2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

22 Carter Welling

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 225
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Draper, Utah
  • Major Business

Biography

2023-24 (Freshman)
  • Big West Regular Season Champion
  • UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
  • UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
  • Dean’s List (Winter)
  • Played in 30 games making 10 starts, averaging 13.8 minutes
  • Averaged 3.6 rebounds per game, blocked 31 shots and had 14 assists
  • Made his first collegiate start versus Pepperdine on Nov. 21 at the Ball Dawgs Classic
  • Posted then career highs in points (8) and rebounds (6) on Nov. 29 at Duquesne
  • Set a career mark 4-5 from the free throw line at Utah State (Dec. 2)
  • Poured in a career high 14 points on 5-8 shooting versus South Dakota on Dec. 16
  • Scored in his first 10 appearances as an Anteater (Nov. 21-Dec. 30)
  • Nearly replicated his performance against South Dakota in the Big West opener vs. UC Riverside on Dec. 28 (14 points, 5-8 shooting, 4-5 free throws) while grabbing a then career best seven rebounds
  • Knocked down his first career three-pointer and converted on the and-1 call for the four-point play at Hawai’i (Jan. 11)
  • Pulled down a career best eight rebounds at UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 8
  • Reset his career high 14 points in the victory over Hawai’i on Feb. 3 and then again a week later (Feb. 10) at UC Riverside
  • Drained two three-pointers, a career high, on Feb. 10 at UC Riverside
  • Went a career best 8-10 from the charity stripe at UC San Diego on Feb. 24
 
Career Highs
  • Points: 14, Four times (last at UC Riverside, 02/10/24)
  • Rebounds: 8, at UC Santa Barbara (02/08/24)
  • Assists: 2, versus Cal State Fullerton (01/04/24)
  • Steals: 2, at Long Beach State (01/25/24)
  • Blocks: 5, at Long Beach State (01/25/24)
  • FG Made: 5, Three times (last at Hawai’i, 01/11/24)
  • FG Attempts: 10, at UC Riverside (02/10/24)
  • 3FG Made: 2, at UC Riverside (02/10/24)
  • 3FG Attempts: 4, at UC Riverside (02/10/24)
  • FT Made: 8, at UC San Diego (02/24/24)
  • FT Attempts: 10, at UC San Diego (02/24/24)
Corner Canyon High School
  • Utah State Champion (2019)
  • Utah State All-Tournament Team
  • First Team All-State (2021)
  • Team Captain (2021)
  • Averaged 16.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game as a senior
  • Holds the school record for blocks in a game (6)

Personal
  • Dad played basketball at Montana Tech and mom danced at Utah State
  • Has three siblings
  • Brother Hayden also plays for UC Irvine
  • Graduated high school in 2021 and went on a two-year mission trip
  • Business major
  • Aspires to be a builder

Statistics

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