2022 USC Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Carson Kranz
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hermosa Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Loyola HS
THIS SEASON: Carson Kranz enters his fifth season at USC.
2023 SEASON:
• ACWPC All-America Second Team
• All-MPSF First Team
• NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
• MPSF All-Tournament Team
• Scored 32 goals in his fourth season at USC
• Scored in 18 games with nine multiple-goal outings, including four hat tricks to match his career high
• A member of USC’s 2023 NCAA Tournament roster, scored twice in both games for USC
• Team captain
• MPSF Scholar-Athlete
2022 SEASON:
• All-MPSF Honorable Mention
• Scored 22 goals in his first season at USC
• Scored in 14 games with six multiple-goal outings
• Twice matched his career high of three goals — last in USC’s MPSF semifinal victory over UCLA
• Scored two goals in the NCAA semifinal win over UCLA
2021 SEASON:
• All-MPSF Honorable Mention
• Scored 20 goals as a sophomore
• Scored in 13 games with five multiple-goal outings
• Matched career high with hat tricks vs. Santa Clara and Long Beach State
• A member of 2021 NCAA Tournament roster
• Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2020 SEASON:
• In a season shortened and delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, was USC’s third leading scorer with 21 as a true freshman
• All-MPSF Honorable Mention
• NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
• Scored in 12 games with seven multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with back-to-back hat tricks in the NCAA Quarterfinal and Semifinal wins over Bucknell and UCLA, respectively
• Named MPSF Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 25 after scoring in all four games at the season-opening Berkeley Tournament
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• Has been a member of the U.S. Junior National Team
• Helped team to a seventh-place finish at the 2021 FINA Junior World Championship
HIGH SCHOOL: Kranz played water polo and basketball and swam at Loyola High... Was a first-team All-CIF and all-league honoree as a senior... Earned first-team all-league honors and a spot on the All-CIF second team as a junior... Also was a CIF Division I champion in swimming as a junior... Played club for Trojan Water Polo.
PERSONAL: Kranz is majoring in real estate development... Parents are Sara and David.... Has two brothers, Jacob and Christian... Enjoys bodysurfing and hanging out at the beach in his free time... Lists Michael Jordan as his biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to skydive... Hopes to travel to Greece, Italy and Australia... Would like to play professional water polo and travel after graduation... Born June 3, 2001.
