2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Alessandria, Giorgio
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Jersey Number 25
Giorgio Alessandria
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Calif.
- High School:
- Campolindo HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2020, 2022, 2023)
โข 4-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
โข 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games โฆ scored 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42.0 percent rate โฆ finished with 37 total points and 16 assists โฆ scored at least one goal in 15 of the 27 games he played in, including four multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in three games in a row three times (Sept. 2 - Sept. 3, Oct. 20 - Nov. 5, Nov. 17 - Nov. 19) โฆ scored a career-high three goals in twice, last in a win vs. No. 5 Princeton on Dec. 2 in the NCAA Semifinals โฆ tied for second on the team in field blocks (13) which tied for fifth in the MPSF โฆ finished third on the team in drawn exclusions (28, ninth in the MPSF) โฆ also registered 17 steals.
2022
Played in all 27 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high-tying two goals in a win over No. 7 Long Beach State (Sept. 9) and No. 14 UC San Diego (Oct. 8)ย โฆ scored nine goals on 25 shots, converting at a 36.0 percent rate โฆ scored in seven of the 27 contests he played โฆ also recorded a career-high 23 exclusions drawn (2nd on the team, 7th in MPSF)ย on the year to go with two assists, 10 steals (tied for 6th on the team), and 10 field blocks (2nd on the team, 8th in MPSF).
2021
Played in 17 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 10)ย โฆ scored 10 goals on 18 shots, converting at a 55.6 percent rate โฆ scored in nine of the 17 contests he played โฆ also recorded nine exclusions drawn, three assists, three steals, and three field blocks on the season.
2020
Played in eight gamesย โฆ tallied a season-high one goal twice, in an 11-8 loss to No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 6) and in an 11-7 loss to No. 4 USC (Mar. 7), both at the MPSF Championshipย โฆ scored twoย goals on 10 shots, converting at a 20.0 percent rate โฆ scored in two of the eight contests he played โฆ also recorded four exclusions drawn, one assist, and one field block on the season.
2019
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Cougars of Campolindo HS as a utility in water polo for head coach Miles Priceย โฆ named first-team All-Diablo Athletic League as a senior in 2018 as Campolindoย HS won theย 2018 CIF North Coast Section Open Division Championship with a 15-3 win over San Ramon Valley in the finalsย โฆ scored three goals in the title gameย โฆ selected asย a third-team All-American in 2017 and was named first-team All-DALย and first-team All-CIFNCSย โฆ picked up All-America honors in 2017 from the Futures Tournament and second-team All-DALย honors in 2016ย โฆ named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons andย named first-team OC Registerย All-County in 2017ย โฆ tallied 40 goals as a junior and added 30 assists, 75 steals, 17 field blocks and drew nine exclusionsย โฆ also registered 14 goals, 20 assists, 57 steals, 10 field blocks and drew eight exclusions as a sophomoreย โฆ the Cougars also won the North Coast Section title during his freshman season in 2015 as a six seedย (19-9), upsetting previously undefeated and top-seeded Sir Francis Drake (29-1) in the finals, 5-4ย โฆ he played his club ball for Contra Costa United and is a two-time Junior Olympic All-American (2017 and 2015)ย โฆ his team placed sixth in the Championship Division at the 16U Junior Olympics in 2017 and fifth in 2016ย โฆ CCU also placed seventh at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2015ย โฆ he was a USA Water Polo ODP 16U Cadet Team member in 2016 and in 2018, was a member of the ODP Men's Youth Academy Team, winning silver at the Junior Pan American games in Florida.
Personal
Full name: Giorgio Alessandria, Jr. โฆ born in Walnut Creek, Calif. โฆ his parents are Michelle and George Alessandria โฆ has one older sister, Amanda, who used to be on the UCLA rowing team โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I attended a water polo camp in eighth grade at UCLA and decided this was the school for me. I also wanted to play for the best school in the United States." โฆ lists LeBron Jamesย as the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists cooking as his favorite hobby โฆ majoring in political science.
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โข All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2020, 2022, 2023)
โข 4-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
โข 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games โฆ scored 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42.0 percent rate โฆ finished with 37 total points and 16 assists โฆ scored at least one goal in 15 of the 27 games he played in, including four multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in three games in a row three times (Sept. 2 - Sept. 3, Oct. 20 - Nov. 5, Nov. 17 - Nov. 19) โฆ scored a career-high three goals in twice, last in a win vs. No. 5 Princeton on Dec. 2 in the NCAA Semifinals โฆ tied for second on the team in field blocks (13) which tied for fifth in the MPSF โฆ finished third on the team in drawn exclusions (28, ninth in the MPSF) โฆ also registered 17 steals.
2022
Played in all 27 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high-tying two goals in a win over No. 7 Long Beach State (Sept. 9) and No. 14 UC San Diego (Oct. 8)ย โฆ scored nine goals on 25 shots, converting at a 36.0 percent rate โฆ scored in seven of the 27 contests he played โฆ also recorded a career-high 23 exclusions drawn (2nd on the team, 7th in MPSF)ย on the year to go with two assists, 10 steals (tied for 6th on the team), and 10 field blocks (2nd on the team, 8th in MPSF).
2021
Played in 17 gamesย โฆ tallied a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 10)ย โฆ scored 10 goals on 18 shots, converting at a 55.6 percent rate โฆ scored in nine of the 17 contests he played โฆ also recorded nine exclusions drawn, three assists, three steals, and three field blocks on the season.
2020
Played in eight gamesย โฆ tallied a season-high one goal twice, in an 11-8 loss to No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 6) and in an 11-7 loss to No. 4 USC (Mar. 7), both at the MPSF Championshipย โฆ scored twoย goals on 10 shots, converting at a 20.0 percent rate โฆ scored in two of the eight contests he played โฆ also recorded four exclusions drawn, one assist, and one field block on the season.
2019
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Cougars of Campolindo HS as a utility in water polo for head coach Miles Priceย โฆ named first-team All-Diablo Athletic League as a senior in 2018 as Campolindoย HS won theย 2018 CIF North Coast Section Open Division Championship with a 15-3 win over San Ramon Valley in the finalsย โฆ scored three goals in the title gameย โฆ selected asย a third-team All-American in 2017 and was named first-team All-DALย and first-team All-CIFNCSย โฆ picked up All-America honors in 2017 from the Futures Tournament and second-team All-DALย honors in 2016ย โฆ named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons andย named first-team OC Registerย All-County in 2017ย โฆ tallied 40 goals as a junior and added 30 assists, 75 steals, 17 field blocks and drew nine exclusionsย โฆ also registered 14 goals, 20 assists, 57 steals, 10 field blocks and drew eight exclusions as a sophomoreย โฆ the Cougars also won the North Coast Section title during his freshman season in 2015 as a six seedย (19-9), upsetting previously undefeated and top-seeded Sir Francis Drake (29-1) in the finals, 5-4ย โฆ he played his club ball for Contra Costa United and is a two-time Junior Olympic All-American (2017 and 2015)ย โฆ his team placed sixth in the Championship Division at the 16U Junior Olympics in 2017 and fifth in 2016ย โฆ CCU also placed seventh at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2015ย โฆ he was a USA Water Polo ODP 16U Cadet Team member in 2016 and in 2018, was a member of the ODP Men's Youth Academy Team, winning silver at the Junior Pan American games in Florida.
Personal
Full name: Giorgio Alessandria, Jr. โฆ born in Walnut Creek, Calif. โฆ his parents are Michelle and George Alessandria โฆ has one older sister, Amanda, who used to be on the UCLA rowing team โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I attended a water polo camp in eighth grade at UCLA and decided this was the school for me. I also wanted to play for the best school in the United States." โฆ lists LeBron Jamesย as the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists cooking as his favorite hobby โฆ majoring in political science.
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| Giorgio Alessandria's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | 18 | .556 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 27 | 9 | 25 | .360 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2023 | 27 | 21 | 50 | .420 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 28 |
| Totals | 79 | 42 | 103 | .408 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 64 |
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