Bucknell University Athletics
John McBride to Serve as Assistant Coach with USA Water Polo Men's National Team this Weekend
1/9/2026 10:06:00 AM | Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo
LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell water polo head coach John McBride continues his stint as an assistant coach with the USA Water Polo Men's National Team this weekend when the Red, White, and Blue challenge Australia in a two-game series. Both matches will stream live on Overnght.com and the Overnght app with live stats available at 6-8Sports.com.
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McBride will serve in the distinguished role of Video Coach. The Bison leader enters his fifth season as a coach with the national team, including playing a key role in the United States' bronze finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics, for the country's first men's water polo medal since 2008. The Americans are beginning the push for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Australia will provide a solid test.Â
There will be additional Orange & Blue representation at the games. Rade Joksimovic, arguably the finest player in Bucknell history, will play for Australia. The sole athlete named to the 2019 ACWPC First, Second or Third Team All-America teams from an institution not in the state of California and the inaugural Bucknell water polo player to earn First Team All-America recognition, he went down as the most honored men's water polo athlete from any institution outside the state of the California in the history of the sport.Â
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Watch | Live Stats |
| 1/10 | 9 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (PT) | Australia | Overnght | 6-8Sports.com |
| 1/11 | 4 p.m. (ET)/1 p.m. (PT) | Australia | Overnght | 6-8Sports.com |
McBride will serve in the distinguished role of Video Coach. The Bison leader enters his fifth season as a coach with the national team, including playing a key role in the United States' bronze finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics, for the country's first men's water polo medal since 2008. The Americans are beginning the push for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Australia will provide a solid test.Â
There will be additional Orange & Blue representation at the games. Rade Joksimovic, arguably the finest player in Bucknell history, will play for Australia. The sole athlete named to the 2019 ACWPC First, Second or Third Team All-America teams from an institution not in the state of California and the inaugural Bucknell water polo player to earn First Team All-America recognition, he went down as the most honored men's water polo athlete from any institution outside the state of the California in the history of the sport.Â
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