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In his final season at Pacific, Dragan continued his dominance in the water. Bakic made history by being named to the All-American team by the Water Polo Coaches Association. Dragan is only the second ever Four-Time All-American in Water Polo in Pacific history. Bakic also earned All-MPSF 2nd Team Honors, as well as making his third All-Academic MPSF team. He played in 30 games for the Tigers, scoring 85 goals on 193 attempts for a .440 shot percentage, both of which led the team. He had 44 steals and 45 assists, which also led the team. In 2006 Bakic earned his third straight All-American honor as a Tiger as he was named an American Water Polo Coaches Association Third Team All-American in 2006. Dragan was second in scoring for the Tigers in '06, finding the back of the cage 69 times on the season. His goals per game average of 2.09 ranked fourth in the MPSF, and he led the Tigers in steals with 48. Bakic now ranks fifth in Pacific history with 160 goals, and will look to become Pacific's second Four-Time All-American this coming fall, joining Brad Schumacher who played at Pacific from 1992-96. As a sophomore, Dragan came back strong in his second season at Pacific, scoring a team high 60 goals. Bakic was not just a goal scorer, however, as he was second on the team in both steals (33) and assists (32) while playing in 28 of the Tigers' 33 games. Bakic's best performance of the season came at the Aggie Shootout, where he scored 18 goals in four games, leading the Tigers to a 4-0 tournament record. He was named Third Team All-MPSF and was named a Second Team American Water Polo Coaches Association All-American as well as Academic All-MPSF. In his first campaign for the Tigers, Dragan led the team in scoring with 31 goals for the season. He lead the team in scoring nine times in 18 games played, collecting 10 multi-goal games. Dragan saved the best for last during the year, as in the last four games he tallied 13 goals. Dragan earned Men's Water Polo All-America honors from the American Water Polo Coaches Association, as well as All-MPSF Honorable Mention honors. Dragan Bakic was born in Split, Croatia, and is the son of Marija and Nenad Bakic. Outside of water polo, Bakic enjoys playing soccer. He was also a part of the Posk, Split water polo club program. Dragan graduated from Pacific in 2008, with a degree in International Business. |
 
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