Christopher Corchiani Sr. (born March 28, 1968) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player.url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122193101/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AYK |archive-date=2010-11-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a weight of 88 kg (195 lbs.), he played at the point guard position. High school Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Corchiani attended Miami's Kendall Acres Academy, and Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, in Hialeah, Florida. College career Corchiani's college basketball career lasted from 1988 to 1991, at North Carolina State University, where he played with the NC State Wolfpack. Corchiani was the first NCAA Division I player to record 1,000 assists in a career. In the 1990–91 season, he led the nation in assists per game average, at 9.7 per game. At the time he finished his career, he was in 5th place on the NCAA's all-time steals list. Professional career Corchiani was selected by the Orlando Magic, with the 9th pick of the 2nd round (36th overall), of the 1991 NBA draft. In addition to the Magic, he played with two other NBA teams, the Boston Celtics and the Washington Bullets. He also played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Spain, and Germany. He was a member of the Bayer Leverkusen team, which captured the German Bundesliga title in 1996 under the guidance of coach Dirk Bauermann. In 2002, he won the Spanish national championship with Tau Cerámica, alongside players like Elmer Bennett, Luis Scola and Andrés Nocioni, coached by Duško Ivanović. After retiring from basketball, he settled in Raleigh, North Carolina, working as a realtor, then as the owner of a mortgage bank. In 2007, he founded a title insurance agency. See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 20 or more assists in a game List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career assists leaders List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders References External links College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com What the Hell Happened to...Chris Corchiani? @ celticslife.com Euroleague.net Profile Italian League Profile Spanish League Profile 1968 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players from Florida Basket Rimini Crabs players Bayer Giants Leverkusen players Boston Celtics players CB Girona players Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players McDonald's High