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.
| Saint Peter's Peacocks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | MAAC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 7, 1983 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American / Cape Verdean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Southern (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2011 |
| Position | Power forward/center |
| Number | 15, 4, 10 |
| Coaching career | 2013–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 | |
| |
Early life
editBorn 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
editGoing 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
editHe 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
editA 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
editAfter 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]
References
edit- ^ 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."
- ^ ESPN.com player profile
- ^ "2005-06 Southern Jaguars Roster and Stats".
- ^ a b c d e f Pedro Cipriano accumulated stats
- ^ "BG Karlsruhe basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ "Kouvot Kouvola basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ "Norrkoping Dolphins basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ "Norrkoping profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Pedro Cipriano profile | Game center | FIBA.com". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Orebro Basket Kluub basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
- ^ FIBA.com profile
- ^ "42 student-athletes awarded degree Friday". Southern University. May 17, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Coaches 2013-14 Season". Southern University. Retrieved January 6, 2015.