2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Di Martire, Gianpiero
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Jersey Number 9
Gianpiero Di Martire
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Naples, Italy
- High School:
- Liceo Scientifico Francesco Saverio Nitti
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2022)
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2022)
• NCAA All-Tournament (Second Team - 2022)
• MPSF All-Tournament (2022)
• MPSF Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2022)
• UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 15, 2022)
• CSC Academic At-Large Team (2022)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021, 2023; Superior - 2022)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)
• 4-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 3-time UCLA All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in three of 29 games … scored one goal on four attempts, converting at a 25.0 percent rate … finished with one total point … registered two steals, one drawn exclusion, and two field blocks.
2022
Played in all 27 games … was second on the team in scoring with 43 goals on 101 attempts, converting at a 42.6 percent rate … led the team in total points (75) with 32 assists (led the squad) … scored a season- and career-high four goals two times on the year, in a win over Santa Clara (Sept. 23) and in an overtime loss to No. 2 California (Oct. 29) … he scored at least one goal in 22 of the 27 games he played, including 12 multiple-goal games and seven hat tricks … scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 16 to Oct. 2) … led the team (ranked 4th in MPSF) in field blocks (12) and was second in steals (20) … also drew eight exclusions.
2021
Played in all 24 games … named to the UCLA All-Academic Team, an honor that is given to the student-athlete with the highest grade point average from each team … was seventh on the team in scoring with 19 goals on 42 attempts, converting at a 45.2 percent rate … was fifth on the team in total points (41) with 22 assists (second on the squad) … scored a season-high two goals six times on the year (in his collegiate debut in a win over Biola on Sept. 4, in a win over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 5, in a win over No. 9 San Jose State on Oct. 2, in a win over No. 9 Pepperdine on Oct. 24, in a loss at No. 1 California on Nov. 13, and in a win over No. 10 Princeton on Dec. 2) … he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 24 games he played, including six multiple goal games … scored at least one goal in a personal-best five straight games (Nov. 13 to Dec. 2) … led the team in field blocks (12) and was second in steals (23) … also drew six exclusions.
2020
Had to redshirt the season as he was not allowed to travel to the United States due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Team Italy
Was a member of the U20 team that won bronze at the 2019 FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Kuwait … played on the U18 team that finished fifth at the 2018 FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely, Hungary … was a member of the U19 team that competed at the 2018 European Youth Championships in Minsk, Belarus … helped the U17 team finish sixth in the 2017 European Youth Championships in Malta.
High School/Club
Attended Liceo Scientifico Francesco Saverio Nitti … played for the Circolo Nautico Posillipo Water Polo Club, spending two years in Serie A1 di pallamano maschile, the premier division of Italian water polo … won one national championship with the U17 team and two with the U20 team … earned best scorer and best player honors in 2019.
Personal
Full name: Gianpiero Di Martire … born in Naples, Italy … his parents are Fulvio and Loredana Di Martire … has an older brother, Massimo … his father and brother both played water polo in Italy at the international level … says he chose UCLA because it was the best place to achieve his goals, athletically and academically … lists the late Kobe Bryant, Rodger Federer, and Tamás Kásás as the athletes he admires most … lists hanging out with friends, playing with his two dogs and watching movies and TV shows as his hobbies … hopes to compete in the Olympic Games one day … majoring in business economics.
• ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2022)
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2022)
• NCAA All-Tournament (Second Team - 2022)
• MPSF All-Tournament (2022)
• MPSF Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2022)
• UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 15, 2022)
• CSC Academic At-Large Team (2022)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021, 2023; Superior - 2022)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)
• 4-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 3-time UCLA All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in three of 29 games … scored one goal on four attempts, converting at a 25.0 percent rate … finished with one total point … registered two steals, one drawn exclusion, and two field blocks.
2022
Played in all 27 games … was second on the team in scoring with 43 goals on 101 attempts, converting at a 42.6 percent rate … led the team in total points (75) with 32 assists (led the squad) … scored a season- and career-high four goals two times on the year, in a win over Santa Clara (Sept. 23) and in an overtime loss to No. 2 California (Oct. 29) … he scored at least one goal in 22 of the 27 games he played, including 12 multiple-goal games and seven hat tricks … scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 16 to Oct. 2) … led the team (ranked 4th in MPSF) in field blocks (12) and was second in steals (20) … also drew eight exclusions.
2021
Played in all 24 games … named to the UCLA All-Academic Team, an honor that is given to the student-athlete with the highest grade point average from each team … was seventh on the team in scoring with 19 goals on 42 attempts, converting at a 45.2 percent rate … was fifth on the team in total points (41) with 22 assists (second on the squad) … scored a season-high two goals six times on the year (in his collegiate debut in a win over Biola on Sept. 4, in a win over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 5, in a win over No. 9 San Jose State on Oct. 2, in a win over No. 9 Pepperdine on Oct. 24, in a loss at No. 1 California on Nov. 13, and in a win over No. 10 Princeton on Dec. 2) … he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 24 games he played, including six multiple goal games … scored at least one goal in a personal-best five straight games (Nov. 13 to Dec. 2) … led the team in field blocks (12) and was second in steals (23) … also drew six exclusions.
2020
Had to redshirt the season as he was not allowed to travel to the United States due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Team Italy
Was a member of the U20 team that won bronze at the 2019 FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Kuwait … played on the U18 team that finished fifth at the 2018 FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely, Hungary … was a member of the U19 team that competed at the 2018 European Youth Championships in Minsk, Belarus … helped the U17 team finish sixth in the 2017 European Youth Championships in Malta.
High School/Club
Attended Liceo Scientifico Francesco Saverio Nitti … played for the Circolo Nautico Posillipo Water Polo Club, spending two years in Serie A1 di pallamano maschile, the premier division of Italian water polo … won one national championship with the U17 team and two with the U20 team … earned best scorer and best player honors in 2019.
Personal
Full name: Gianpiero Di Martire … born in Naples, Italy … his parents are Fulvio and Loredana Di Martire … has an older brother, Massimo … his father and brother both played water polo in Italy at the international level … says he chose UCLA because it was the best place to achieve his goals, athletically and academically … lists the late Kobe Bryant, Rodger Federer, and Tamás Kásás as the athletes he admires most … lists hanging out with friends, playing with his two dogs and watching movies and TV shows as his hobbies … hopes to compete in the Olympic Games one day … majoring in business economics.
| Gianpiero Di Martire's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2021 | 24 | 19 | 42 | .452 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 27 | 43 | 101 | .426 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 54 | 63 | 147 | .429 | 54 | 45 | 26 | 15 |
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