Jovan vavic biography definition

American water polo team coach

Jovan Vavic (born or ) is the former head coach of both the University of Southern California (USC) men's and women's water polo teams. In , he was interim head coach of the United States men's national water polo team.

While coaching USC he won the National Coach of the Year award 15 times, and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year award 13 times. He was fired by USC in March in the wake of his indictment in the college admissions bribery scandal.^[2] After his indictment, Vavic was arrested on charges of accepting at least $, in bribes.^[3][4] In April , he was convicted of fraud and bribery.^[5] However, the conviction was later overturned and a new trial ordered.^[6][7][8]

Early and personal life

Vavic was born in Montenegro, which was then part of Yugoslavia.^[9] He grew up in Herceg Novi and emigrated to the United States i