2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Matthews, Max
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Jersey Number 16
Max Matthews
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tiburon, Calif.
- High School:
- Redwood HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Outstanding - 2024)
โข Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 12 of 28 games โฆ scored with six goals on nine attempts, converting at a 66.7 percent rate โฆ scored eight total points with two assists โฆ scored a season- and career-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 12 games he played, including one multiple-goal game โฆ scored at least one goal in two straight games two times (Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28) โฆ recorded two steals and two field blocks โฆ also drew three exclusions.
2023
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and two-year letterwinner in swimming at Red Wood High School โฆ on the Northern California State Championship team as a junior โฆ named First-Team All-Marin County Athletic League in water poloย as a junior and senior, and First-Team All-CIF in 2022 โฆ also named Second-Teamย California-Hawaii All-American in 2022 in water polo and wasย named a NICSA All-American in swimming in 2022ย โฆ water polo team won 2022 Marin County Athletic League Championshipย โฆ played club water polo for San Francisco Water Polo Club โฆ was a two-time Junior Olympic All-American and a member of USA Youth National Team.
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Personal
Full name: Charles Maxwell Matthews, prefers Max โฆ born in San Francisco, Calif. โฆ parents are Brian and Tera Matthews, both are UCLA Alumni โฆ has one younger sister, Millie (14), and one younger brother, Lincoln (8) โฆ father, Brian, was a 1994 All-American swimmer at UCLAย โฆ his great-grandfather, Wilfred "Buck" Catlin was a 1939 team captain for the UCLA men's track and field teamย โฆ chose UCLA because โof its academic prestige and the opportunity to play and develop with a top tier water polo programโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill was playing against professional teams in Spain and Italy with San Francisco WPC โฆ athlete he admires most is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar โฆ enjoys surfing, skiing, and mountain biking in his free time โฆ major is undeclared.
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โข ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Outstanding - 2024)
โข Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 12 of 28 games โฆ scored with six goals on nine attempts, converting at a 66.7 percent rate โฆ scored eight total points with two assists โฆ scored a season- and career-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 12 games he played, including one multiple-goal game โฆ scored at least one goal in two straight games two times (Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28) โฆ recorded two steals and two field blocks โฆ also drew three exclusions.
2023
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and two-year letterwinner in swimming at Red Wood High School โฆ on the Northern California State Championship team as a junior โฆ named First-Team All-Marin County Athletic League in water poloย as a junior and senior, and First-Team All-CIF in 2022 โฆ also named Second-Teamย California-Hawaii All-American in 2022 in water polo and wasย named a NICSA All-American in swimming in 2022ย โฆ water polo team won 2022 Marin County Athletic League Championshipย โฆ played club water polo for San Francisco Water Polo Club โฆ was a two-time Junior Olympic All-American and a member of USA Youth National Team.
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Personal
Full name: Charles Maxwell Matthews, prefers Max โฆ born in San Francisco, Calif. โฆ parents are Brian and Tera Matthews, both are UCLA Alumni โฆ has one younger sister, Millie (14), and one younger brother, Lincoln (8) โฆ father, Brian, was a 1994 All-American swimmer at UCLAย โฆ his great-grandfather, Wilfred "Buck" Catlin was a 1939 team captain for the UCLA men's track and field teamย โฆ chose UCLA because โof its academic prestige and the opportunity to play and develop with a top tier water polo programโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill was playing against professional teams in Spain and Italy with San Francisco WPC โฆ athlete he admires most is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar โฆ enjoys surfing, skiing, and mountain biking in his free time โฆ major is undeclared.
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| Max Matthews' Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 12 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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
