Christopher Xavier Chiozza (born November 21, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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. Chiozza won an

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with the Warriors in 2022.

High school career

Chiozza attended

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, where he was coached by Jesus Patino. 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. He averaged 15 points and eight assists per game as a senior. Chiozza was ranked No. 45 in his class by

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and received scholarship offers from

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, UMass,

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and

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before committing to Florida.

College career

Playing for Florida in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2017 NCAA tournament, Chiozza hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat

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84–83 in overtime and advance to the Elite Eight. He was thinking of passing but ended up taking the winning shot. As a junior he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. 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

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on January 6, 2018. On March 3, he broke

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's Florida assists record. On the season he averaged 11.1 points, 6.1 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named to the First Team All-SEC. After the season he was invited to the 2018

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Professional career

Capital City Go-Go (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

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, Chiozza joined the

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for the

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. Chiozza would eventually join the Wizards for training camp. He was waived by the Wizards on October 14, 2018, He was added to the team's

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affiliate, the

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Houston Rockets (2019)

On February 22, 2019, Chiozza signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He did not appear in any games, but he subsequently played for the Rockets’

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affiliate, the

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. On March 22, Chiozza signed a contract for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. 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 The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

. On July 30, 2019, Chiozza was waived by the Houston Rockets.

Washington Wizards (2019–2020)

On September 26, 2019, Chiozza re-signed with the Washington Wizards for training camp. He was signed to a

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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. On December 17, 2019, the Wizards waived Chiozza. On December 21, 2019, the Capital City Go-Go announced that they had re-acquired Chiozza.

Brooklyn Nets (2020–2021)

On January 4, 2020, the

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signed Chiozza to a

. On December 1, Chiozza re-signed with the Nets. He was waived at the conclusion of training camp, but was then re-signed on December 22.

Golden State Warriors (2021–2022)

On August 14, 2021, the

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signed Chiozza to a

. On June 16, 2022, Chiozza won the 2022 NBA Finals with the

of the

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Long Island Nets (2022–2023)

On September 16, 2022, Chiozza signed with the

, who waived him at the end of training camp. On November 4, 2022, Chiozza was named to the opening night roster for the

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UCAM Murcia (2023–present)

On April 4, 2023, Chiozza signed with

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of the

National team career

On February 12, 2019, it was announced that Chiozza was included in

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qualifying training camp roster for

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by the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Florida Gators bio
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