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Jersey Number 4
Marcell Szécsi
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Kolping Katolikus Iskola
- Hometown:
- Budapest, Hungary
UCLA Career Highlights
• All-MPSF honoree (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (last Oct. 9, 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team member (2024)
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Fall 2024)
2025
Played in 22 of 28 games … scored 13 goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 48.1 percent rate … scorePlayed in all 29 games … Bruins captured program’s 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) … totaled 25 goals on 38 shot attempts (65.8%) … ranked among team leaders with 61 earned exclusions (third) … scored two goals to help collect 11-9 victory against fourth-seeded California in MPSF Championship Tournament semifinal round (Nov. 22) … registered six multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) … scored two goals in 13-12 sudden-victory, overtime result over No. 3 Stanford (Nov. 1) … recorded game- and season-high five earned exclusions in 19-8 victory against No. 12 Pepperdine (Sept. 13).d 15 total points with two assists … scored a season-high two goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) and in a win vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) … he scored at least one goal in 11 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in two straight games four times (Sept. 21 to Sept. 21, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28, Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, Dec. 6 to Dec. 7) … recorded five steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 32 exclusions (third on the team).
2024
Played in 22 of 28 games … scored 13 goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 48.1 percent rate … scored 15 total points with two assists … scored a season-high two goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) and in a win vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) … he scored at least one goal in 11 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in two straight games four times (Sept. 21 to Sept. 21, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28, Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, Dec. 6 to Dec. 7) … recorded five steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 32 exclusions (third on the team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in alf 29 games … scored 22 goals on 44 attempts, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … finished with 24 total points and two assists … scored a season-high three goals three times, last in a win vs. No. 4 Pepperdine on Sep. 23 … scored at least one goal in 14 of the 29 games he played, including six multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in a season-high four games in a row (Sep. 2 - Sep. 3), with two of those games having scored two goals or more … also registered 10 steals and eight field blocks … led the team in drawn exclusions (59) which was third in the MPSF ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
High School/Club
Attended Boldog Adolf Kolping Katolikus Általános and Gimnázium és Sportgimnázium of Hungary (or Kolping Katolikus Iskola for short) … played club water polo for UVSE water polo … received junior league mvp inside of the club.
Personal
Full name: Marcell Szécsi … parents are Kovats Zsuzsanna and Zoltan Szécsi … has a younger brother, Zeno Szécsi (9), and an older sister, Julia Szécsi (21) … chose UCLA because “of the educational system and they have great athletics” … describes his greatest athletic thrill as “winning the U18 and U20 World Championships” … athletes he admires include his father, Zoltan Szecsi, Lebron James, and the late Kobe Bryant … his father Zoltan won three Olympic gold medals in water polo for Hungary (2000, 2004, 2008) as a goalkeeper … major is undeclared.
• All-MPSF honoree (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (last Oct. 9, 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team member (2024)
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Fall 2024)
2025
Played in 22 of 28 games … scored 13 goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 48.1 percent rate … scorePlayed in all 29 games … Bruins captured program’s 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) … totaled 25 goals on 38 shot attempts (65.8%) … ranked among team leaders with 61 earned exclusions (third) … scored two goals to help collect 11-9 victory against fourth-seeded California in MPSF Championship Tournament semifinal round (Nov. 22) … registered six multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) … scored two goals in 13-12 sudden-victory, overtime result over No. 3 Stanford (Nov. 1) … recorded game- and season-high five earned exclusions in 19-8 victory against No. 12 Pepperdine (Sept. 13).d 15 total points with two assists … scored a season-high two goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) and in a win vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) … he scored at least one goal in 11 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in two straight games four times (Sept. 21 to Sept. 21, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28, Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, Dec. 6 to Dec. 7) … recorded five steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 32 exclusions (third on the team).
2024
Played in 22 of 28 games … scored 13 goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 48.1 percent rate … scored 15 total points with two assists … scored a season-high two goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) and in a win vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) … he scored at least one goal in 11 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in two straight games four times (Sept. 21 to Sept. 21, Sept. 28 to Sept. 28, Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, Dec. 6 to Dec. 7) … recorded five steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 32 exclusions (third on the team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
2023
Played in alf 29 games … scored 22 goals on 44 attempts, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … finished with 24 total points and two assists … scored a season-high three goals three times, last in a win vs. No. 4 Pepperdine on Sep. 23 … scored at least one goal in 14 of the 29 games he played, including six multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in a season-high four games in a row (Sep. 2 - Sep. 3), with two of those games having scored two goals or more … also registered 10 steals and eight field blocks … led the team in drawn exclusions (59) which was third in the MPSF ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
High School/Club
Attended Boldog Adolf Kolping Katolikus Általános and Gimnázium és Sportgimnázium of Hungary (or Kolping Katolikus Iskola for short) … played club water polo for UVSE water polo … received junior league mvp inside of the club.
Personal
Full name: Marcell Szécsi … parents are Kovats Zsuzsanna and Zoltan Szécsi … has a younger brother, Zeno Szécsi (9), and an older sister, Julia Szécsi (21) … chose UCLA because “of the educational system and they have great athletics” … describes his greatest athletic thrill as “winning the U18 and U20 World Championships” … athletes he admires include his father, Zoltan Szecsi, Lebron James, and the late Kobe Bryant … his father Zoltan won three Olympic gold medals in water polo for Hungary (2000, 2004, 2008) as a goalkeeper … major is undeclared.
| Marcell Széci's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 29 | 22 | 44 | .500 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 2024 | 22 | 13 | 27 | .481 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| 2025 | 29 | 25 | 38 | .658 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 61 |
| Totals | 80 | 60 | 109 | .550 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 152 |
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