Hard working guard who will be in the running for one of the starting spots at guard for the Friars...Outstanding athlete who has good knowledge of the Friars' system...Slashing type player who can score from the outside or take the ball to the hoop...
AT PROVIDENCE:
1998-99 - Played in all 30 games as a sophomore making nine starts...Averaged 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game while averaging 16.2 minutes per game...Had career high 11 points versus TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN and MIAMI...Had a career high six rebounds in PC's last second win versus GEORGETOWN...Made first career start versus TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN playing 27 minutes...Selected as PC's Most Improved Player...BIG EAST Tournament: 1-4 FG (.250), two points, two rebounds...NIT: 3-7 FG (.429), 0-2 FT (.000), six points, four rebounds...1997-98: Sat out season for academic reasons...Made most of off season working to improve all-around game
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Salem High School to the 1994-95 Division 2 State Championship...Averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and six steals at Salem High School...Two-time All-State selection at Salem...Named Most Improved Player and Newcomer of the Year...Attended Milford Academy to work on academics...Average 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in one season at Milford...Named team Most Valuable Player at Milford...Lettered in baseball at Notre Dame Academy...Played for Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC)...Ranked among the top 100 players in the nation
PROFILE
Name: Jamaal Camah
Birthdate: March 26, 1978
Major: Management
Family: Son of Michael Camah and Jeanette Clark; has one sister, Michelle (28), and one brother, Malik (15)
Favorite Athlete/Team: Michael Jordan and Shawn Kemp/New York Knicks
Relaxation: Listening to Music, lifting weights, reading
People Most Like To Meet: My mother
Greatest Influence: Camah, Leary and Sorrento families
After Providence: Would like to get into business and be a CEO of a business
AT PROVIDENCE
OVERALL
YEAR G FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB PTS AVG A TO BL ST
1998-99 30 58 135 .430 2 19 .105 20 37 .541 61 138 4.6 21 37 1 21
BIG EAST
YEAR G FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB PTS AVG A TO BL ST
1998-99 18 33 74 .446 1 8 .125 11 18 .611 41 78 4.3 11 16 0 9
JAMAAL CAMAH OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 29 Cleveland State (11/28/98) 27 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99)
POINTS 11 Twice 11 MIAMI (2/13/99)
REBOUNDS 6 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99) 6 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99)
FIELD GOALS 5 Twice 5 MIAMI (2/13/99)
FG ATTEMPTS 10 Cleveland State (11/28/98) 8 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99)
FG PCT. 1.000 MIAMI (2/13/99) 1.000 MIAMI (2/13/99)
FREE THROWS 5 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99) 5 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99)
FT ATTEMPTS 5 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99) 5 GEORGETOWN (2/27/99)
FT PCT 1 .000 Three times 1.000 Three times
3PT FG 1 Twice 1 NOTRE DAME (12/8/98)
3PT FG 3 TEXAS-PAN AM (11/21/98) 2 Twice
3PT FG% .500 NOTRE DAME (12/8/98) .500 NOTRE DAME (12/8/98)
ASSISTS 3 Cleveland State (11/28/98) 2 Pittsburgh (12/30/98)
TURNOVERS 4 Cleveland State (11/28/98) 2 Three times
BLOCKS 1 No. Carolina State (3/10/99)
STEALS 3 Cleveland State (11/28/98) 1 Five times
