2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Michael Dakis
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orinda, Calif.
- High School:
- Miramonte HS
CAREER: Had 32 goals in 97 games over his four seasons.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Recorded four goals and 18 assists as a senior ... Appeared in 26 games ... Had two assists in a game five times.
PEPPERDINE 2020: Posted seven goals and 15 assists in 14 games as a junior ... Had two goals against Air Force (2/27) ... Had three assists against San Jose State (2/19) ... 2020 season played in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 27 games as a sophomore ... Scored seven goals ... Scored twice against Long Beach State (11/9).
PEPPERDINE 2018: Played in all 27 games as a freshman ... Scored 14 goals and assisted on eight more for a total of 22 points ... Scored a season-high three goals against UC Irvine (10/20) … GCC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Miramonte High School, located in Orinda, Calif., in 2018 ... Played three years of varsity water polo ... Had 104 career goals ... Named to All-Diablo Athletic League first team as a junior and senior ... Scored 38 goals as a senior ... Helped team to NCS championship as a junior.
CLUB: Played for Sleepy Hollow Aquatics, Lamorinda Water Polo and CC United Water Polo ... Had second-place finishes at Junior Olympics with Sleepy Hollow twice, the Kap7 Tournament and the Ironman tournament.
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Son of Kevin and Laura Dakis ... Older brother to Jack and Calvin ... Chose Pepperdine because "on my official visit I really connected with the family orientation of the team. Also, a chance to learn from Olympians like Coach Moses and Coach Schroeder while living on the amazing Malibu campus were big factors as well."
FAVORITES: Favorites include Marshawn Lynch (pro athlete), Golden State Warriors (pro team), A Song of Ice and Fire (books), Forrest Gump (movie), Game of Thrones (TV show), Travis Scott (musical artist), sushi (food) and football (sport besides water polo).
