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Jersey Number 3
Gabe Discipulo
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Cruz, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellarmine College Preparatory
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2020)
โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021, Superior- 2019)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข The Elite 90 Award (2021)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ earned The Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Championship,ย an award founded by the NCAA which recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peersย โฆ The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championshipsย โฆ Discipulo was the first Bruin water polo to win the award in program historyย โฆ scored 11 goals on 29 attempts, converting at a 37.9 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high three goals in a win over Penn State Behrend in the first round of the MPSF Championship (Nov. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in seven of the 24 games he played, including three multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in drawn exclusions (27) โฆ also had four assists, two steals, and one field block.
2020
Played in 16 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 35 attempts, converting at a 40.0 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high three goals twice, in the 10-7 win at No. 5 Californiaย (Jan. 24) and in the first round of the NCAA Championship win over No. 6 California Baptist University on Mar. 18ย โฆ he scored at least one goal in eight of the 16 games he played, including four multiple goal games โฆ led the team in total exclusions drawn (33)ย โฆ also had five steals and three field blocks.
2019
Played in 22 games, making three starts โฆย scored 15 goals on 39 attempts, converting at a 38.5ย percent rate โฆ scored a season-high five goals in the 27-4 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 22) in the first round of the MPSF Championshipย โฆ he scored at least one goal in 10 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in total exclusions drawn (44) which included seven penalty shots earned (also second on the team) โฆ also had eight steals, five field blocks, and one assist.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย as a center in water polo and a three-year letterwinnerย in swimming โฆ lettered his freshman season in both sports at Santa Cruz High School in 2015 โฆ lettered his final three years in water polo and his last two years in swimming at Bellarmine College Preparatory โฆ was a three-time first-team All-CIF Central Coast Section honoree (2016-18) and was also namedย first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League in 2017 and 2018 as co-captain โฆ named second-team All-WCAL in 2016 as Bellarmine won the CIF CCS D1 Championship โฆ named Freshman of the Year and to theย first-team All-Monterey Bay League, Gabilanย Division in 2015 at Santa Cruz HS โฆย Bellarmine finished third in the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division in 2017 with Discipulo scoringย 55 goals,ย adding a team-high 72 exclusions drawn and adding seven steals โฆ in 2018, the Bells' CCS Championship game was canceled with Sacred Heart Prep due to bad air quality and both teams were named Co-Champions โฆ he scored 78 goals and also tallied 88 exclusions drawn, 14 steals and two assists โฆ for his career, he registered 222 goals in 96 games played, drawing 247 exclusions โฆ played his club ball for Stanford Water Polo Club and is aย three-timeย Junior Olympic champion (2015, 2016, 2017) โฆ his team won a silver medal at the 2018 Junior Olympics โฆ was a first team Junior Olympic All-American in 2015 and 2017 โฆ participated in USA Water Polo National Pipeline teams from 2015-18 (Development in 2015, Cadet in 2016 and Youth in 2017-18) โฆ won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2017 UANAย Youth Pan-American Games and placed 9th at the 2018 FINAย Youth World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary.
Personal
Full name: Gabriel Alakai Discipulo, prefers Gabeย โฆ born in Santa Cruz, Calif. โฆ his parents are Mykell and Jeffrey Discipulo โฆ has one older brother, Isaiahย โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I was attracted to the work ethic and team culture. I think that I can improve and learn a lot in my time at UCLA." โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrill when, "I was playing Hungary in the Youth World Championships in front of a sold out Hungarian crowd. The atmosphere and excitement about water polo was something I had not experienced on that level before."ย โฆ lists Serbian water polo playerย Dusko Pijetlovicย and former NFL linebacker Ray Lewisย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists painting, surfing, and body surfing as his favorite hobbies โฆ majoring in sociology.
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โข All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2020)
โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021, Superior- 2019)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข The Elite 90 Award (2021)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ earned The Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Championship,ย an award founded by the NCAA which recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peersย โฆ The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championshipsย โฆ Discipulo was the first Bruin water polo to win the award in program historyย โฆ scored 11 goals on 29 attempts, converting at a 37.9 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high three goals in a win over Penn State Behrend in the first round of the MPSF Championship (Nov. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in seven of the 24 games he played, including three multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in drawn exclusions (27) โฆ also had four assists, two steals, and one field block.
2020
Played in 16 games โฆ scored 14 goals on 35 attempts, converting at a 40.0 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high three goals twice, in the 10-7 win at No. 5 Californiaย (Jan. 24) and in the first round of the NCAA Championship win over No. 6 California Baptist University on Mar. 18ย โฆ he scored at least one goal in eight of the 16 games he played, including four multiple goal games โฆ led the team in total exclusions drawn (33)ย โฆ also had five steals and three field blocks.
2019
Played in 22 games, making three starts โฆย scored 15 goals on 39 attempts, converting at a 38.5ย percent rate โฆ scored a season-high five goals in the 27-4 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 22) in the first round of the MPSF Championshipย โฆ he scored at least one goal in 10 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in total exclusions drawn (44) which included seven penalty shots earned (also second on the team) โฆ also had eight steals, five field blocks, and one assist.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย as a center in water polo and a three-year letterwinnerย in swimming โฆ lettered his freshman season in both sports at Santa Cruz High School in 2015 โฆ lettered his final three years in water polo and his last two years in swimming at Bellarmine College Preparatory โฆ was a three-time first-team All-CIF Central Coast Section honoree (2016-18) and was also namedย first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League in 2017 and 2018 as co-captain โฆ named second-team All-WCAL in 2016 as Bellarmine won the CIF CCS D1 Championship โฆ named Freshman of the Year and to theย first-team All-Monterey Bay League, Gabilanย Division in 2015 at Santa Cruz HS โฆย Bellarmine finished third in the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division in 2017 with Discipulo scoringย 55 goals,ย adding a team-high 72 exclusions drawn and adding seven steals โฆ in 2018, the Bells' CCS Championship game was canceled with Sacred Heart Prep due to bad air quality and both teams were named Co-Champions โฆ he scored 78 goals and also tallied 88 exclusions drawn, 14 steals and two assists โฆ for his career, he registered 222 goals in 96 games played, drawing 247 exclusions โฆ played his club ball for Stanford Water Polo Club and is aย three-timeย Junior Olympic champion (2015, 2016, 2017) โฆ his team won a silver medal at the 2018 Junior Olympics โฆ was a first team Junior Olympic All-American in 2015 and 2017 โฆ participated in USA Water Polo National Pipeline teams from 2015-18 (Development in 2015, Cadet in 2016 and Youth in 2017-18) โฆ won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2017 UANAย Youth Pan-American Games and placed 9th at the 2018 FINAย Youth World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary.
Personal
Full name: Gabriel Alakai Discipulo, prefers Gabeย โฆ born in Santa Cruz, Calif. โฆ his parents are Mykell and Jeffrey Discipulo โฆ has one older brother, Isaiahย โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I was attracted to the work ethic and team culture. I think that I can improve and learn a lot in my time at UCLA." โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrill when, "I was playing Hungary in the Youth World Championships in front of a sold out Hungarian crowd. The atmosphere and excitement about water polo was something I had not experienced on that level before."ย โฆ lists Serbian water polo playerย Dusko Pijetlovicย and former NFL linebacker Ray Lewisย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists painting, surfing, and body surfing as his favorite hobbies โฆ majoring in sociology.
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| Gabe Discipulo's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2019 | 22 | 15 | 39 | .385 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 | 35 | .400 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 2021 | 24 | 11 | 29 | .379 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Totals | 62 | 40 | 103 | .388 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 104 |
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