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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
โข All-MPSF West honoree (Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข 4-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Outstanding - 2022, Superior - 2024, 2023, Excellent - 2025)
โข CSC Academic All-District Team memberย ย (2024)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team member (2023-25)
โข 2-time Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2023)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Fall 2025)
2025
Played in all 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 21 goals on 42 shot attempts (50.0%) โฆ received All-MPSF West honorable mention โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded five multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped earn 13-7 victory against No. 8 UC Irvine (Sept. 12) โฆ totaled game- and season-high four assists in 24-10 win against Bucknell at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 6) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 28 attempts, converting at a 50 percent rate โฆ scored 17 total points with three assists โฆ scored a season-high two goals in a win vs. No. 6 Cal (Oct. 6) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including one multiple-goal game โฆ scored at least one goal in four straight games (Sept. 28 to Oct. 12) โฆ recorded five steals and three field blocks โฆ also drew 15 exclusions (fifth on the team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in all 29 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 30 attempts, converting at a 46.7 percent rate โฆ finished with 16 total points and two assists โฆ scored two goals in a game twice, last in a win vs. Biola on Dec. 1 โฆ scored at least one goal in 11 of the 29 games he played, including two multiple-goal games โฆ also registered eight steals, three drawn exclusions, and one field block ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022
Played in all 27 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high four goals in a win over Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 18)ย โฆ scored 16 goals on 32 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate โฆ scored in 11 of the 27 contests he played, recording three multi-goal gamesย โฆ also recorded four exclusions drawn, four assists, five steals, and two field blocks on the season ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ was a three-timeย 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 โฆ played club with SoCal Water Polo โฆ 2022 Junior Olympics Champion (SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton, 8-7, in the gold medal game).
โข All-MPSF West honoree (Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข 4-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Outstanding - 2022, Superior - 2024, 2023, Excellent - 2025)
โข CSC Academic All-District Team memberย ย (2024)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team member (2023-25)
โข 2-time Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2023)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Fall 2025)
2025
Played in all 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 21 goals on 42 shot attempts (50.0%) โฆ received All-MPSF West honorable mention โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded five multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped earn 13-7 victory against No. 8 UC Irvine (Sept. 12) โฆ totaled game- and season-high four assists in 24-10 win against Bucknell at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 6) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 28 attempts, converting at a 50 percent rate โฆ scored 17 total points with three assists โฆ scored a season-high two goals in a win vs. No. 6 Cal (Oct. 6) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including one multiple-goal game โฆ scored at least one goal in four straight games (Sept. 28 to Oct. 12) โฆ recorded five steals and three field blocks โฆ also drew 15 exclusions (fifth on the team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in all 29 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 30 attempts, converting at a 46.7 percent rate โฆ finished with 16 total points and two assists โฆ scored two goals in a game twice, last in a win vs. Biola on Dec. 1 โฆ scored at least one goal in 11 of the 29 games he played, including two multiple-goal games โฆ also registered eight steals, three drawn exclusions, and one field block ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022
Played in all 27 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high four goals in a win over Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 18)ย โฆ scored 16 goals on 32 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate โฆ scored in 11 of the 27 contests he played, recording three multi-goal gamesย โฆ also recorded four exclusions drawn, four assists, five steals, and two field blocks on the season ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ was a three-timeย 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 โฆ played club with SoCal Water Polo โฆ 2022 Junior Olympics Champion (SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton, 8-7, in the gold medal game).
PERSONAL
Full Name: Gray Robert Carson โฆ born in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Leslie and Steven Carson โฆ has an older sister, Alix (26) โฆ chose UCLA because of the athletic and academic opportunities โฆ athletes he most admires includes Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps โฆ enjoys surfing, skiing, fishing, video games and playing cards in his free time โฆ 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 |
| 2025 | 29 | 21 | 42 | .500 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals | 113 | 65 | 132 | .492 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 30 |
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