2022 USC Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Massimo Di Martire
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Naples, Italy
- High School:
- Liceo Scientifico F.S. Nitti
2023 SEASON:
• ACWPC All-America Second Team
• Cutino Award Watch List
• All-MPSF Second Team
• Second on team in scoring with 40
• Scored in a team-high 20 games with 11 multiple-goal outings
• Scored in all five postseason games, including hat tricks in the NCAA quarterfinal and semifinal
• NCAA All-Tournament First Team
• MPSF All-Tournament Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• ACWPC All-Academic honoree
2022 SEASON:
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year
• ACWPC All-America First Team
• All-MPSF Second Team
• Cutino Award Watch List
• USC’s top scorer with 63 goals in his first season — ninth most single-season goals in program history
• Scored in 24 games with 17 multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with six goals vs. Long Beach State on Sept. 8
• First goal as a Trojan came in opener vs. Concordia
• Scored four goals in the MPSF Championship victory over Stanford
• Scored five goals in the NCAA semifinal win over UCLA and two goals in the final vs. Cal
• NCAA All-Tournament First Team
• MPSF All-Tournament Team
• Four-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/31)
• ACWPC All-Academic honoree
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• Won gold with Italy at the 2019 World University Games
• A member of the Italian Senior National Team, first appearing in 2016
• Helped Italy win silver at the European Championship in Amsterdam
• As a member of Italy’s Youth National Team, won bronze at the 2019 Youth World Championship
• Also competed in three Youth European Championships.
IN ITALY: Di Martire played club water polo for Circolo Nautico Posillipo (2018-22) and Canottieri Napoli (2015-18)... Scored 56 goals and had 40 assists in 19 games in 2022... In 2019, scored 55 goals and had 35 assists in 30 games in helping Posillipo to a fourth-place finish... Named Youth MVP in the Italian First League in 2019... Named MVP at the 2015 Italian Region Tournament... Top scorer in the 2015 Italian Youth Championship... Won gold medals at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Youth Italian Championship.
PERSONAL: Di Martire is pursuing a master’s degree in finance and plans for a career in investment banking... Parents are Fulvio and Loredana... Has one brother, Gianpiero, who plays water polo at UCLA... His father played water polo professionally in Italy... Lists winning gold at the World University Games and winning Italian championships with his brother as his most thrilling sports moments... Enjoys shopping, reading and hanging out with friends in his free time... Says his father is his biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Asia and Africa... Born Jan. 31, 2000.
