University Southern California Trojans
Men's Water Polo
James Shin
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Email:
- james.shin@usc.edu
- Phone:
- 740-2159
A two-time All-American and an NCAA champion as a player at USC, James Shin is in his first year as director of operations for the USC water polo program. Shin graduated from USC with a degree in international business after playing four years under head coach Jovan Vavic and assistant Marko Pintaric from 2001-04.
He then went on to earn a master’s degree in Divinity from Biola University in 2011. He served as a high school pastor for a church in Anaheim before moving to Long Beach, where he was the college and young adult pastor at Cornerstone Church for 4.5 years. He is passionate about working with college athletes because of their unique life stage and their drive to succeed in and out of pool.
Shin and his wife, Sharon, were married in 2015.
He then went on to earn a master’s degree in Divinity from Biola University in 2011. He served as a high school pastor for a church in Anaheim before moving to Long Beach, where he was the college and young adult pastor at Cornerstone Church for 4.5 years. He is passionate about working with college athletes because of their unique life stage and their drive to succeed in and out of pool.
Shin and his wife, Sharon, were married in 2015.
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