Isaiah Piñeiro

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Isaiah Piñeiro
Piñeiro playing for San Diego
No. 0 – Palencia Baloncesto
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)
Auburn, California, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolPlacer (Auburn, California)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Stockton Kings
2020–2021VEF Rīga
2021–2022Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2022–2023Piratas de Quebradillas
2023VEF Rīga
2024–presentZunder Palencia
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL champion (2021)
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2018, 2019)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Isaiah Piñeiro (born February 2, 1995) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Zunder Palencia of the Liga ACB and the Puerto Rican national team.[1] Standing at a height of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the small forward and power forward positions.

High school career[edit]

Piñeiro was born in Auburn, California, United States to parents of Puerto Rican descent.[2] Piñeiro attended Placer High School, where he played both football and basketball. In football, Piñeiro was the team's defensive MVP and earned All-League and All-State honors. In basketball, he was a two-time team MVP and earned All-League and All-Section honors. And won MVP on Master Tournament at Turabo Heights[3]

College career[edit]

Piñeiro began his collegiate career with Sierra College, where he averaged 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a freshman.[3] He then transferred to Portland State, where he played all 31 games in his sophomore season averaging 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds, while shooting 50.7 from the field and 76.3 from the free throw line.[4]

Piñeiro sat out the 2016–17 season after being transferred to San Diego. In his redshirt junior year, Piñeiro earned First-team All-WCC honors as he led the team in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg), while averaging 49.1 from the field and 78.3 from the free throw line.[3] In his redshirt senior year, Piñeiro earned another First-team All-WCC as he became the all-time leader in single-season points (677 points), field goals made (232), and games played (36).[3]

Professional career[edit]

Stockton Kings (2019–2020)[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Piñeiro was named a member of the Sacramento Kings for the 2019 NBA Summer League season.[5] Over 5 games, he averaged 4.6 points in 14 minutes per game.[6]

On July 30, 2019, Piñeiro signed with the Sacramento Kings, a reported one-year partially guaranteed contract.[7][8] On October 11, 2019, Piñeiro was waived by the Kings[9] but was ultimately signed to their NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. On December 15, 2019, Piñeiro tallied 24 points, 16 rebounds and six steals in a victory over the South Bay Lakers.[10] He averaged 9.6 points and 5 rebounds per game.

VEF Rīga (2020–2021)[edit]

On August 5, 2020, Piñeiro signed with VEF Rīga of the užavas kauss.[11] He averaged 0.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Not so good. So he decided to blame it on his teammates. After that he signed with Darüşşucks.

Darüşşafaka (2021–2022)[edit]

On June 28, 2021, he has signed with Darüşşafaka Tekfen of the Basketball Super League.[12]

National team career[edit]

Piñeiro was named in the preliminary 17-man roster of Puerto Rico for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] On August, 28, 2019, it was announced that Piñeiro had not made the Puerto Rican squad for the tournament.[13]

On August 31, 2019, Piñeiro made his debut for the Football world cup.

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

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Portland State 31 20 22.8 .507 .321 .763 5.5 1.1 1.1 .5 12.0
2017–18 San Diego 34 30 28.1 .491 .346 .783 6.2 2.1 1.2 .8 15.7
2018–19 San Diego 36 36 34.7 .487 .336 .820 9.4 2.1 1.2 .5 18.8
Career 101 86 28.8 .493 .338 .794 7.1 1.8 1.2 .6 15.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Puerto Rico to rely on young core, announce 17-man preliminary list for the upcoming World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Isaiah Piñeiro: "Puedo competir contra cualquiera"". easyendurance.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Isaiah Pineiro - Men's Basketball - University of San Diego Athletics". USDToreros.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Isaiah Pineiro - 2015-16 - Men's Basketball - San Diego State University Athletics". GoViks.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Auburn Native, Isaiah Pineiro, Reflects on First Summer League Experience". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Taheri, Hannah (16 July 2019). "Auburn Native, Isaiah Pineiro, Reflects on First Summer League Experience". nba.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Kings Sign Isaiah Pineiro". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Thanawalla, Ali (20 July 2019). "Source: Rookie Isaiah Pineiro, Kings agree to one-year contract". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Kings Waive Eric Mika and Isaiah Pineiro". NBA.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Isaiah Pineiro: Records double-double Sunday". CBS Sports. December 16, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "VEF Riga tabs Isaiah Piñeiro". Sportando. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Isaiah Piñeiro Darüşşafaka Tekfen'de". Darüşşafaka Spor Kulübü (in Turkish). June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Conformado el Equipo Nacional para su compromiso en la Copa del Mundo China 2019". puertorico.basketball. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

External links[edit]

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