Skip To Main Content

Naval Academy Athletics

Schedule

2026 Water Polo Roster

8 James Mulvey

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Utility
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Newport Harbor

Biography

Career Honors:
MAWPC Offensive Player of the Week
(Sept. 10, 2025)
MAWPC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 10, 2025)
 
2025 (Freshman): Played in 28 of 31 games during rookie campaign, finishing first season with the program with 56 points on 30 goals and 26 assists with 10 steals and 12 ejections drawn … Scored goals in 18 games with multiple scores in seven games, including four hat tricks … Scored a season-high four goals against LIU (Princeton Invitational), while also adding hat tricks against #16 Harvard, Salem, and Bucknell … Recorded points in the nine of the first 10 games he played in (scoring goals in eight of those contests), combing for 25 points on 15 goals and 10 assists to start his Midshipmen career … Credited with assists in 20 games with multiple helpers in five games … Had a season-high three assists against #16 Harvard (Princeton Invitational), while adding multiple assists Long Beach State (Triton Invitational), Mercyhurst, Gannon, and Johns Hopkins … Named both the MAWPC Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Sept. 10.
 
High School / Personal: Began high school career at JSerra Catholic High School (2021-23) in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. before concluding prep career at Newport Harbor High School (2023-25) in Newport Beach, Calif. … Helped lead Newport Harbor win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Open Division Championship (2024), Southcoast Tournament (2024), Delfina Classic (2024), North South Challenge (2024), and a Sunset League Championship (2024) … Part of the JSerra water polo team that won the CIF Southern Section Open Division Championship (2023), CIF State Regional Championship (2022, ‘23), Southcoast Tournament (2023), Delfina Classic (2023), North South Challenge (2022, ‘23), and Trinity League Championship (2022, ‘23) … Selected to the Tony Azevedo All-Star Team (2023) … Named Academic Scholar (2021, ‘22, ’23, ‘24) … Member of the National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, and California Scholarship Federation … Played club water polo with Mission Water Polo Club (2021-23) and Newport Beach Water Polo Club (2024-25), taking part in the Junior Olympics (U18 – First Place, 2024, Third Place, 2023; U16 – Second Place, 2023, Fourth Place, 2022) … First Team Junior Olympic All-American (2023) … Played in Futures Championship (2023, ’24), claiming first place in 2024 … Took part in USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program (ODP) with Cadet National Team (2022 Tournament Champions in Budapest) and Youth National Team (2023 gold medal at PanAm Games in Baru), while also earning gold medals in at the Youth ODP National Championship (2024) and Cadet ODP National Championship (2022) … Son of Danielle and Ken Mulvey … High school teammate with current Navy water polo player Quinn Bartlett (’28).
 
Career Statistics
Year Games Goals Assists Points Hat Tricks Steals KOD
2025 28 30 26 56 4 10 12
Totals 28 30 26 56 4 10 12
 
@NavyWaterPolo
 

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2025Freshman

    Utility
    6'2" 205 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2026Sophomore

    Utility
    6'2" 205 lbs
    8