Nick Becker | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | Nick Adrian Becker July 30, 1968 (age 55) Fullerton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | University of Southern California | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Nick Adrian Becker (born July 30, 1968, in Fullerton, California) is an American former volleyball player who played with the United States national volleyball team and won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] [2] He was valued on the team as a great passer. [3]
Becker went to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he played soccer in his senior year and made the All-Southern Section as a half-back. [3] He graduated from Mater Dei in 1986. [3]
Becker played college volleyball with the University of Southern California (USC) as a walk-on, and helped the Trojans win NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990. [3] He graduated from USC in 1991 with a degree in economics, and then joined the national volleyball team. [3]
Becker's sister, Carolyn, played for the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]