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
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Calif.
- High School:
- Campolindo HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2020, 2022, 2023)
• 4-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 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 … scored 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42.0 percent rate … finished with 37 total points and 16 assists … scored at least one goal in 15 of the 27 games he played in, including four multiple-goal games … 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) … scored a career-high three goals in twice, last in a win vs. No. 5 Princeton on Dec. 2 in the NCAA Semifinals … tied for second on the team in field blocks (13) which tied for fifth in the MPSF … finished third on the team in drawn exclusions (28, ninth in the MPSF) … also registered 17 steals.
2022
Played in all 27 games … 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) … scored nine goals on 25 shots, converting at a 36.0 percent rate … scored in seven of the 27 contests he played … also recorded a career-high 23 exclusions drawn (2nd on the team, 7th in MPSF) 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 games … tallied a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 10) … scored 10 goals on 18 shots, converting at a 55.6 percent rate … scored in nine of the 17 contests he played … also recorded nine exclusions drawn, three assists, three steals, and three field blocks on the season.
2020
Played in eight games … 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 Championship … scored two goals on 10 shots, converting at a 20.0 percent rate … scored in two of the eight contests he played … 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 letterwinner for the Cougars of Campolindo HS as a utility in water polo for head coach Miles Price … named first-team All-Diablo Athletic League as a senior in 2018 as Campolindo HS won the 2018 CIF North Coast Section Open Division Championship with a 15-3 win over San Ramon Valley in the finals … scored three goals in the title game … selected as a third-team All-American in 2017 and was named first-team All-DAL and first-team All-CIFNCS … picked up All-America honors in 2017 from the Futures Tournament and second-team All-DAL honors in 2016 … named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons and named first-team OC Register All-County in 2017 … tallied 40 goals as a junior and added 30 assists, 75 steals, 17 field blocks and drew nine exclusions … also registered 14 goals, 20 assists, 57 steals, 10 field blocks and drew eight exclusions as a sophomore … the Cougars also won the North Coast Section title during his freshman season in 2015 as a six seed (19-9), upsetting previously undefeated and top-seeded Sir Francis Drake (29-1) in the finals, 5-4 … he played his club ball for Contra Costa United and is a two-time Junior Olympic All-American (2017 and 2015) … his team placed sixth in the Championship Division at the 16U Junior Olympics in 2017 and fifth in 2016 … CCU also placed seventh at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2015 … 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. … born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … his parents are Michelle and George Alessandria … has one older sister, Amanda, who used to be on the UCLA rowing team … 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." … lists LeBron James as the athlete he most admires … lists cooking as his favorite hobby … majoring in political science.
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2020, 2022, 2023)
• 4-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 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 … scored 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42.0 percent rate … finished with 37 total points and 16 assists … scored at least one goal in 15 of the 27 games he played in, including four multiple-goal games … 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) … scored a career-high three goals in twice, last in a win vs. No. 5 Princeton on Dec. 2 in the NCAA Semifinals … tied for second on the team in field blocks (13) which tied for fifth in the MPSF … finished third on the team in drawn exclusions (28, ninth in the MPSF) … also registered 17 steals.
2022
Played in all 27 games … 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) … scored nine goals on 25 shots, converting at a 36.0 percent rate … scored in seven of the 27 contests he played … also recorded a career-high 23 exclusions drawn (2nd on the team, 7th in MPSF) 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 games … tallied a season- and career-high two goals in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine (Sept. 10) … scored 10 goals on 18 shots, converting at a 55.6 percent rate … scored in nine of the 17 contests he played … also recorded nine exclusions drawn, three assists, three steals, and three field blocks on the season.
2020
Played in eight games … 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 Championship … scored two goals on 10 shots, converting at a 20.0 percent rate … scored in two of the eight contests he played … 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 letterwinner for the Cougars of Campolindo HS as a utility in water polo for head coach Miles Price … named first-team All-Diablo Athletic League as a senior in 2018 as Campolindo HS won the 2018 CIF North Coast Section Open Division Championship with a 15-3 win over San Ramon Valley in the finals … scored three goals in the title game … selected as a third-team All-American in 2017 and was named first-team All-DAL and first-team All-CIFNCS … picked up All-America honors in 2017 from the Futures Tournament and second-team All-DAL honors in 2016 … named third-team All-CIF after his junior and senior seasons and named first-team OC Register All-County in 2017 … tallied 40 goals as a junior and added 30 assists, 75 steals, 17 field blocks and drew nine exclusions … also registered 14 goals, 20 assists, 57 steals, 10 field blocks and drew eight exclusions as a sophomore … the Cougars also won the North Coast Section title during his freshman season in 2015 as a six seed (19-9), upsetting previously undefeated and top-seeded Sir Francis Drake (29-1) in the finals, 5-4 … he played his club ball for Contra Costa United and is a two-time Junior Olympic All-American (2017 and 2015) … his team placed sixth in the Championship Division at the 16U Junior Olympics in 2017 and fifth in 2016 … CCU also placed seventh at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2015 … 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. … born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … his parents are Michelle and George Alessandria … has one older sister, Amanda, who used to be on the UCLA rowing team … 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." … lists LeBron James as the athlete he most admires … lists cooking as his favorite hobby … majoring in political science.
| 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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