2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown

40 Collin Welp

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 225
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.

Biography

2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
  • NABC All-District 9 First Team
  • All-Big West First Team
  • Big West All-Academic Team
  • Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Honor Roll)
  • Big West Player of the Week (Nov. 29 and Jan. 10)
  • Big West leader in several statistical categories (11th in scoring, 6th in rebounding, 7th in field goal percentage, and 1st in free throw percentage)
  • Led the Anteaters in scoring (336 points) and rebounds (164)
  • Finished his collegiate career with 1,490 points, currently sitting 8th all-time in points
  • Completed his collegiate career with 715 rebounds, currently sitting 8th all-time in rebounds
  • Played and started in all 25 games, averaged 27.6 minutes per game
  • Averaged 13.8 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game
  • Grabbed 18 steals and had 43 assists
  • Notched a career high six assists against Boise St. on Nov. 13
  • Played a season high 32:20 minutes at Southern California on Dec. 15
  • Attempted a career high 25 field goals at Southern California on Dec. 15

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Named to the All-Big West First Team
  • Named to the NABC All-District 9 Second Team
  • Led the Anteaters in scoring (15.1 ppg), and tied for first in rebounds (7.6 rpg)
  • Also led UCI in steals with 33 total on the season
  • Led the Big West with seven double-doubles and defensive rebounds (6.52 drpg)
  • Became the 31st Anteater to reach 1,000 career points and currently sits 26th all-time with 1,144 points
  • Became the 25th Anteater to reach 500 career rebounds and currently has 551
  • Topped the team in scoring on 16 occasions, scored 20+ points on five occasions
  • Started and played in all 27 games averaging a team-high 26.1 minutes per game
  • Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds at LMU on 12/17
  • Shot 47.8 percent overall from the field and 33.9 percent from three-point range
  • Big West Player of the Week (Dec. 21-28)

2019-2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Named to the All-Big West First Team
  • Earned UCI's second-ever Best Sixth Player award
  • Played in all 32 games with two starts
  • Led the team in total points (417), points per game (13.0), and 3-point field goal percentage (44.2%)
  • Also ranked second on the squad in rebounds (189), steals (24), and free throw percentage (84.0%)
  • Was the team leader in scoring on nine occasions and reached double-figure point totals in 23-of-32 games
  • Scored a season-high 31 points (12-14 FG, 7-9 3FG) with six rebounds and four assists vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 30)
  • His seven three-pointers made was the individual game-high of any Anteater in the 2019-2020 season
  • Recorded the first of four double-doubles against Detroit Mercy on Nov. 24, scoring 11 points and pulling down a season-best 18 boards
  • Also logged double-doubles at Harvard (17 points/10 rebounds), at CSUF (20 points/10 rebounds), and at UC Davis (16 points/10 rebounds)

2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Named to the All-Big West Tournament team
  • Appeared in all 37 games
  • Averaged 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest
  • His 8.6 points per game was third on the team
  • Had a season-high 23 points in the Big West Tournament Championship game against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 16th
  • Had 15 points and eight rebounds vs Life Pacific on Nov. 12th
  • Recorded his first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19th
  • Scored 15 points and grabbed 7 boards at UC Riverside on Mar. 14th???????

2017-18 (Redshirt)

COLLIN WELP CAREER HIGHS
Points: 31, vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/19)
Rebounds: 19, at Loyola Marymount (12/17/20)
Assists: 6, vs. Boise St. (11/13/21)
Steals: 4, Twice (last vs. UC San Diego, 02/26/21) 
Blocks: 4, vs. CSU Bakersfield (02/05/21) 
FG Made: 14, vs. UC San Diego (02/26/21)
FG Attempts: 25, at Southern California (12/15/21)
3FG Made: 7, vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/19)
3FG Attempts: 9, vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/19)
FT Made: 11, vs. UC Riverside (03/12/21)
FT Attempts: 13, vs. UC Riverside (03/12/21)

Seattle Prep High School
  • Attended Seattle Prep High School in Seattle, Washington
  • Averaged 17pts, 7reb as a senior
  • Collected 1,000 career points
  • Reached the State Tournament twice
  • All-State as a senior
  • Two-time all-league
  • Also played six seasons under coach Nick Crossan at Eastside Basketball Club
Personal
  • Parents are Christian and Melanie
  • Father played four seasons at the University of Washington (1983-87), Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1986, and is the all-time leading scorer
  • Has two siblings, Ally and Nic
  • Received honor roll all four years of high school
  • Majoring in sociology and anthropology with a minor in management 
  • Community services efforts at Operation Sack Lunch in downtown Seattle

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'9" 235 lbs
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    2018-19Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
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    2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 215 lbs
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    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
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    2021-22Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
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