Calif./Coronado HS) was a four-time All-American, making the first team in 2002, 2003 and 2005. He scored 213 career goals, including 65 in 2002. He is a four-time U.S. Olympian who could make it for a fifth time in 2021. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
• Spencer Hamby (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2011 before switching to #10. He scored 22 goals that season.
• Mark Urban (Budapest, Hungary/Diablo Valley College) made the All-American third team in 2017 and was honorable mention in 2016. He scored 126 goals in his three seasons.

12 

• Robbie Boyer (Lompoc, Calif.) was all-conference second team in 1986. He scored 130 career goals.
• Steve Long (Lompoc, Calif./Cuesta College) was all-conference second team in 1990. He scored 36 goals that season.
• Alan Hermann (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) was the 1997 National Player of the Year and a four-time All-American, including three times on the first team. He was named tri-Most Outstanding Player along with two teammates after winning the 1997 NCAA title. He scored 218 career goals, including 62 in 1994 and 51 in 1997. He was also named a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1997. Herrmann was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
• Stephen Loomis (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2012. He scored 48 of his 96 career goals that season.
• Balazs Kosa (Budapest, Hungary) made the All-American second team in both 2018 and 2019. He scored 93 goals this past season and has 146 after two years.

13 

• Aaron Chasen (Newport Beach, Calif.) was a three-time All-American between 1985-87. He scored 215 goals in those three seasons, including 87 in 1985.
• Zachary Holder (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) was All-American honorable mention in 1994. He scored 141 career goals.
• Christian Jensen (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) was All-American honorable mention in 1997. He scored 47 career goals.

14 

• Luke Hewko (Santa Ana, Calif./Servite HS) made the All-American third team in 2014 after switching from #17. He scored 55 of his 152 career goals that season.
• Chris Dilworth (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks HS) made the All-American second team in 2019 and was honorable mention in 2018. He just wrapped up his career with 176 goals, including 47 as a senior.

15 

• Tucker Johnston (Cupertino, Calif.) scored 48 goals between 1984 and 1987 before switching to #3 and earning All-American honors.
• Will Cain (Sherman, Texas/Sherman HS) wore #15 for his final three seasons (1994-96). He's gone on to a successful career in sports radio with ESPN.

16 

• Mat MacDonell (Redwood City, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) scored 66 goals between 2005 and 2008.

17 

• Pero Asic (Split, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1984 before moving to #4, where he earned All-American honors again. He scored 94 goals in 1984.
• Luke Hewko (Santa Ana, Calif./Servite HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2013 before moving to #14 and becoming an All-American. He scored 55 goals in 2013.

18 

• Victor de la Vega (Dorado, Puerto Rico) was All-American honorable mention in 1984. He scored 51 goals that season.
• Mate Toth (Balatonalmadi, Hungary) was All-American honorable mention in 2019. He scored 38 of his 155 career goals this past season.

19 

• Josh Acosta (Lemoore, Calif./Lemoore HS) earned All-American second team honors in 2004. He scored 37 of his 97 career goals that season.

20 

• Ognyen Kuraica (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was All-American honorable mention in 1982, his only season with the Waves.

21 

• Clayton Snyder (Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2009. He scored 26 of his 119 career goals that season.

22 

• Todd King (Kailua, Hawai'i/Iolani HS) is the highest-scoring Wave wearing #22, notching two of them in the 1994 season.

24 

• Jens Cole (Malibu, Calif./Malibu HS) is the only Wave to score a goal wearing #24, getting one in the 2016 season.