Chris Chiozza
American basketball player (born 1995)
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Christopher Xavier Chiozza (/tʃiˈoʊzə/ chee-OH-zə; born November 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Cantù of Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators. Chiozza won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022.
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Chiozza with the Capital City Go-Go in 2019 | |
| No. 3 – Pallacanestro Cantù | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Lega Basket Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 21, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | White Station (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Florida (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Capital City Go-Go |
| 2019 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2019 | Houston Rockets |
| 2019 | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | →Capital City Go-Go |
| 2019–2020 | Capital City Go-Go |
| 2020–2021 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2020–2021 | →Long Island Nets |
| 2021–2022 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2021–2022 | →Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2022–2023 | Long Island Nets |
| 2023 | UCAM Murcia |
| 2023–2024 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2024–2025 | Manisa Basket |
| 2025 | Karşıyaka Basket |
| 2026–present | Cantù |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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
Playing for Florida in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2017 NCAA tournament, Chiozza hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat Wisconsin 84–83 in overtime and advance to the Elite Eight. 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, Chiozza was waived by the Houston Rockets.[15]
Washington Wizards (2019–2020)
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 (2020–2021)
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]
Golden State Warriors (2021–2022)
On August 14, 2021, the Golden State Warriors signed Chiozza to a two-way contract.[24] On June 16, 2022, Chiozza won the 2022 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA.,[25] receiving his championship ring on July 19, 2023 at the Warriors practice facility.[26]
Long Island Nets (2022–2023)
On September 16, 2022, Chiozza signed with the Brooklyn Nets, who waived him at the end of training camp.[27][28] On November 4, 2022, Chiozza was named to the opening night roster for the Long Island Nets.[29]
At the end of the 2022-2023 season, he was named to the USBasket.com All NBA G League Third Team.[30]
UCAM Murcia (2023)
On April 4, 2023, Chiozza signed with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.[31]
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2024)
On November 1, 2023, he signed with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz of the Liga ACB.[32]
Valencia Basket (2024)
On June 25, 2024, he signed with Valencia Basket of Liga ACB.[33]
Manisa Basket (2024–2025)
On October 28, 2024, he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[34][35][36]
Karşıyaka Basket (2025)
On August 13, 2025, Chiozza signed with Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[37]
Pallacanestro Cantù (2026–present)
On January 6, 2026, he signed with Cantù of Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[38]
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.[39] However, he did not play due to injury.[40] He was named to the roster again for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas qualifiers, averaging 3.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists in two contests.[41]
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
NBA
| † | Denotes seasons in which Chiozza won the NBA |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Houston | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | .250 | .400 | — | .6 | .6 | .1 | .1 | .9 |
| 2019–20 | Washington | 10 | 0 | 12.3 | .294 | .443 | — | 1.5 | 2.8 | .1 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Brooklyn | 18 | 2 | 15.4 | .425 | .357 | 1.000 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 | |
| 2020–21 | Brooklyn | 22 | 1 | 10.5 | .352 | .310 | .765 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| 2021–22† | Golden State | 34 | 1 | 10.9 | .296 | .321 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .4 | — | 2.0 |
| Career | 91 | 4 | 11.4 | .353 | .343 | .800 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | 3.3 | |
Playoffs
EuroLeague
Basketball Champions League
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | UCAM Murcia | 1 | 0 | 21.9 | .600 | .500 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 8.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 21.9 | .600 | .500 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 8.0 | |
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 |  Capital City Go-Go | G League | 43 | 33.6 | .436 | .418 | .777 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.9 | .2 | 13.6 |
| R.G. Valley Vipers | G League | 4 | 32.0 | .467 | .318 | .500 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 2.0 | — | 9.5 | |
| 2019–20 | Capital City Go-Go | G League | 10 | 31.1 | .333 | .328 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.7 | .2 | 10.8 |
| Long Island Nets | G League | 10 | 31.8 | .432 | .288 | .688 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | .6 | 13.3 | |
| 2021–22 | Santa Cruz Warriors | G League | 3 | 37.0 | .346 | .281 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 2.3 | — | 16.3 |
| 2022–23 | Long Island Nets | G League | 30 | 32.8 | .452 | .435 | .737 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 1.9 | .3 | 12.2 |
| 2022–23 |  UCAM Murcia | ACB | 8 | 23.8 | .338 | .320 | .786 | 3.5 | 5.4 | .6 | — | 9.9 |
| 2023–24 | Baskonia | ACB | 21 | 11.7 | .450 | .314 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .4 | — | 3.6 |