Chris Chiozza

Christopher Xavier Chiozza (born November 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.

Chris Chiozza
Chiozza with the Capital City Go-Go in 2019
No. 4 – Brooklyn Nets
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-21) November 21, 1995
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolWhite Station
(Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeFlorida (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Capital City Go-Go
2019Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019Houston Rockets
2019Washington Wizards
2019–2020→Capital City Go-Go
2020–presentBrooklyn Nets
2020–present→Long Island Nets
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Chiozza attended White Station High School, where he was coached by Jesus Patino.[1] He also played on the Team Thad AAU team. As a junior, in the wake of his grandmother's death, he posted averages of 27 points, seven assists and seven steals in an important Pittsburgh tournament and began to get major college looks.[2] He averaged 15 points and eight assists per game as a senior. Chiozza was ranked No. 45 in his class by Rivals.com and received scholarship offers from Auburn, UMass, Memphis, Ohio State, Richmond and Tennessee before committing to Florida.[3]

College career
Chiozza playing for Florida

Chiozza hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat Wisconsin and send Florida to an 84-83 overtime victory in the Elite Eight of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. He was thinking of passing but ended up taking the winning shot.[4] As a junior he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.[5]

Chiozza became a starter as a senior and led the SEC with a 3.22 assist-to-turnover ratio. He had a last-second steal and layup to beat Missouri on January 6, 2018.[2] On March 3, he broke Erving Walker's Florida assists record. On the season he averaged 11.1 points, 6.1 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game.[6] At the conclusion of the regular season he was named to the First Team All-SEC.[7] After the season he was invited to the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[8]

Professional career

Capital City Go-Go (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Chiozza joined the Washington Wizards for the 2018 NBA Summer League. Chiozza would eventually join the Wizards for training camp.[9] He was waived by the Wizards on October 14, 2018,[10] He was added to the team's NBA G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.[11]

Houston Rockets (2019)

On February 22, 2019, Chiozza signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets.[12] He did not appear in any games, but he subsequently played for the Rockets’ G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

On March 22, Chiozza signed a contract for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[13] He played his first NBA game on March 24, seeing 5 minutes of action in a 113-90 blowout win against the New Orleans Pelicans.[14]

On July 30, 2019, he was waived by the Houston Rockets.[15]

Washington Wizards/Capital City Go-Go (2019)

On September 26, 2019, Chiozza re-signed with the Washington Wizards for training camp.[16] He was signed to a two-way contract by the Wizards on October 21. Under the terms of the deal, Chiozza would split time between the Wizards and their G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.[17] On December 17, 2019, the Wizards waived Chiozza.[18] On December 21, 2019, the Capital City Go-Go announced that they had re-acquired Chiozza.[19]

Brooklyn Nets/Long Island Nets (2020–present)

On January 4, 2020, the Brooklyn Nets signed Chiozza to a two-way contract.[20] On December 1, Chiozza re-signed with the Nets.[21] He was waived at the conclusion of training camp,[22] but was then re-signed on December 22.[23]

National team career

On February 12, 2019, it was announced that Chiozza was included in FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying training camp roster for Team USA by the USA Basketball.[24]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Houston 704.7.250.400—.6.6.1.1.9
2019–20 Washington 10012.3.294.443—1.52.8.1.22.7
2019–20 Brooklyn 18215.4.425.3571.0002.13.1.6.16.4
Career 35212.4.385.3771.0001.62.5.6.14.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Brooklyn 4016.3.313.333.5001.51.51.3.05.8
Career 4016.3.313.333.5001.51.51.3.05.8

References
  1. Griffin, Jamie (June 8, 2016). "Jesus Patino: 11 Years of Success at White Station HS". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Low, Chis (February 14, 2018). "The story behind Chris Chiozza's favorite tattoo". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. Hernandez, Erica (October 22, 2014). "Six questions with Florida freshman Chris Chiozza". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. "Chris Chiozza's 3-pointer at buzzer sends Florida to Elite Eight". ESPN. Associated Press. March 25, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. Thompson, Edgar (November 3, 2017). "UF point guard Chris Chiozza out 7-10 days with shoulder injury". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. "Chris Chiozza breaks Florida's all-time assists record in first half Saturday vs. Kentucky". Palm Beach Post. March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  7. "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. "Former Wyoming forward Hayden Dalton receives Portsmouth Invitational Tournament invite". Casper Star-Tribune. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  9. "Wizards announce 2018 Training Camp roster and schedule". NBA.com. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  10. "Wizards waive four players". NBA.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  11. Raim, Jacob (October 21, 2018). "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  12. "Rockets Sign Two Players". NBA.com. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  13. Noll, Hunter (March 22, 2019). "REPORT: Rockets To Sign Backup Point Guard For Remainder of Season". ClutchPoints. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  14. "Rockets vs. Pelicans - Box Score - March 24, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  15. Bernstein, Noam (July 30, 2019). "REPORT: Rockets Waive Two Players Ahead Of Contract Guarantee Date". ClutchPoints. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  16. "Wizards announce 2019 training camp roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  17. Raim, Jacob (October 21, 2019). "Wizards Sign Chiozza to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  18. "OFFICIAL: We've signed C Anzejs Pasceniks to a two-way contract and waived G Chris Chiozza". Washington Wizards on Twitter.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  19. Rakusin, Kelly (December 21, 2019). "Chiozza Returns To Go-Go". NBA.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  20. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Chris Chiozza to Two-way Contract". NBA.com. January 4, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  21. "Brooklyn Nets Re-sign Chris Chiozza". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  22. "Brooklyn Nets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  23. "Brooklyn Nets Re-sign Chris Chiozza to Two-way Contract". NBA.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  24. Capital City Go-Go (February 12, 2019). "CHRIS CHIOZZA TO PLAY FOR TEAM USA FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM". NBA.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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