Fourteen San Jose State University men's water polo players were named to the 2019 Golden Coast Conference all-academic team in an announcement from the conference office.
The Spartans had the most award winners among the Golden Coast's six conference members. UC Irvine was next with 13.
Neil Arnett, Adam Bado, Ashley Castle, Brad Dennis, Yahav Fire, Niels Hofmeijer, Giacomo Lovatelli, Nick Marchione, Finn Pardon, Justin Pickering, Gage Pranajaya, Cristian Tanase, Emerson Trout and Marc Weber were named to the Golden Coast Conference All-Academic team.
Seniors Castle, Lovatelli, and Weber earned their fourth academic all-conference recognition. Pickering and Pardon are three-time award winners. Bado, Dennis, Fire, Hofmeijer, Tanase, and Trout now are two-time honorees. Arnett, Marchione, Pranajaya picked up their first Golden Coast Conference All-Academic team honor.
"We couldn't be more proud of the team's academic performance this last season. Having the most players on the all-conference academic team shows the quality of student-athletes we have as well as their priorities. Combined with our team GPA of just over 3.3 (for the year), these are great accomplishments," says San Jose State University men's water polo head coach Bruce Watson.
Student-athletes qualified for the academic honor by maintaining a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average and participating in at least 50 percent of a team's contests.
For the second consecutive season, more than half the team (14 of 24) earned academic all-conference honors.
2019 GOLDEN COAST CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM HONOREES
| NAME | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Neil Arnett | Sophomore | Chino Hills, Calif. |
| Adam Bado | Sophomore | Szentes, Hungary |
| Ashley Castle | Senior | Epsom, England |
| Brad Dennis | Senior | Visalia, Calif. |
| Yahav Fire | Sophomore | Kfar Hasidim, Israel |
| Niels Hofmeijer | Sophomore | Hengelo, The Netherlands |
| Giacomo Lovatelli | Senior | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Nick Marchione | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia |
| Finn Pardon | Junior | Manhattan Beach, Calif. |
| Justin Pickering | Junior | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Gage Pranajaya | Freshman | Dana Point, Calif. |
| Cristian Tanase | Senior | Bucharest, Romania |
| Emerson Trout | Senior | San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
| Marc Weber | Senior | Fulda, Germany |