2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

13 Hayden Welling

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 205
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Draper, Utah
  • Major Business Economics

Biography

2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • Big West Regular Season Champion
  • Dean’s List (Winter)
  • Played in 31 games with two starts, averaging 6.5 minutes
  • Averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game
  • Scored in 12 of his appearances
  • Registered his first block of the season along with two rebounds in the win at No. 16/20 USC (Nov. 14)
  • Posted a career high 18 points on 9-9 shooting against Occidental on Nov. 17
  • Made his first collegiate start on Dec. 2 at Utah State
  • Grabbed a season best five rebounds in the win over Pepperdine (Nov. 21) and did it again at No. 25/RV San Diego State (Dec. 9)
  • Contributed three rebounds in the overtime win versus UC Davis (Jan. 6)
  • Tied his career high in blocks (1) and steals (1) at UC Davis (Jan. 20)

2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Big West Regular Season Champion
  • Played in 20 games, averaging 4.5 minutes per game
  • Averaged 1.2 points per game and 1.2 rebounds per game
  • Scored in seven of his appearances
  • In 9:36 minutes of action against LIFE Pacific on Nov. 21, the forward posted career highs in points (6), field goals made (2), and field goal attempts (4)
  • Played a season high 16:23 minutes against CSUN on Jan. 28 while notching career bests in rebounds (6), free throws made (5), and free throw attempts (6)
  • Blocked a shot on Feb. 02 at UC San Diego
  • Brought down four boards at Oregon on Mar. 15 in the NIT First Round

Career Highs
  • Points: 18, versus Occidental (11/17/23)
  • Rebounds: 6, versus CSUN (01/28/23)
  • Assists: 1, at CSUN (02/29/24)
  • Steals: 1, Twice (last at UC Davis, 01/20/24)
  • Blocks: 1, Six times (last at UC Riverside, 02/10/24)
  • FG Made: 9, versus Occidental (11/17/23)
  • FG Attempts: 9, versus Occidental (11/17/23)
  • 3FG Made: --
  • 3FG Attempts: 1, versus Cal Poly (03/07/24)
  • FT Made: 5, versus CSUN (01/28/23)
  • FT Attempts: 6, versus CSUN (01/28/23)

Corner Canyon High School
  • Utah State Champion (2019)
  • Utah State Tournament MVP (2019)
  • First Team All-State (2019)
  • Third Team All-State (2018)
  • Two-time All-Region selection (2018, 2019)
  • Utah State Runner-Up (2018)
  • Averaged 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.5 steals per game as a senior
  • Recorded 890 career points and 353 career rebounds

Personal
  • Dad played basketball at Montana Tech and mom danced at Utah State
  • Has three siblings
  • Brother Carter also plays for UC Irvine
  • Graduated high school in 2019 and went on a two-year mission trip
  • Business Economics major
  • Aspires to work in clinical/hospital administration

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 210 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 205 lbs
    13