Peter Cipriano

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Pedro Cipriano
Saint Peter's Peacocks
PositionAssistant coach
League MAAC
Personal information
Born (1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 (age 40)
Jersey City, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican / Cape Verdean
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school St. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
College Southern (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2011
Position Power forward/center
Number15, 4, 10
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2007 BG Karlsruhe
2008 Kouvot
2008–2009 Norrköping Dolphins
2009 PBG Basket Poznań
2010–2011 Eco Örebro
As coach:
2013–2022 Southern (assistant)
2022–present Saint Peter's (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • SWAC Tournament MVP (2006)

Pedro Cipriano (born February 7, 1983) is an American-Cape Verdean basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Saint Peter's University.

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Early life

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Cipriano graduated from St. Anthony High School and played basketball at St. Anthony under coach Bob Hurley. [1]

Collegiate career

Going by "Peter", Cipriano attended and played basketball at Southern University from 2002 to 2006. [2] As a senior on the team that won the 2006 SWAC Tournament, Cipriano had 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. [3]

Professional playing career

He played professionally from 2006 to 2011 for various European teams. [4]

In the 2006–2007 season, he played for BG Karlsruhe of the German Basketball Bundesliga with jersey #15. [5] He averaged 6.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. [4]

Cipriano signed with Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga for the 2007–2008 postseason, with jersey #4. [6] [4] Helping Kouvot make the 2008 Korisliiga Finals, Cipriano averaged 7.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. [4]

In the 2008–2009 season, Cipriano played for the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan, with jersey #10. [7] Cipriano averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. [4] The Dolphins advanced to the 2009 Basketligan semifinals. [8]

For three games in October 2009, Cirpiano played for PBG Basket Poznań of the Polish Basketball League. Cipriano then played 11 games for Eco Örebro of Swedish Basketligan from February to March 2010 with 7.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. [9] Cipriano returned to the team for the 2010–11 season, averaging 7.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. [4] He wore jersey #10 with Örebro. [10]

International career

A member of the Cape Verde national basketball team, Cipriano joined Cape Verde after they won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007, qualifying for a wildcard tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics. [11]

Coaching career

After completing his bachelor's degree at Southern University in 2013, Cipriano became an assistant coach in Roman Banks's staff in the 2013–14 season. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Brian. "Duke's Defense No Southern Comfort", New York Post , March 17, 2006. Accessed April 1, 2019. "With 2:19 gone in the second half, forward Peter Cipriano of St. Anthony’s in Jersey City hit a jumper that brought his team with 40-36."
  2. ↑ ESPN.com player profile
  3. ↑ "2005-06 Southern Jaguars Roster and Stats".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pedro Cipriano accumulated stats
  5. ↑ "BG Karlsruhe basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  6. ↑ "Kouvot Kouvola basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  7. ↑ "Norrkoping Dolphins basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  8. ↑ "Norrkoping profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
  9. ↑ "Pedro Cipriano profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
  10. ↑ "Orebro Basket Kluub basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  11. ↑ FIBA.com profile
  12. ↑ "42 student-athletes awarded degree Friday". Southern University. May 17, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Coaches 2013-14 Season". Southern University. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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