Peter Cornell

Peter Vasilevich Cornell (born June 1, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player and occasional actor. In his 12-year career, he played for over 30 teams, in 15 leagues, and in 7 countries. As an actor, Cornell has been in over 60 national and international commercial campaigns, and has appeared in basketball-themed films. Most notably, he played the character Vakidis in 2008 comedy Semi-Pro.

Peter Cornell
Personal information
Born (1976-06-01) June 1, 1976
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolPiedmont (Piedmont, California)
CollegeLoyola Marymount (1996–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Undrafted
Playing career1998–2009
PositionCenter
Career history
1998–1999Magic City Snowbears
1999Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2000–2001San Diego Wildfire
2001Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2001Partizan
2002Las Vegas Slam
2002–2003North Charleston Lowgators
2003–2004Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2004–2005Guangdong Southern Tigers
2005–2006Rizing Fukuoka
2006Sydney Spirit
2007–2008Hitachi Sunrockers
2008–2009Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa

Early life

Cornell was born in San Francisco, California and raised in the small affluent town of Piedmont, California in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated from Piedmont High School in 1994 and received a full basketball scholarship to play at Loyola Marymount University.

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