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2021 Men's Water Polo Roster

Ron Hall
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden
Jeff Golden

12 Balazs Kosa

  • Position Attacker
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Budapest, Hungary
  • High School Csik Ferenc Általános Iskola és Gimnázium

Biography

CAREER: Just the fourth player in program history to become a four-time All-American ... Finished sixth all-time at Pepperdine with 232 career goals ... Posted 148 assists and 372 points in 95 games.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Honored with ACWPC All-American second team and All-GCC first team status as a senior ... Led the GCC in points (96) and assists (49), and was tied for eighth in steals (26) ... Led the Waves with 47 goals ... Had season highs of four goals in back-to-back games, the win vs. #2 California (10/3) and at California Baptist (10/9) ... Had a pair of two-goal, four-assist efforts against UC Irvine (10/16) and UC Davis (10/29) ... Had 15 multiple-goal games and 14 multiple-assist contests ... GCC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Received ACWPC All-American first team honors after his junior seasons ... Also made the All-GCC first team ... Led the nation with 39 goals in 14 games ... Also had 20 assists (tied for third in the country) for 59 points (second in the country) ... Scored seven goals in the season opener vs. Air Force (1/23) ... Had five against LMU (2/13) and USC (2/14) ... Scored multiple goals in 11 games ... Named GCC Player of the Week (2/17) ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic ... GCC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Named to the ACWPC All-American second team as a sophomore ... Also made the All-GCC first team ... Led GCC in goals (93), assists (47) and points (140) ... Appeared in 32 games ... His 93 goals tied for the seventh-most goals scored in a single season in Pepperdine history ... Scored seven goals and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team ... Scored seven goals and was named to the GCC All-Tournament team ... Scored a season-high six goals against Loyola Marymount (9/8) and against Pomona-Pitzer (10/5) ... Scored at least four goals 13 times, at least three goals 23 times and multiple goals 25 times.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Had a fantastic first season in Malibu, earning ACWPC All-American third team honors as a freshman ... Named to the All-GCC second team and the GCC All-Freshman team ... Led the team in goals with 53 and in total points with 77 ... Was second on the team in assists with 24 ... Named to the GCC All-Tournament team after scoring four goals in the third-place game against UC Irvine (11/18) ... Scored a season-high seven goals against Pacific (10/27) and Santa Clara (11/4) ... Had 11 games with at least three goals.
 
HUNGARY: Played for the Hungarian Junior National Team, and took third place at the Junior World Championship and seventh place in the Junior European Championship.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Csik Ferenc Általános Iskola és Gimnázium, located in Budapest, Hungary, in 2017.
 
CLUB: Played for KSI SE for 11 years ... Won the junior championship three times and the sophomore championship twice.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Son of Tibor Kosa and Anita Nagy ... Has one older brother, Adam ... Chose Pepperdine because "I am sure that this is the place where I can do my best in my sport and in my education."
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Denes Varga (pro athlete), American Gods (book), Django Unchained (movie), Rick and Morty (TV show), Macklemore (musical artist), Mexican (food) and basketball (sport besides water polo).
 
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018Freshman

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Senior

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    12