Player Pro les: Discipulo

13 of the 24 games he played, including six multiple goal games … scored at least one goal in a personal-best ve straight games (Nov. 13 to Dec. 2) … led the team in eld 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 nished fth 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 nish sixth in the 2017 European Youth Championships in Malta. High School/Club

Attended Liceo Scienti co 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. Career Statistics

Year GP GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL FB EE 2021 24 19 42 .452 22 23 12 6 Totals 24 19 42 .452 22 23 12 6

GABE DISCIPULO

6-3 / Senior Center Santa Cruz, Calif. Bellarmine College Preparatory

UCLA Career Highlights

• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2020) • 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2020, 2021, Superior- 2019) • 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021) • 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021) • 8-time UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022) • The Elite 90 Award (2021) 2021

Played in all 24 games … earned The Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Championship, 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 peers … The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the nals site for each of the NCAA’s championships … Discipulo was the rst Bruin water polo to win the award in program history … scored 11 goals on 29 attempts, converting at a 37.9 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in a win over Penn State Behrend in the rst round of the MPSF Championship (Nov. 19) … he scored at least one goal in seven of the 24 games he played, including three multiple goal games … was second on the team in drawn exclusions (27) … also had four assists, two steals, and one eld block. Played in 16 games … scored 14 goals on 35 attempts, converting at a 40.0 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals twice, in the 10-7 win at No. 5 California (Jan. 24) and in the rst round of the NCAA Championship win over No. 6 California Baptist University on Mar. 18 … he scored at least one goal in eight of the 16 games he played, including four multiple goal games … led the team in total exclusions drawn (33) … also had ve steals and three eld blocks.

2019

Played in 22 games, making three starts … scored 15 goals on 39 attempts, converting at a 38.5 percent rate … scored a season-high ve goals in the 27-4 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 22) in the rst round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 10 of the 22 games he played, including two multiple goal games … was second on the team in total exclusions drawn (44) which included seven penalty shots earned (also second on the team) … also had eight steals, ve eld blocks, and one assist. High School/Club

Was a four-year letterwinner as a center in water polo and a three-year letterwinner in swimming … lettered his freshman season in both sports at Santa Cruz High School in 2015 … lettered his nal three years in water polo and his last two years in swimming at Bellarmine College Preparatory … was a three-time rst-team All-CIF Central Coast Section honoree (2016-18) and was also named rst-team All-West Catholic Athletic League in 2017 and 2018 as co-captain … named second-team All-WCAL in 2016 as Bellarmine won the CIF CCS D1 Championship … named Freshman of the Year and to the rst-team All-Monterey Bay League, Gabilan Division in 2015 at Santa Cruz HS … Bellarmine nished third in the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division in 2017 with Discipulo scoring 55 goals, adding a team-high 72 exclusions drawn and adding seven steals … 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 … he scored 78 goals and also tallied 88 exclusions drawn, 14 steals and two assists … for his career, he registered 222 goals in 96 games played, drawing 247 exclusions … played his club ball for Stanford Water Polo Club and is a three-time Junior Olympic champion (2015, 2016, 2017) … his team won a silver medal at the 2018 Junior Olympics … was a rst team Junior Olympic All-American in 2015 and 2017 … participated in USA Water Polo National Pipeline teams from 2015-18 (Development in 2015, Cadet in 2016 and Youth in 201718) … won a gold medal in Lima, Peru at the 2017 UANA Youth Pan-American Games and placed 9th at the 2018 FINA Youth World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary. Personal

Full name: Gabriel Alakai Discipulo, prefers Gabe … born in Santa Cruz, Calif. … his parents are Mykell and Jeffrey Discipulo … has one older brother, Isaiah … 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.” … 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.” … lists Serbian water polo player Dusko Pijetlovic and former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis as the athletes he most admires … lists painting, sur ng, and body sur ng as his favorite hobbies … majoring in sociology. Career Statistics

Year GP GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL BLK 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