Peter Cipriano

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Pedro Cipriano

| image =

| number =

| position = Assistant coach

| team = Saint Peter's Peacocks

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 244

| league = MAAC

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|2|7}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey

| nationality = American / Cape Verdean

| high_school = St. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)

| college = Southern (2002–2006)

| draft_year = 2006

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2011

| career_position = Power forward/center

| career_number = 15, 4, 10

| coach_start = 2013

| coach_end =

| years1 = 2006–2007

| team1 = BG Karlsruhe

| years2 = 2008

| team2 = Kouvot

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = Norrköping Dolphins

| years4 = 2009

| team4 = PBG Basket Poznań

| years5 = 2010–2011

| team5 = Eco Örebro

| cyears1 = 2013–2022

| cteam1 = Southern (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2022–present

| cteam2 = Saint Peter's (assistant)

| highlights =

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.

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.Lewis, Brian. [https://nypost.com/2006/03/17/dukes-defense-no-southern-comfort/ "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."

Collegiate career

Going by "Peter", Cipriano attended and played basketball at Southern University from 2002 to 2006.[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/9016 ESPN.com player profile] As a senior on the team that won the 2006 SWAC Tournament, Cipriano had 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern/2006.html|title=2005-06 Southern Jaguars Roster and Stats}}

Professional playing career

He played professionally from 2006 to 2011 for various European teams.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150107060421/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6036497/season/2011/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html Pedro Cipriano accumulated stats]

In the 2006–2007 season, he played for BG Karlsruhe of the German Basketball Bundesliga with jersey #15.{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Germany/BG_Karlsruhe/449?Year=2006-2007|title = BG Karlsruhe basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket}} He averaged 6.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Cipriano signed with Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga for the 2007–2008 postseason, with jersey #4.{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Finland/Kouvot_Kouvola/1022?Year=2007-2008|title = Kouvot Kouvola basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket}} Helping Kouvot make the 2008 Korisliiga Finals, Cipriano averaged 7.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

In the 2008–2009 season, Cipriano played for the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan, with jersey #10.{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Sweden/Norrkoping_Dolphins/684?Year=2008-2009|title = Norrkoping Dolphins basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket}} Cipriano averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The Dolphins advanced to the 2009 Basketligan semifinals.{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/SWE/leagueids//ot//season/2009/tid/6000904/teamView.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150107060435/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/SWE/leagueids//ot//season/2009/tid/6000904/teamView.html| archive-date = 2015-01-07| title = Norrkoping profile {{!}} Game center {{!}} FIBA.com}}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6036497/season/2010/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150107060409/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6036497/season/2010/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html| archive-date = 2015-01-07| title = Pedro Cipriano profile {{!}} Game center {{!}} FIBA.com}} Cipriano returned to the team for the 2010–11 season, averaging 7.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He wore jersey #10 with Örebro.{{Cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Sweden/Eco_Orebro/4315?Year=2010-2011|title=Orebro Basket Kluub basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket}}

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080802010607/http://www.athens2008.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olymQual/men/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode/eventid/4508/langid/1/langlc/en/playernumber/59738/roundid/4508/season/teamnumber/2603/fe_teamPlay_playStat.html FIBA.com profile]

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.{{cite web|title=42 student-athletes awarded degree Friday|url=http://www.gojagsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28100&ATCLID=207696360|publisher=Southern University|accessdate=January 6, 2015|date=May 17, 2013}}{{cite web|title= Coaches 2013-14 Season |url=http://www.gojagsports.com/CoachList.dbml?SPSID=655152&SPID=102495&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28100&Q_SEASON=2013|publisher=Southern University|accessdate=January 6, 2015}}