One of the most decorated volleyball players in University of Hawaiʻi history thinks the top-ranked Rainbow Warriors can win a third straight national championship in 2023 but says the focus must start from their side of the net.
 
Costas Theocharidis, a native of Greece who earned the nickname "Greece Lightning," was a dominant outside hitter for UH from 2000 to 2003, shattering multiple records along the way. Midway through UH's 2023 season, Theocharidis was back on his old stomping grounds and cheered on the 'Bows in person during matches against Pepperdine.
 
"For them to go for a third consecutive championship, it hasn't been done in the modern era (since the mid-1980s with UCLA) and it's something that will be very hard to be repeated if they are able to pull it off," Theocharidis said. "When I look at the team and what they've done, I think what they should fear the most is their own performance because those guys are winners. The coaching staff are proven winners. If everything goes according to plan, those guys should be holding the third trophy at the end of the season."
 
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