2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Etienne, Mac

Jersey Number 12
Mac Etienne
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Suffield Academy [CT]
Bio
Notes
Was listed as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23 … regarding years of eligibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic allowing student-athletes one extra year of eligibility, he currently has three remaining years of eligibility (heading into the 2023-24 season) … has averaged 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 45 career contests (13 games in 2020-21 and 32 games in 2022-23).
2022-23
Played in 32 games … averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game off the bench … shot 44.7 percent from the field (17-for-38) and finished the season with 15 blocks … scored a career-best 10 points in the Bruins’ win against UNC Asheville (March 16) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … was 5-for-5 from the field and had two rebounds and one block against UNC Asheville … twice recorded a career-high seven rebounds – in the season opener against Sacramento State (Nov. 7) and versus Arizona (March 11) in the Pac-12 Tournament championship contest … totaled a career-best four blocks and had two steals in the Bruins’ season-opening win against Sacramento State (Nov. 7) … played at least a season-high 16 minutes in two games – versus California (Feb. 18) and against Arizona (March 11).
2021-22
Did not play … sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Oct. 28, 2021, forcing him to miss the season.
2020-21
Played in 13 games, making one start … averaged 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game … shot 60 percent from the field (15-for-25) … had three assists, two blocks and two steals … made his collegiate debut in UCLA’s game at USC (Feb. 6, 2021), totaling eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in a season-high 28 minutes … scored a season-high nine points and totaled six rebounds in a home victory against Arizona State (Feb. 20) … earned his first start in the team’s regular-season finale against USC (March 6) … was a mid-year enrollee at UCLA (began with the men’s basketball program at the start of the 2021 winter quarter) … his abbreviated first season counts as a redshirt year.
High School
Was a two-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Suffield Academy (Suffield, Conn.), playing for head coach Matthew Fava … spent the fall of 2020 as a senior at Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) before enrolling mid-year at UCLA … as a junior in 2019-20, he averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game before being named the 2019-20 Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year in the state of Connecticut … excelled as a sophomore and junior at Suffield Academy and also competed for the Nike PSA Cardinals AAU program … was the top-ranked player in the state of Connecticut during the 2019-20 school year … was ranked as high as No. 31 in the Class of 2021 top 100 rankings by 247Sports.com … had also been listed among the top 60 players, nationally, in his high school class by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … was rated as the nation’s No. 5 center in his high school class by 247Sports.com.
Personal
Full name: Micawber Etienne … prefers the nickname “Mac” … was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City (New York) … enjoys Manhattan, in New York City, specifically the Lower East Side … is the son of Henry Etienne and Heather Black … undeclared major.
Was listed as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23 … regarding years of eligibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic allowing student-athletes one extra year of eligibility, he currently has three remaining years of eligibility (heading into the 2023-24 season) … has averaged 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 45 career contests (13 games in 2020-21 and 32 games in 2022-23).
2022-23
Played in 32 games … averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game off the bench … shot 44.7 percent from the field (17-for-38) and finished the season with 15 blocks … scored a career-best 10 points in the Bruins’ win against UNC Asheville (March 16) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … was 5-for-5 from the field and had two rebounds and one block against UNC Asheville … twice recorded a career-high seven rebounds – in the season opener against Sacramento State (Nov. 7) and versus Arizona (March 11) in the Pac-12 Tournament championship contest … totaled a career-best four blocks and had two steals in the Bruins’ season-opening win against Sacramento State (Nov. 7) … played at least a season-high 16 minutes in two games – versus California (Feb. 18) and against Arizona (March 11).
2021-22
Did not play … sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Oct. 28, 2021, forcing him to miss the season.
2020-21
Played in 13 games, making one start … averaged 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game … shot 60 percent from the field (15-for-25) … had three assists, two blocks and two steals … made his collegiate debut in UCLA’s game at USC (Feb. 6, 2021), totaling eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in a season-high 28 minutes … scored a season-high nine points and totaled six rebounds in a home victory against Arizona State (Feb. 20) … earned his first start in the team’s regular-season finale against USC (March 6) … was a mid-year enrollee at UCLA (began with the men’s basketball program at the start of the 2021 winter quarter) … his abbreviated first season counts as a redshirt year.
High School
Was a two-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Suffield Academy (Suffield, Conn.), playing for head coach Matthew Fava … spent the fall of 2020 as a senior at Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) before enrolling mid-year at UCLA … as a junior in 2019-20, he averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game before being named the 2019-20 Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year in the state of Connecticut … excelled as a sophomore and junior at Suffield Academy and also competed for the Nike PSA Cardinals AAU program … was the top-ranked player in the state of Connecticut during the 2019-20 school year … was ranked as high as No. 31 in the Class of 2021 top 100 rankings by 247Sports.com … had also been listed among the top 60 players, nationally, in his high school class by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … was rated as the nation’s No. 5 center in his high school class by 247Sports.com.
Personal
Full name: Micawber Etienne … prefers the nickname “Mac” … was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York City (New York) … enjoys Manhattan, in New York City, specifically the Lower East Side … is the son of Henry Etienne and Heather Black … undeclared major.
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