2019 Men's Water Polo Roster
Biography
Accolades
- 2019 ACWPC All-American Second Team
- 2019 MPSF All-Tournament Team
- 2019 All-MPSF First Team
- 2019 MPSF All-Academic Team
- 2018 ACWPC All-Academic Team
- 2018 MPSF All-Academic Team
- 2018 Cal Water Polo Fall Academic Starting 7 selection
- 2018 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- 2018 Cal Water Polo Spring Academic Starting 7 selection
- 2017 MPSF All-Academic Team
- 2017 Cal Water Polo Spring Academic Starting 7 selection
- MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 12, 2016)
At Cal
2019 (R-Sr.)
- Served as Cal's team captain during his final collegiate season
- Named an All-American by the ACWPC (second team)
- Collected All-MPSF First Team & MPSF All-Tournament Team honors during his best statistical season
- Ranked third on the team with 54 points (43 goals, 11 assists)
- Totaled an impressive 60 drawn exclusions & added 17 steals & four field blocks
- Shot a team-leading .443 (43-for-97) & scored at least once in 19 of 25 matches
- Posted a season-high six points (three goals, three assists) vs. USC on Senior Day (Nov. 16)
- Scored his 100th career goal at Long Beach State (Nov. 3)
- Drew at least four exclusion in seven matches, including a season-best seven vs. Stanford in the MPSF Championship title match (Nov. 24)
- Scored a season-high four goals vs. California Baptist (Sept. 21)
- Recorded a hat trick including the game-winner in an upset of top-seeded USC in the MPSF Championship semifinals (Nov. 23)
2018 (R-Jr.)
- Named an All-MPSF Honorable Mention following redshirt junior season
- Ranked fourth on the team with 33 goals & second on the team with 29 ejections earned
- Added 15 steals & eight field blocks
- Scored a career-high five goals in a win over Austin College in the first round of the MPSF Championships
- Notched eight multi-goal performances, including a four-goal effort against UCLA on Oct. 14
- Scored twice vs. Stanford in the MPSF title match
2017 (R-So.)
- Tallied nine goals, five ejections earned, four assists, three steals & two field blocks as a sophomore
- Appeared in Cal's NCAA Semifinal contest vs. USC
- Scored a season-high three goals vs. Penn State Behrend on Nov. 18
2016 (R-Fr.)
- Played in a contributing role as Cal won its 14th NCAA title in 2016
- Saw his first collegiate action as a redshirt freshman, scoring 22 goals
- First Cal player to earn a conference award, as he was named MPSF Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 12 after scoring nine goals in four matches at the season-opening Princeton Invitational
- Scored a season-high four goals in Cal's MPSF Tournament win over Penn State Behrend
- Added a two-goal effort in the Golden Bears' NCAA Play-In win over Pomona-Pitzer
- Had six multi-goal performances
2015 (Fr.)
- Redshirted during true freshman season & did not play in any games
High School / National / Club
- Graduated from Miramonte High School (Orinda, Calif.)
- California-Hawai'i All-American First Team selection in 2014
- All-North Coast First Team selection & All-East Bay selection in 2014
- Led Miramonte to North Coast Section titles in 2012 & 2014
- Played club for Lamorinda Water Polo Club
- Three-time Scholar Athlete at Miramonte
- All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League First Team selection in swimming as a senior in 2015
- Two-time letter winner in swimming at Miramonte
- 2015 Orinda-Moraga Pool Association Meet winner
Personal
- From Moraga, Calif.
- Son of David & Mavoumeen Hoover
- Has three siblings, Dylan, Brady & Blake
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015Freshman
Attacker-Redshirt
6'2"
205 lbs
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2016Redshirt Freshman
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6'2"
205 lbs
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2017Sophomore
Attacker
6'2"
205 lbs
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2018Junior
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6'2"
205 lbs
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2019Redshirt Senior
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6'2"
205 lbs