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Christopher Corchiani Sr. (born March 28, 1968) is an American-Italian former professional
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, and a weight of 88 kg (195 lbs.), he played at the point guard position.


High school

Born in
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, Corchiani attended Miami's Kendall Acres Academy, and
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, in
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.


College career

Corchiani's
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career lasted from 1988 to 1991, at North Carolina State University, where he played with the NC State Wolfpack. Corchiani was the first
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
player to record 1,000 assists in a career. In the 1990–91 season, he led the nation in assists per game average, at 9.7 per game. At the time he finished his career, he was in 5th place on the NCAA's all-time steals list.


Professional career

Corchiani was selected by the Orlando Magic, with the 9th pick of the 2nd round (36th overall), of the 1991 NBA draft. In addition to the Magic, he played with two other NBA teams, the Boston Celtics and the
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. He also played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Spain, and Germany. He was a member of the
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team, which captured the German
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title in 1996 under the guidance of coach
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. In 2002, he won the Spanish national championship with
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, alongside players like
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,
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and Andrés Nocioni, coached by
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. After retiring from basketball, he settled in
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, working as a realtor, then as the owner of a
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. In 2007, he founded a
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agency.


See also

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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 20 or more assists in a game In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. All of the players on this list have recorded at least 20 assists in a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I game. Assists were f ...
*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career assists leaders __NOTOC__ In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. The top 25 highest assists totals in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball history are listed ...
*
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I assist title is awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average in a ...
* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders


References


External links


College & NBA stats
@ basketball-reference.com

@ celticslife.com
Euroleague.net Profile

Italian League Profile

Spanish League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corchiani, Chris 1968 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from Florida Basket Rimini Crabs players Bayer Giants Leverkusen players Boston Celtics players CB Girona players Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players McDonald's High School All-Americans Mens Sana Basket players NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players Orlando Magic draft picks Orlando Magic players Pallacanestro Treviso players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Point guards Rapid City Thrillers players Saski Baskonia players Sportspeople from Coral Gables, Florida Washington Bullets players United States men's national basketball team players