Biography university of hawaii athletics mens volleyball

Costas Theocharidis, one of the greatest men’s volleyball players to ever wear a University of Hawaiʻi uniform, has just released his first book, which chronicles his life before, during and after his time at UH Mānoa.

Theocharidis, originally from Greece, was a dominant outside hitter for the Rainbow Warriors from 2000 to 2003. “Greece Lightning,” as he was affectionately called by fans, had one of the most decorated careers in NCAA college sports history, breaking countless records and earning nearly every athletic and academic award possible. He became the NCAA Division I all-time leader in kills (rally scoring era), the first-ever four-time first-team All-American in U.S. college men’s volleyball history and the first-ever Academic All-American of the Year for UH in U.S. college sports.

Upon completion of his eligibility, an athlete on a rival college grupp filed an official complaint with the NCAA, questioning Theocharidis’s eligibility

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