Gian Paolo Pido. The SHU Men's Volleyball, Women and Men's Wrestling, and Dance teams held their Media Days today at the William Pitt Center, Sacred Heart Universary, Fairfield CT. Sunday, September 28, 2025. Photo by: Mark F. Conrad

Gian Paolo Pido

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/2/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    Sacred Heart University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Libero
  • Hometown
    Fontana, Calif.
  • High School
    Aquinas
Sacred Heart's Gian Paolo Pido is the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for Feb. 2, 2026. Gian had the floor covered for the Pioneers during a three-win week. The junior libero totaled 36 digs and five assists over 11 sets as Sacred Heart earned a 3-0 win against American International to go with 3-2 and 3-1 victories against Dominican (N.Y.). He had five digs and an assist in two sets vs. the Yellow Jackets on Jan. 27. In the first match against the Chargers on Jan. 30, he recorded a career-high 18 digs to go with a pair of assists. The dig total also leads the EIVA for a single match in 2026. The next day he had 13 digs and two more assists. For the week he also was 59 for 61 in service receptions, a .967 rate. This is the first EIVA weekly honor of Paolo Pido’s career.