2018/19: Repeated as LEC Defensive Player of the Year and as a first-team All-LEC selection… third-team D3hoops.com All-New England Region…2x LEC Player of the Week on Dec. 30th and Dec. 23rd...D3hoops.com Team of the Week on Jan. 2 after averaging 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.75 steals and 5.3 assists in an average of 36 minutes and sinking 12 of 13 free throws...appeared and started in all 27 games while averaging 32.9 minutes…had sixty-four 3-pointers while averaging 16.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and lead the team with 148 assists…appeared and started in all 10 home games while averaging 30.9 minutes…had twenty-six 3-pointers while averaging 16.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 56 assists…in LEC play, appeared and started in all 16 games, averaging 32.4 minutes…had thirty-four 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 91 assists…in LEC tournament play, appeared and started in both games, averaging 35 minutes…had two 3-pointers while averaging 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists…nationally ranked #28 for assists per game, ranked #25 for total assists, and ranked #4 for total steals…ranked 2nd in LEC for assists per game, lead the LEC for steals per game, total assists, and total steals… Season-highs (p-a-r-3s-b): 35-10-11-6-2
2017/18: LEC Defensive Player of the Year...First-Team All-Conference...LEC All-Defensive Team...earned his second varisty letter in his second year on the program...appeared in 30 games, 29 as a starter... had 27 3-pointers while averaging 11.9 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds... became the program's 30th and 31st LEC statistical leader, in assists per game and steals per game... program's second LEC assists leader (5.30) -- first in 11 years... program's second LEC steal leader (3.3) -- first in 27 years... in LEC play, had 12 3-pointers while averaging 11.9 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds...in LEC and NCAA tournament play, had five 3-pointers, averaging 13.3 points, 6.25 assists, and 4 rebounds...in LEC tournament play, had three 3-pointers, averaging 12.5 points, 8.5 assists, and 5.5 rebounds...in NCAA tournament play, had two 3-pointers while averaging 14 points, 4 assists, and 2.5 rebounds...lead the LEC rankings in assists per game, steals per game, assists turnover ratio, total blocks, and total steals...season highs (p-r-a-3s-b): 19-9-10-3-1...
2016/17: Only freshman in program history to start every game in a season of at least 30 games... selected as the program's fourth Little East Rookie-of-the-Year -- the second in three years... voted as Eastern's Male Team Sport Rookie-of-the-Year... one of two freshmen to letter... one of two players to start all 30 games... led the team in assists (95) and steals (68) -- the latter number nearly twice as many as his nearest competitor... third on the team in scoring (10.6) and third in three-pointers (42)... among LEC players with at least 500 minutes played, was fourth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6-1)... was named LEC Rookie-of-the-Week more often than not, receiving the honor six times (five straight) in the 11 weeks that a recipient was selected... had one double-double (11 points, 11 assists), in a seven-point loss at Keene State Jan. 25... had the highest total or shared the highest total by a player during the year in assists (11), FTs made (11), and steals (6, twice).. recorded one of the team's two 30-point games when he scored 30 in the two-point LEC title game home win over Keene State... helped Eastern back from a nine-point halftime deficit in that game by going 8-of-12 from the floor (3-of-4 from distance), 11-of-13 from the stripe, three steals and two assists in 34 minutes... in playing the entire second half of that game, had 16 points (8-of-9 FT) with three steals, and two assists with only one turnover... his two free throws gave Eastern its first lead of the second half with 43 seconds left and later gave the Warriors the lead for good inside the final 30 seconds... finished in double figures in ten straight games, 12 of 14 and 13 in the final 18 games... followed up his only game without a point in 14 minutes of the 28-point LEC semifinal home win over UMass Boston with his career-high 30-point game the next day... in a 12-point home win over No. 3 nationally-ranked Amherst College Jan. 3, scored a career-high (to that point) 22 points with a career-high six steals and only one turnover in 31 minutes... commited one or no turnovers in 13 games... in 28 minutes of the five-point NCAA second-round loss at Susquehanna, turned the ball over only one time in a 12-point, five-assist effort... season-highs (p-r-a-3s): 30-6-11-4...
Career-highs (thru 18/19): 40 min., 35 pts., 11 rebs., 11 assists, 2 blocks, 6 steals, six 3-pointers...
High School: Point guard attended The MacDuffie School (Granby, MA) for two years after being enrolled at The Springfield Renaissance School for three years... played basketball and baseball... named All-Western Mass in basketball... helped Renaissance to a conference championship... senior basketball captain...
PERSONAL: born Carlos Gonzalez II March 23, 1997…Parents: Alty and Carlos…Siblingss: Jennifer, Cassandra, Carina, Carinette… Major: Sociology… Career plans: Law … Residence: Springfield, MA...
CARLOS... REVEALED
If you did not have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? Better myself as a person and athlete
What job would you be terrible at? A daycare teacher
What song have you completely memorized? Lil Wayne- We takin’ over (remix)
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? The obstacles I’ve overcome in life
What would you rate a 10/10? My mother’s smile
What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Jerking the dance
What is one thing do you really want but cannot afford? A Ferrari
What question would you most like to know the answer to? Where will life take me
What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of? Keeping up with Power the tv series
What stereotype do you completely live up to? Guys don’t show their emotions
What is one of your favorite smells? My mom's cooking
What is something your friends would consider “so you”? Overly passionate
What gets you fired up? Seeing others succeed
What irrational fear do you have? Big dogs
What stat for your life would you most like to see? How many times I’ve thought about basketball
Which one of your scars has the best story behind it? The one in-between my big toe and middle toe
What is the worst and best thing about getting older? The worst part is not knowing whether what you’re doing is right or not. Best part is knowing that no one else knows this either
What childish thing do you still enjoy? Watching kid movies
What is your spirit animal? Lion
What is your pet peeve? When people try to force me to speak on personal things
