Brian Bacharach

High School: De La Salle HS Last College: Cal ('07) Position: Volunteer Assistant Coach

At LMU: Second Season

Brian Bacharach, a 2006 All-American for Cal, returned to the pool that was the pinnacle of his collegiate career, joining the Lions as the Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2010. He will also be attending USC business school and working towards his MBA. The 2011 season will be his second with the Lions.

Bacharach finished his career at Cal with 151 career goals, including a team-best two in the 2006 NCAA National Championship, which Cal defeated USC, 7-6, It was the Bears 12th national title and Bacharach was one of the Bears' team captains for the second consecutive seasons.

As a senior for the Bears in 2006, he scored 46 goals and was a ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American, as well as an MPSF All-Academic and a ACWPC All-Academic selection. His best season in terms of goals was as a redshirt sophomore in 2004, scoring 48 to rank second on the team. For his career, he was a four-time MPSF All-Academic and ACWPC All-Academic selection.

He played five years with the Bears, serving a redshirt year in 2002 after graduating from De La Salle High School.

After graduating Cal in the spring of 2007, Bacharach went on to play professionally in Australia for the Cronulla Sharks.

In the fall of 2007, se returned to De La Salle High School, this time as a teacher and coach. He taught math and psychology while also serving as assistant varsity coach for the boys' water polo team through the spring of 2009. He helped De La Salle earn NCS Runner-up honors in 2008 while claiming EBAL League title in 2008 and 2009.

In addition to his teaching duties, Bacharach has ran the men's side of the Diablo Water Polo Club of Moraga, Calif., the last three years (2008-10), leading the 18-under team to its three highest finishes in the program's 12-year existence.

He has also continued competitive water polo as a player, competing for the San Francisco Olympic Club. Helped his team win the 2010 Fisher Cup and was selected as an USWP All-American four times since graduating from Cal.

At De La Salle High School was a two-time high school All-American in water polo, was a three-time first-team North Coast Section selection, as well as North Coast Section MVP and Junior Olympic All-American in 2001. He helped his team to North Coast Section titles in 2000 and 2001, and a Junior Olympic championship in 2000. He led his high school in scoring three consecutive years, tallying over 300 goals.