Pedro Cipriano (born February 7, 1983) is an American-Cape Verdean

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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at

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Early life

Born in

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, Cipriano graduated from St. Anthony High School and played basketball at St. Anthony under coach

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Collegiate career

Going by "Peter", Cipriano attended and played basketball at

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from 2002 to 2006. As a senior on the team that won the 2006 SWAC Tournament, Cipriano had 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

Professional playing career

He played professionally from 2006 to 2011 for various European teams.Pedro Cipriano accumulated stats
/ref> In the 2006–2007 season, he played for BG Karlsruhe of the German

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with jersey #15. He averaged 6.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Cipriano signed with

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in the Finnish

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for the 2007–2008 postseason, with jersey #4. 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

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of the Swedish

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, with jersey #10. Cipriano averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The Dolphins advanced to the 2009 Basketligan semifinals. For three games in October 2009, Cirpiano played for

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of the

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. Cipriano then played 11 games for

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of Swedish Basketligan from February to March 2010 with 7.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. 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.

International career

A member of the

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, Cipriano joined Cape Verde after they won a bronze medal at the

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, qualifying for a wildcard tournament for the

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Coaching career

After completing his bachelor's degree at Southern University in 2013, Cipriano became an assistant coach in

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's staff in the 2013–14 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cipriano, Petey 1983 births Living people American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American people of Cape Verdean descent Basketball players from Jersey City, New Jersey BG Karlsruhe players Cape Verdean men's basketball players Norrköping Dolphins players Power forwards Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball coaches Small forwards Southern Jaguars basketball coaches Southern Jaguars basketball players St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) alumni