2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Rossi, Maximo
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Jersey Number 19
Maximo Rossi
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in 13 of 29 games … scored four goals on 11 attempts, converting at a 36.4 percent rate … finished with five total points and one assist … scored a career-high two goals in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 … also registered two steals and three drawn exclusions.
2022
Played in 21 of 27 games … finished the season with seven goals on 10 shots, converting at a 70 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high one goal in seven games (in a win vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 3), in a win vs. No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 3), in a win vs. No. 7 UC Davis (Sept. 4), in a win vs. No. 12 UC Irvine (Sept. 10), in a win vs. No. 14 Harvard (Sept. 17), in a win vs. No. 3 Stanford (Sept. 25), and in a win vs. No. 12 Loyola Marymount (Nov. 5) … also drew eight exclusions and had four field blocks on the year.
2021
Redshirted the season.
2020
Played in five games … finished the season with three shots, three drawn exclusions, two steals, one assist, and one field block.
Team USA
Participated in the 2020 Olympic Development Boys Youth National Team Selection Camp for the Southern Pacific Zone.
High School/Club
Was a two-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and three-year letterwinner in swimming at Mater Dei High School … earned first-team all-league, second-team all-CIF and third-team all-county during his senior season … played club water polo for Vanguard … was a member of the 18U team that finished second at Futures League … earned All-American honors at the 2019 Junior Olympics.
Personal
Full name: Maximo Basso Rossi … born in Berkeley, Calif. … his parents are Lisa and Mark … has a younger sister, Genoa, who currently plays water polo at Mater Dei HS … says he chose UCLA because of the opportunity to get a great education with the ability to play for one of the best programs in the country … lists his greatest athletic thrill as he was able to “sprint back to defense and block someone's shot on a counter attack” … lists George Kittle and Nick Bosa as the athlete he admires most … lists playing beach volleyball and pick-up basketball as his hobbies … majoring in political science and aspires to pursue a career in either the medical field or the FBI.
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in 13 of 29 games … scored four goals on 11 attempts, converting at a 36.4 percent rate … finished with five total points and one assist … scored a career-high two goals in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 … also registered two steals and three drawn exclusions.
2022
Played in 21 of 27 games … finished the season with seven goals on 10 shots, converting at a 70 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high one goal in seven games (in a win vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 3), in a win vs. No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 3), in a win vs. No. 7 UC Davis (Sept. 4), in a win vs. No. 12 UC Irvine (Sept. 10), in a win vs. No. 14 Harvard (Sept. 17), in a win vs. No. 3 Stanford (Sept. 25), and in a win vs. No. 12 Loyola Marymount (Nov. 5) … also drew eight exclusions and had four field blocks on the year.
2021
Redshirted the season.
2020
Played in five games … finished the season with three shots, three drawn exclusions, two steals, one assist, and one field block.
Team USA
Participated in the 2020 Olympic Development Boys Youth National Team Selection Camp for the Southern Pacific Zone.
High School/Club
Was a two-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and three-year letterwinner in swimming at Mater Dei High School … earned first-team all-league, second-team all-CIF and third-team all-county during his senior season … played club water polo for Vanguard … was a member of the 18U team that finished second at Futures League … earned All-American honors at the 2019 Junior Olympics.
Personal
Full name: Maximo Basso Rossi … born in Berkeley, Calif. … his parents are Lisa and Mark … has a younger sister, Genoa, who currently plays water polo at Mater Dei HS … says he chose UCLA because of the opportunity to get a great education with the ability to play for one of the best programs in the country … lists his greatest athletic thrill as he was able to “sprint back to defense and block someone's shot on a counter attack” … lists George Kittle and Nick Bosa as the athlete he admires most … lists playing beach volleyball and pick-up basketball as his hobbies … majoring in political science and aspires to pursue a career in either the medical field or the FBI.
| Maximo Rossi's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 21 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 24 | .458 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
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