#22  Carter Welling

Honors & Awards

• 2024-25 WAC Defensive Player of the Year
• 2024-25 All-WAC Second Team
• 2024-25 WAC Player of the Week (Dec. 23)
• 2024-25 WAC Newcomer of the Week (Dec.2, Dec. 23, Feb. 17)

Utah Valley (2024-25)

• Played and started 32 games for Utah Valley, leading the Wolverines to an outright WAC regular season championship and a national postseason tournament appearance in the NIT.
• Averaged 13.1 points, 6.3 points, and 1.7 blocks per game.
• His 57 blocks rank tied for fourth all-time in a single season in UVU history.
• Ranked 38th nationally in blocks per game (1.78) and 39th nationally in blocks (57).
• Scored a season-high 24 points in a 70-66 road win at Seattle U (Jan. 25).
• Scored 20 points with a season-high 11 rebounds in UVU’s NIT game at San Francisco (March 19).
• Had back-to-back double-doubles with a 21-point, 11-rebound performance in a 77-74 win over West Georgia (Nov. 26) and a 14-point, 10-rebound performance in a setback at Samford (Nov. 27).
• Scored in double figures 21 times and had five 20-point-plus games.

2023-24 (UC Irvine)

• Played freshman season (2023-24) at UC Irvine, averaging 7.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 31 games.
• Recorded a 50.7 percent clip from the field and a 75.5 percent mark from the free throw line.
• Tallied a season-best 14 points in four games.

High School

• Prepped at Corner Canyon High School, helping the team to a 6A State title in 2019.
• Earned First Team All-State honors in 2021 and was selected to the Utah State All-Tournament team.
• Averaged 16.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.0 steals per game for CCHS during his senior season.
• Holds the single game school record in blocks with six.

Personal

• Born July 20, 2003.
• Son of Kylie and Derrick Welling.
• Has three brothers, Hayden, Sawyer, and Beckham.