Chris Chiozza

BIOGRAPHY

Christopher Xavier Chiozza  was born November 21, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a guard in the NBA.

He played college basketball for Florida. Chiozza attended White Station High School, 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 Rivals.com and received scholarship offers from Auburn, UMass, Memphis, Ohio State, Richmond and Tennessee before committing to Florida.

Chiozza hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat Wisconsin and send Florida to an 84-83 overtime victory and the Elite Eight of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. 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 Missouri on January 6, 2018. 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. 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 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. On January 4, 2020, the Brooklyn Nets signed Chiozza to a two-way contract.

 On August 14, 2021, the Golden State Warriors signed Chiozza to a two-way contract.