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Jersey Number 9
Gray Carson
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
UCLA Career Highlights
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Outstanding - 2022, Superior - 2023, 2024)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Team (2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2023)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Played in all 28 games … scored 14 goals on 28 attempts, converting at a 50 percent rate … scored 17 total points with three assists … scored a season-high two goals in a win vs. No. 6 Cal (Oct. 6) … he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including one multiple-goal game … scored at least one goal in four straight games (Sept. 28 to Oct. 12) … recorded five steals and three field blocks … also drew 15 exclusions (fifth on the team).
2023
Played in all 29 games … scored 14 goals on 30 attempts, converting at a 46.7 percent rate … finished with 16 total points and two assists … scored two goals in a game twice, last in a win vs. Biola on Dec. 1 … scored at least one goal in 11 of the 29 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … also registered eight steals, three drawn exclusions, and one field block.
2022
Played in all 27 games … tallied a season- and career-high four goals in a win over Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 18) … scored 16 goals on 32 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … scored in 11 of the 27 contests he played, recording three multi-goal games … also recorded four exclusions drawn, four assists, five steals, and two field blocks on the season.
High School/Club
Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. … was a three-time Moore League Player of the Year, a two-time All-CIF First-Team selection, a three-time First-Team All-Moore League honoree, and a Long Beach Athlete of the Year … played club with SoCal Water Polo … 2022 Junior Olympics Champion (SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton, 8-7, in the gold medal game).
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Outstanding - 2022, Superior - 2023, 2024)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large Team (2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2023)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Played in all 28 games … scored 14 goals on 28 attempts, converting at a 50 percent rate … scored 17 total points with three assists … scored a season-high two goals in a win vs. No. 6 Cal (Oct. 6) … he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including one multiple-goal game … scored at least one goal in four straight games (Sept. 28 to Oct. 12) … recorded five steals and three field blocks … also drew 15 exclusions (fifth on the team).
2023
Played in all 29 games … scored 14 goals on 30 attempts, converting at a 46.7 percent rate … finished with 16 total points and two assists … scored two goals in a game twice, last in a win vs. Biola on Dec. 1 … scored at least one goal in 11 of the 29 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … also registered eight steals, three drawn exclusions, and one field block.
2022
Played in all 27 games … tallied a season- and career-high four goals in a win over Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 18) … scored 16 goals on 32 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … scored in 11 of the 27 contests he played, recording three multi-goal games … also recorded four exclusions drawn, four assists, five steals, and two field blocks on the season.
High School/Club
Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. … was a three-time Moore League Player of the Year, a two-time All-CIF First-Team selection, a three-time First-Team All-Moore League honoree, and a Long Beach Athlete of the Year … played club with SoCal Water Polo … 2022 Junior Olympics Champion (SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton, 8-7, in the gold medal game).
Personal
Full Name: Gray Robert Carson … born in Long Beach, Calif. … parents are Leslie and Steven Carson … has an older sister, Alix (26) … chose UCLA because of the athletic and academic opportunities … athletes he most admires includes Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps … enjoys surfing, skiing, fishing, video games and playing cards in his free time … major is business economics.
| Gray Carson's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2022 | 27 | 16 | 32 | .500 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 29 | 14 | 30 | .467 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 28 | 14 | 28 | .500 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Totals | 84 | 44 | 90 | .489 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 22 |
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