2017 Men's Water Polo Roster
Max Irving
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Wilson HS
2017
Played in 25 matches, making 20 starts … earned first team All-America, first team All-NCAA Tournament and second team All-MPSF honors … was voted the MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week and the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 25) after scoring one goal in a 7-4 win over No. 20 LMU, one goal in a 9-8 win over No. 5 Pacific, one goal in a 9-8 win over No. 1 California and a season- and career-high six goals in a 13-11 win over No. 2 USC ... was also named the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 12 and Nov. 14) … was 2nd on the team and 8th in the MPSF in scoring with 40 goals (1.6 gpg) on 95 attempts, converting at a 42.1 percent rate … had at least one goal in 20 of the 25 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and a stretch of eight consecutive games with a goal … also had 27 steals (led team), 14 assists (fourth on the team) and 12 field blocks (second on the squad) while winning three sprints.
2016
Played in 24 matches, making 20 starts … was named a Third Team All-American and earned All-MPSF Second Team acclaim… was 3rd on the team and finished 17th in the league in scoring with 30 goals on 81 attempts, converting at a 37.0 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in a 13-6 win over No. 9 UC San Diego (Sept. 3), a 20-8 win over John Hopkins (Sept. 10), a 16-5 win over St. Francis Brooklyn (Sept. 11), a 10-7 win over No. 3 California in the championship game of the Mountain Pacific Invitational (Sept. 25), and a 9-5 win over Pacific (Oct. 8) … he scored at least one goal in 24 of 30 games he played, including 15 multiple goal games … he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 24 games he played in, also tallying a team high five hat tricks in 2016 … also had 37 assists (led the team), 25 steals (3rd on the team), 12 field blocks (2nd on the team) and six earned exclusions … tied for first on the team in sprints won with 17.
2015
Played in 30 matches, making 26 starts … was named a Third Team All-American and All-MPSF Honorable Mention in 2015 … was 2nd on the team and finished 18th in the league in scoring with 47 goals on 104 attempts, converting at a 45.2 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high four goals in a win at Redlands (Sept. 13), in a win over Chapman (Sept. 26), and in a win at No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 25) … he scored at least one goal in 24 of 30 games he played, including 15 multiple goal games … he scored at least one goal in 12 consecutive outings, a personal best and a team high … also had 31 assists (3rd on team), 30 steals (2nd on the team), eight field blocks (tied for 5th on team) and four earned exclusions … was third on the team in sprints won with three.
2014
Played in 25 matches, making 12 starts … scored 16 goals (14th on the team) on 32 attempts, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in a win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 14) … scored at least one goal in 11 matches including multiple goals four times … also had 23 steals (4th on the team), 10 assists and eight field blocks, which was fifth on the squad … was fourth on the team in sprints won with 11.
2013
Redshirted the season.
Team USA
2015: Played in all eight games (220 minutes), making seven starts for Team USA at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea (July 2-14) … he scored nine goals on 24 shots, converting at a 37.5 percent rate … scored at least one goal in five matches including three (on three shots) in the 12-8 win over China in pool play … also tallied six assists, four field blocks and two steals as the United States captured bronze at the World University Games.
High School
Three-year (2010-12) varsity water polo letterwinner at Long Beach Wilson High School under head coach Tony Martinho … also a three-year (2011-13) varsity swimming letterwinner for head coach Eric Berg … served as team captain in 2012 (senior year) as the Bruins advanced to the CIF D-I finals before falling to Mater Dei … he was named first team All-CIF in 2011 and 2012 and was also a first team All-American in 2012 … Wilson won the CIF D-II title with a 7-6 win over Corona del Mar.
Personal
Full name: Maxwell Bruce Irving … prefers Max … born May 21, 1995 in Long Beach, Calif. … his parents are Michael and Kelly Irving … has one older brother, Aaron, and one younger brother, Quincy … also has one younger sister, Savannah … competed with the Newport Water Polo Club … lists the Miami Heat’s LeBron James as the athlete he most admires … says his biggest thrill so far in his athletic career is, “being able to play for Team USA at the 2012 FINA World Youth Championships” … lists surfing, golf and basketball as his hobbies … majoring in political science.
| Max Irving's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2014 | 25/12 | 16 | 32 | .500 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30/26 | 47 | 104 | .452 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 24/20 | 30 | 81 | .370 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | 25/20 | 40 | 95 | .421 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 6 |
| Totals | 104/78 | 133 | 312 | .426 | 102 | 105 | 40 | 16 |
