2017 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Jesse Camou
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Simi Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Royal HS
2017
Played in 25 games, making one startย for the NCAA Championship Bruinsย โฆ made the Director's Honor Roll in the fall quarterย โฆ scored nine goalsย on 31 attempts, converting at a 29.0 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high two goals in a 7-4ย win at No. 20 Loyola Marymountย (Sept. 22) and tallied twoย more scores in an 8-6ย victory over No. 7 Long Beach Stateย (Oct. 14)ย โฆ he scored at least one goal in seven of the 25 games he played, including two multiple goal games โฆ also had 12 assists, 19 steals (ranked fourth on the team) and earned four exclusions while winningย oneย sprint.
2016
Was enrolled at UCLA but did not play on the water polo team.
2015
Wasย enrolled at UCLA but did not play on the water polo team.
2014
Played in 10 games, making six starts for the NCAA Championship Bruinsย โฆ scored 13 goals (tied for 15th on the team)ย on 25 attempts, converting at a 52.0 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high six goals in a 24-1ย win at La Verneย (Sept. 14) and tallied four more scores in a 23-2 victory over Occidental (Sept. 14)ย โฆ he scored at least one goal in fiveย of the 10ย games he played, including two multiple goal games โฆ also had 13 steals, five assists, oneย field block, one earned exclusion and won six sprints.
2013
Redshirted the season.
High School
Four-year (2009-12) varsity water polo letterwinner and three-year starter (2010-12) at Royal High School under head coach Steve Snyder โฆ also lettered four times (2010-13) in swimming for coach Snyder โฆ a three-time All-CIF selection, Camou was also a two-time All-American (2011-12) โฆ a four-time All-League selection, he served as team captain his senior year (2012) while being named Team MVP โฆ in 2010, the Highlanders were Co-Marmonte League Champions โฆ was named Co-MVP at Royal HS in 2011 and was named the 2012 Marmonte League Player of the Year โฆ in his water polo prep career, he amassed 345 career goals, 198 assists and 243 steals and set RHS single season records for goals (171) and steals (134) in 2012 โฆ Royal HS finished as CIF D-IV finalists in 2010 and 2011.
Personal
Full name: Jesse Vincent Camou โฆ born June 16, 1995 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. โฆ his parents are Vincent and Laurie Camou โฆ has one brother, Joshua, and one sister, Erin โฆ his uncle, Ron Giles, attended UCLA โฆ competed with the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club and the VC Premier Water Polo Club out of Simi Valley, Calif. โฆ lists the Los Angeles Lakersโ Kobe Bryant as the athlete he most admires โฆ says he chose UCLA because โI fell in love with the campus, the students and the school in generalโ โฆ says his biggest thrill so far in his athletic career is, โgetting recruited by such a great school as UCLA to play the sport I love at the next levelโ โฆ lists drawing as a hobby โฆ major is political science.
| Jesse Camou's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2014 | 10/6 | 13 | 25 | .520 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 25/1 | 9 | 31 | .290 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 35/7 | 22 | 56 | .393 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
