Isaiah Piñeiro

Isaiah Piñeiro (born February 2, 1995) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. He was drafted in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) by the Atléticos de San Germán[1] and also represents the Puerto Rican national basketball team.[2] Standing at a height of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the small forward and power forward positions.

Isaiah Piñeiro
Pineiro playing for San Diego
No. 3 – VEF Rīga
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueLEBL
BCL
Personal information
Born (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995
Auburn, California
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–presentVEF Rīga
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2018, 2019)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Piñeiro was born in Auburn, California to parents of Puerto Rican descent.[3] 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.[4]

College career

Piñeiro began his collegiate career with Sierra College, where he averaged 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a freshman.[4] 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.[5]

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.[4] 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).[4]

Professional career

Stockton Kings (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Piñeiro was named a member of the Sacramento Kings for the 2019 NBA Summer League season.[6] Over 5 games, he averaged 4.6 points in 14 minutes per game.[7]

On July 30, 2019, Piñeiro signed with the Sacramento Kings, a reported one-year partially guaranteed contract.[8][9] On October 11, 2019, Piñeiro was waived by the Kings[10] 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.[11] He averaged 9.6 points and 5 rebounds per game.

VEF Rīga (2020–present)

On August 5, 2020, Piñeiro signed with VEF Rīga of the LEBL.[12]

National team career

Piñeiro was named in the preliminary 17-man roster of Puerto Rico for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2] On August, 28, 2019, it was announced that Piñeiro had made the Puerto Rican squad for the tournament.[13]

On August 31, 2019, Piñeiro made his debut for the Puerto Rican national team with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in 12 minutes in a 83–81 win over Iran.

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Portland State 312022.8.507.321.7635.51.11.1.512.0
2017–18 San Diego 343028.1.491.346.7836.22.11.2.815.7
2018–19 San Diego 363634.7.487.336.8209.42.11.2.518.8
Career 1018628.8.493.338.7947.11.81.2.615.7

References
  1. "Sorteo de nuevo ingreso regresa a Ponce:". bsnpr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. "Puerto Rico to rely on young core, announce 17-man preliminary list for the upcoming World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "Isaiah Piñeiro: "Puedo competir contra cualquiera"". easyendurance.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. "Isaiah Pineiro - Men's Basketball - University of San Diego Athletics". USDToreros.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  5. "Isaiah Pineiro - 2015-16 - Men's Basketball - San Diego State University Athletics". GoViks.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  6. "Auburn Native, Isaiah Pineiro, Reflects on First Summer League Experience". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  7. Taheri, Hannah (16 July 2019). "Auburn Native, Isaiah Pineiro, Reflects on First Summer League Experience". nba.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Kings Sign Isaiah Pineiro". nba.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  9. Thanawalla, Ali (20 July 2019). "Source: Rookie Isaiah Pineiro, Kings agree to one-year contract". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. "Kings Waive Eric Mika and Isaiah Pineiro". NBA.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  11. "Isaiah Pineiro: Records double-double Sunday". CBS Sports. December 16, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  12. "VEF Riga tabs Isaiah Piñeiro". Sportando. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  13. "Conformado el Equipo Nacional para su compromiso en la Copa del Mundo China 2019". puertorico.basketball. Retrieved September 1, 2019.


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