Pierre Pierce was born in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Westmont, and he played competitive basketball for Westmont High School.
13 Facts About Pierre Pierce
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Pierre Pierce began attending the University of Iowa in 2001.
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Pierre Pierce was suspended indefinitely from the Iowa Hawkeyes by athletic department officials, which was atypical, as the school usually waits for the legal process to play out before making a decision, but the school took swift action because of the severity of the charge.
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Pierre Pierce received no jail time, but received a deferred judgment, so the charge was erased from his record after he successfully completed a year of probation, counseling and 200 hours of community service, the requirements of the plea agreement.
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Pierre Pierce spent that season working on improving his game while he was not competing.
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Pierre Pierce allegedly choked her, threatened her with a knife and stripped her after an argument over her new boyfriend.
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Pierre Pierce was accused of causing damage to her apartment and stealing a laptop and camera.
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Strict conditions were placed on Pierre Pierce, including the posting of a $30,000 cash bond, that he stay with his parents in the Chicago area and that he submit a plan outlining his supervision while attending the camp.
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Pierre Pierce was originally charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, but prosecutors agreed to dismiss these, which would have carried a 25-year sentence.
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Pierre Pierce served 332 days of a 2-year sentence at Iowa's Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility before being released on probation on September 24,2006.
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Pierre Pierce originally sought early release but learned he was denied on August 7,2006, thus delaying his freedom for several weeks.
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Pierre Pierce was named to the roster of Golden State Warriors' 2007 NBA Summer League competition in Las Vegas, in which he played impressively, averaging 21.5 points in his first two games.
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In September 2008, the Iowa Supreme Court allowed Pierre Pierce to leave Iowa to play professionally in France where he signed a $120,000 contract with a team in their top professional league in which he averaged 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 30 French League games.