Isaïa Cordinier

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Isaïa Cordinier
File:Isaia Cordinier Nanterre.jpg
Cordinier with Nanterre 92, in 2019.
No. 00 – Virtus Bologna
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League LBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)
Créteil, France
Listed height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 Antibes Sharks
2014–2015 ALM Évreux
2015–2016 Denain-Voltaire
2016–2019 Antibes Sharks
2019–2021 Nanterre 92
2021–present Virtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team

Isaïa Cordinier (born 28 November 1996) is a French professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 44th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Standing at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Early life and career

Cordinier started playing basketball at age seven, in Vence. His father is from the French overseas department of Martinique[1] and Cordinier lived in Martinique from 2006 to 2009. He later joined the youth academy of Sharks d’Antibes.

Professional career

Antibes Sharks (2012–2014)

Cordinier made his debut on Antibes’ senior men's team, in the French second division, in November 2012, when he was 15 years and 11 months old.[2] During the 2013-14 campaign, he made his debut in the French top-tier level Pro A.

ALM Évreux (2014–2015)

For the 2014–2015 season, Cordinier transferred to second-division side ALM Évreux Basket.[3] In 23 games, he averaged 4.9 points and 2.1 rebounds for Évreux.[4]

Denain-Voltaire (2015–2016)

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Cordinier penned a deal with another second-division team, Denain ASC Voltaire.[5] In April 2016, Cordinier was selected to play in the Nike Hoop Summit, where he tallied eight points, five rebounds and one assist, in 21 minutes off the bench.[6] Later that month, he declared for the NBA draft.[7] On June 13, 2016, Cordinier was one of 13 different international underclassmen (including one of four different Frenchmen) to enter the 2016 NBA draft.

Return to Antibes Sharks (2016–2019)

Cordinier joined Olympique Antibes of the French top-flight LNB Pro A, for the 2016–17 season.[8] He made 30 Pro A appearances for Antibes in 2016–17, averaging 6.5 points and 2.8 rebounds a contest.[9]

Nanterre 92 (2019–2021)

On June 5, 2019, Cordinier signed a two-year deal with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[10] During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 12 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals in LNB Pro A, along with 15.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals in the EuroCup, and was named to the All-EuroCup First Team for the 2020–21 season.[11]

Virtus Bologna (2021–present)

On October 5, 2021, Cordinier signed a two-year contract with Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A.[12][13] After having ousted Lietkabelis, Ulm and Valencia in the first three rounds of the playoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its first EuroCup and qualifying for the EuroLeague after 14 years.[14] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 both Pesaro and Tortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milano.[15]

On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[16] However, despite good premises Virtus ended the EuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[17] Moreover, the team was defeated in the Italian Basketball Cup final by Brescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[18][19]

On 24 September 2023, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its fourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60 Germani Brescia.[20]

NBA draft rights

Cordinier was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 2016 NBA draft (2nd round, 44th overall, fourth of five Frenchmen taken),[21][22] and played for the Hawks in the 2016 NBA Summer League.[23]

On July 13, 2018, Cordinier's draft rights were traded to the Brooklyn Nets, along with a future 2nd-round pick, for Jeremy Lin and picks.[24]

In September 2021, the Nets renounced to Cordinier's draft rights, making him an unrestricted free agent.[25]

National team career

Cordinier was named to the French Under-18 junior national team that competed at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, in Turkey. He saw the court in nine games during the tournament, tallying 9.7 points, 5.6 boards, 2.6 assists and 1.0 steal per contest.[26]

Cordinier then joined France at the 2023 World Cup, as well as at the 2024 Olympics.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Bologna 19 6 18.0 .427 .239 .738 2.5 1.5 .8 .1 6.6 6.3
2023–24 31 27 22.3 .483 .338 .780 3.8 2.6 .9 .5 8.6 10.4
Career 50 33 20.7 .465 .299 .783 3.3 2.2 .9 .3 7.8 8.8

Personal life

His father Stéphane is a former professional handball player,[27] who represented France in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta[28] and won bronze at the 1997 World Handball Championship. Isaia also played handball before turning to basketball.

References

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  19. ↑ Basket, Milano batte Bologna 67-55 nella finalissima e si conferma campione per la trentesima volta. Rai News
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