SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's water polo will have a new affiliate beginning in 2023 with the official announcement today that the West Coast Conference will begin sponsoring the sport in 2023-24.
Men's water polo will become the 16th WCC-sponsored sport, when competition begins in the fall of 2023. The seven-team conference will consist of four WCC member institutions – LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara – currently fielding men's water polo programs, and three affiliate members – Air Force, California Baptist and San Jose State.
The WCC Presidents' Council supported the addition of men's water polo as a WCC sport, and the Conference secured the three affiliate members to make up the seven-team league.