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University of California, Santa Barbara

2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang

7 James Oriskovich

  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 290
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School San Marcos HS
  • Position Center

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA
2023

Played in all 30 games, finishing with the third-most goals on the team, a career-high 35 … Scored 10 goals in a game against Austin College (Sept. 9) … Also scored three goals against Westcliff and four against Biola on Sept. 9 to finish the day with 17 goals across three games … Scored two goals in three consecutive games, against Loyola Marymount (Oct. 1), UC Merced (Oct. 7) and Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 7) … Also posted two-goal games against No. 3 UCLA (Sept. 2) and No. 3 USC (Sept. 16).

2022
Scored 18 goals … Started the season by scoring two goals in each of his first three games, versus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (September 3), No. 3 UCLA (September 3), and No. 13 UC San Diego (September 4) … Recorded his first career five-goal game against Fresno Pacific (October 7) … Scored two goals again in UC Santa Barbara’s second meeting with No. 1 UCLA (October 20).

2021
Scored 15 goals … Found the back of the cage in six straight games from September 4 to 11, including against No. 1 UCLA (September 5) … Recorded his first career multi-goal game with two goals against Santa Clara (October 24).


HIGH SCHOOL
Attended San Marcos High School … Two-time Academic All-American … Also competed on the swim & dive team, played rugby and wrestled.


PERSONAL
James Ryan Oriskovich was born February 15, 2001 in Santa Barbara … Son of Daniel and Katherine Oriskovich … Has a younger sister, Madison, who plays beach volleyball at Pepperdine … Roots for the Pittsburgh Steelers … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2019Freshman

    6'8" 290 lbs
    RS
  • RS

    2020Sophomore

    6'8" 290 lbs
    RS
  • 15

    2021Sophomore

    Center
    6'8" 290 lbs
    15
  • 14

    2022Senior

    Center
    6'9" 290 lbs
    14
  • 7

    2023Graduate Student

    Center
    6'9" 290 lbs
    7