2022 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Gross, Anthony
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Jersey Number 17
Anthony Gross
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Granite Bay, Calif.
- High School:
- Granite Bay HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023)
โข Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2022)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023)
2023
Played in two of 29 games โฆ scored three goals on five attempts, converting at a 60.0 percent rate โฆ finished with four total points and one assist โฆ scored in every game he played in, including his career-high two goals in a win vs. Occidental on Sept. 22 โฆ led the team in sprint win percentage (1.000) and tied for first in the MPSF โฆ also registered one field block and one steal.
2022
Played in 11 gamesย โฆ scored threeย goals on fiveย attempts, converting at a 60.0 percent rate โฆ recorded four total points with oneย assistย โฆ scored a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 16 California Baptist University (Sept. 16) ย ... scored in two gamesย on the season.
2021
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsityย letterwinnerย in water polo and earned one varsity letter in swimming (freshman year) atย Granite Bay High Schoolย โฆ was named an honorable mention All-American in 2018 after scoring 110 goals as GBHS was the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championย โฆ also named All-CIF-SJS and the CIF-SJS MVP in 2018ย โฆ was a first team All-American and an All-CIF-SJS selection in 2019 after scoring 157 goals as GBHS finished second in the SJSย โฆ scored 46 goals his freshman year in 2017 and led the team in all stats all three seasons โฆ played his club ball for Alumni Water Polo Clubย and Granite Bay Water Polo Club โฆ has been a constant figure in the ODP program, earning a spot with the ODP Developmental National Team Training Camp in 2015-16 and then with the ODP Cadet Central Zone Team in 2016-17ย โฆ was also part of the ODP Youth Central Zone Team from 2017-19 and later invited to the ODP Youth National Team Training Camp in 2018-19ย โฆ his club program placed 24th in the platinum division at the Junior Olympics in 2021, the second-highest placement in club history.
Personal
Full name: Anthony William Grossย โฆ born in Mountain View, Calif. โฆ his parents are Tina and Bill Grossย โฆ has an older brother, Devanย โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "The academic and athletic opportunities are hard to match anywhere else in the country. It also has an elite water polo program. I'm excited to explore everything the school has to offer."ย โฆ lists Michael Phelps and the late Kobe Bryantย as the athletes he admires mostย โฆ lists surfing, skateboarding, driving with friends, being in a beach town at sunset, playing piano, and listening to music as his hobbiesย โฆ says he started playing piano when he was five years oldย โฆ majoring in business economics.
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โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023)
โข Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2022)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023)
2023
Played in two of 29 games โฆ scored three goals on five attempts, converting at a 60.0 percent rate โฆ finished with four total points and one assist โฆ scored in every game he played in, including his career-high two goals in a win vs. Occidental on Sept. 22 โฆ led the team in sprint win percentage (1.000) and tied for first in the MPSF โฆ also registered one field block and one steal.
2022
Played in 11 gamesย โฆ scored threeย goals on fiveย attempts, converting at a 60.0 percent rate โฆ recorded four total points with oneย assistย โฆ scored a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 16 California Baptist University (Sept. 16) ย ... scored in two gamesย on the season.
2021
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsityย letterwinnerย in water polo and earned one varsity letter in swimming (freshman year) atย Granite Bay High Schoolย โฆ was named an honorable mention All-American in 2018 after scoring 110 goals as GBHS was the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championย โฆ also named All-CIF-SJS and the CIF-SJS MVP in 2018ย โฆ was a first team All-American and an All-CIF-SJS selection in 2019 after scoring 157 goals as GBHS finished second in the SJSย โฆ scored 46 goals his freshman year in 2017 and led the team in all stats all three seasons โฆ played his club ball for Alumni Water Polo Clubย and Granite Bay Water Polo Club โฆ has been a constant figure in the ODP program, earning a spot with the ODP Developmental National Team Training Camp in 2015-16 and then with the ODP Cadet Central Zone Team in 2016-17ย โฆ was also part of the ODP Youth Central Zone Team from 2017-19 and later invited to the ODP Youth National Team Training Camp in 2018-19ย โฆ his club program placed 24th in the platinum division at the Junior Olympics in 2021, the second-highest placement in club history.
Personal
Full name: Anthony William Grossย โฆ born in Mountain View, Calif. โฆ his parents are Tina and Bill Grossย โฆ has an older brother, Devanย โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "The academic and athletic opportunities are hard to match anywhere else in the country. It also has an elite water polo program. I'm excited to explore everything the school has to offer."ย โฆ lists Michael Phelps and the late Kobe Bryantย as the athletes he admires mostย โฆ lists surfing, skateboarding, driving with friends, being in a beach town at sunset, playing piano, and listening to music as his hobbiesย โฆ says he started playing piano when he was five years oldย โฆ majoring in business economics.
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| Anthony Gross'ย Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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