2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Kent, Joey
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Jersey Number 1C
Joey Kent
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Superior - 2024)
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as a goalkeeper at JSerra Catholic High School โฆ named Second-Team All-Trinity League in 2020 and All-CIF-SS in 2021 โฆ won theย CIF Southern Section Championship in 2023 and finished second in 2022 โฆ two-time Trinity League Champion and two-time State Champion โฆ played club water polo with the Mission Water Polo Club โฆ won silver at the 2024 Junior Olympics and Bronze at the 2022 and 2023 Junior Olympics โฆ named MVP at the 2024 Quiksilver International Water Polo Cup where theyย placedย first โฆ two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American โฆ three-time ODP Southern Pacific Zone team selection, where he won gold in 2021 and silver in 2023 โฆ three-time ODP pick for the National Team Selection Camp โฆ named First-Team All-American at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2023 โฆ earned the Nick Johnson Award at the ODP National Championships in 2023.
Personal
Full name: Joseph Dow Kent, prefers Joey โฆ born in Fountain Valley, Calif. โฆ parents are Katie and Brian Kent โฆ has one older brother, James (21) โฆ mother, Katie, rowed for UCLAโs Womenโs Crew Team and won silver at the Pac-10 Championship in 1991 โฆ father, Brian, played football at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and won two division Championships โฆ chose UCLA because โAs a kid playing water polo, it was my dream to go to UCLA and play for the best water polo program in the nation while getting an education from one of the best universities in the world.โ โฆ greatest athletic thrill is playing in the championship game at the 2024 Junior Olympics with his Mission Water Polo team โฆ athlete he admires most is Michael Jordan because of his determination โฆ enjoys being outdoors, hiking, camping, the beach, surfing, bodysurfing, bodyboarding, and being with his friends โฆ his interesting fact is that he played seven other sports before water polo โฆ majoring in business economics.
โข ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Superior - 2024)
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as a goalkeeper at JSerra Catholic High School โฆ named Second-Team All-Trinity League in 2020 and All-CIF-SS in 2021 โฆ won theย CIF Southern Section Championship in 2023 and finished second in 2022 โฆ two-time Trinity League Champion and two-time State Champion โฆ played club water polo with the Mission Water Polo Club โฆ won silver at the 2024 Junior Olympics and Bronze at the 2022 and 2023 Junior Olympics โฆ named MVP at the 2024 Quiksilver International Water Polo Cup where theyย placedย first โฆ two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American โฆ three-time ODP Southern Pacific Zone team selection, where he won gold in 2021 and silver in 2023 โฆ three-time ODP pick for the National Team Selection Camp โฆ named First-Team All-American at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2023 โฆ earned the Nick Johnson Award at the ODP National Championships in 2023.
Personal
Full name: Joseph Dow Kent, prefers Joey โฆ born in Fountain Valley, Calif. โฆ parents are Katie and Brian Kent โฆ has one older brother, James (21) โฆ mother, Katie, rowed for UCLAโs Womenโs Crew Team and won silver at the Pac-10 Championship in 1991 โฆ father, Brian, played football at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and won two division Championships โฆ chose UCLA because โAs a kid playing water polo, it was my dream to go to UCLA and play for the best water polo program in the nation while getting an education from one of the best universities in the world.โ โฆ greatest athletic thrill is playing in the championship game at the 2024 Junior Olympics with his Mission Water Polo team โฆ athlete he admires most is Michael Jordan because of his determination โฆ enjoys being outdoors, hiking, camping, the beach, surfing, bodysurfing, bodyboarding, and being with his friends โฆ his interesting fact is that he played seven other sports before water polo โฆ majoring in business economics.
UCLA Men's Water Polo Ring Reveal
Wednesday, August 27
2024 UCLA Men's Water Polo NCAA Champions
Thursday, December 12
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo Celebrates NCAA Title
Sunday, December 08
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo vs. USC, NCAA Championship (Dec. 8, 2024)
Sunday, December 08
