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2025 Triton Men's Water Polo Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

9 Jaime Bhattacharyya

  • Position Utility
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawai‘i
  • High School Mid-Pacific Institute
  • Major Real Estate and Development
  • College Sixth

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025)
• ACWPC All-Academic (2023)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• Sept. 2, 2023 vs. Biola: 2 shots, 2 steals

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
• Did not play ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
• ACWPC All-Academic ... Saw time in 16 games ... Scored six goals and four assists for 10 points ... All six of his goals came on hat tricks against California Lutheran (Sept. 9) and Occidental (Sept. 23).

CLUB
• Played with Del Mar (2022), Renegades (2021), and Oahu (2019-20)
• USA Youth National Team member (2021)
• National Team selection camp (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Placed fifth in Futures 18U with Del Mar (2022)

HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2023 graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawai‘i
• Four-year varsity player
• Junior/Senior: Team captain ... ILH All-Stars First Team ... Mid-Pacific MVP
• Freshman: ILH All-Stars Honorable Mention
• Also swam at Mid-Pacific and holds school record in the 200 medley relay

PERSONAL
Born: Nov. 10 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Parents: Mom went to the University of Alberta, dad attended La Sierra
Siblings: One brother and one sister
Major: Environmental Policy
College: Sixth
Future plans: Start an environmental company
Most memorable water polo moment: Playing with the Youth National Team in Budapest, Hungary
Most memorable UC San Diego moment: The crowd at the LMU game.
Roots for: Pro Recco, Miami Dolphins
Favorite athlete: Surfer and waterman Kai Lenny
Favorite movie: Interstellar
Listens to: John Summit, Stick Figures, Kendrick Lamar
Favorite food: Italian
Hobbies: Surfing, foiling, spear fishing, hiking, traveling
Top social outlet: Instagram
Did you know: Grew up vegetarian
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 3 2 times 9/23/23 vs. Occidental
Assists 1 5 times 8/30/25 vs. Occidental
Points 4 vs. Occidental 9/23/23
Shots 4 2 times 9/23/23 vs. Occidental
Steals 2 vs. Biola 9/2/23
Field Blocks 1 vs. Chapman 11/11/23
Drawn Exclusions 0 - -
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2023 16 6 4 10 16 .375 8 0 4 1
Totals 16 6 4 10 16 .375 8 0 4 1

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2023Freshman

    Attacker
    6'4" 0 lbs
    16
  • RS

    2024Sophomore

    Utility
    6'4" 190 lbs
    RS
  • 9

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility
    6'4" 195 lbs
    9

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