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USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team Head Coach\u00a0Dejan Udovicic<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has announced the roster for the 2017 FINA World Championships starting this Monday in Budapest, Hungary. Seven returners from the 2016 Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are back to anchor the squad that is coming off a fourth place finish at the FINA World League Super Final last month in Russia.<\/p>\n

Alex Obert<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Loomis, CA\/Pacific\/NYAC) and\u00a0Alex Bowen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Santee, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC) lead Team USA into action in their third straight World Championship competition for USA Water Polo, offering the most experience of anyone on the squad. They are joined by fellow Rio Olympians\u00a0McQuin Baron<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(North Tustin, CA\/USC\/Regency),\u00a0Ben Hallock<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Westlake Village, CA\/Stanford\/LA Premier),\u00a0Luca Cupido<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Santa Margherita, Italy\/California\/Newport),\u00a0Thomas Dunstan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(New Canaan, CT\/USC\/Regency) and\u00a0Alex Roelse<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Maarssen, Netherlands\/UCLA\/Bruin).<\/p>\n

Chancellor Ramirez<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Pasadena, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC) returns to the World Championship stage for the first time since 2013 and is joined by first-time participants\u00a0Johnny Hooper<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Los Angeles, CA\/California\/LA Premier),\u00a0Nic Carniglia<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Lodi, CA\/California\/Davis WPC),\u00a0Marko Vavic<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Rancho Palos Verdes, CA\/Loyola HS (CA)\/Regency),\u00a0Max Irving<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/LA Water Polo) and\u00a0Drew Holland<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Orinda, CA\/Stanford\/Lamorinda).<\/p>\n

Team USA opens play in Budapest on Monday, July 17<\/span><\/span> against Croatia at 1:50pm et<\/span><\/span>\/10:50am pt. From there they will take on Japan and Russia before qualification play begins on July 23<\/span><\/span>. Medals will be awarded on July 29<\/span><\/span>. The USA Men have never medaled in World Championship play and will look to improve upon a seventh place finish in 2015 in Kazan, Russia.<\/p>\n

The newly launched Olympic Channel will be airing all the action from Budapest with a full broadcast schedule to be announced. For more information on The Olympic Channel, check with your local cable provider.<\/p>\n

Be sure to follow USA Water Polo (@USAWP) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates from Budapest, Hungary throughout the tournament. For more information on the FINA World Championships,\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to visit the official homepage.<\/p>\n

2017 FINA World Championships Roster – USA Men’s National Team<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0McQuin Baron<\/a>\u00a0(North Tustin, CA\/USC\/Regency)
\n2.\u00a0Johnny Hooper<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles, CA\/California\/LA Premier)
\n3.\u00a0Nic Carniglia<\/a>\u00a0(Lodi, CA\/California\/Davis WPC)
\n4.\u00a0Alex Obert<\/a>\u00a0(Loomis, CA\/Pacific\/NYAC)
\n5.\u00a0Ben Hallock<\/a>\u00a0(Westlake Village, CA\/Stanford\/LA Premier)
\n6.\u00a0Luca Cupido<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Margherita, Italy\/California\/Newport)
\n7.\u00a0Thomas Dunstan<\/a>\u00a0(New Canaan, CT\/USC\/Regency)
\n8.\u00a0Marko Vavic<\/a>\u00a0(Rancho Palos Verdes, CA\/Loyola HS (CA)\/Trojan)
\n9.\u00a0Alex Bowen<\/a>\u00a0(Santee, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC)
\n10.\u00a0Chancellor Ramirez<\/a>\u00a0(Pasadena, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC)
\n11.\u00a0Alex Roelse<\/a>\u00a0(Maarssen, Netherlands\/UCLA\/Bruin)
\n12.\u00a0Max Irving<\/a>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/LA Water Polo)
\n13.\u00a0Drew Holland<\/a>\u00a0(Orinda, CA\/Stanford\/Lamorinda)<\/p>\n

Coaching Staff
\nHead Coach:\u00a0Dejan Udovicic<\/a>
\nAssistant Coach:\u00a0Alex Rodriguez<\/a>
\nTeam Manager:\u00a0Lori Verdegaal<\/a><\/p>\n

2017 FINA World Championship Schedule (time subject to change)<\/strong>
\nJuly 17<\/span><\/span> vs Croatia 1:50pm et<\/span><\/span>\/10:50am pt
\nJuly 19<\/span><\/span> vs Japan 12:30pm et<\/span><\/span>\/9:30am pt
\nJuly 21<\/span><\/span> vs Russia 7:10am et<\/span><\/span>\/4:10am pt
\nJuly 23<\/span><\/span> vs TBD (qualification)
\nJuly 25<\/span><\/span> vs TBD (quarterfinals)
\nJuly 27<\/span><\/span> vs TBD (semifinals)
\nJuly 29<\/span><\/span> vs TBD (finals)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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