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American professional basketball player (born 1983)

Pierre Antoine Pierce (born June 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. A former member of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's team, Pierce was convicted of several crimes relating to a violent incident with a former girlfriend, leading to his dismissal from the Hawkeyes and eventual imprisonment. The 6 foot 4 inch (1.93 m) and 195 lb (88 kg) point guard/shooting guard was the highest scoring player on the team at the time of his dismissal. and he played competitive basketball for Westmont High School. He began attending the University of Iowa in 2001.

In his freshman season (2001–02), in which he started 32 of 35 games, mostly at point guard,), 3.3 rebounds (4th on the team) and a team leading 3.3 assists per game, while making 16.7% of his three pointers. 5.7 rebounds (3rd on the team) and 3.7 assists (2nd on the team). A highlight was a 28 point performance in a 79–70 loss to Michigan on March 12, 2004. In his final season (2004–05), up until it had been cut short, the junior had been leading the team with 17.8 points, while averaging 5.2 rebounds (2nd on the team), 4.2 assists, and for a team high 2.5 steals, this was a marked improvement from 2001–02 and 2003–04, when he averaged only 0.9 steals in each of those seasons. He had a career high 31 points and a team high 3 steals in an 81–69 loss to Ohio State on January 8, 2005.

According to DuPage County (Illinois) court records, in June 2001, Pierce was arrested and had to post bail on charges of criminal defacement and mob action for allegedly spray painting his high school, although Pierce disputes the records. In September 2002, Pierce was charged with one count of third degree sexual assault in Iowa City. He was arrested on October 1. On September 7, a report was filed by a woman who was treated at a hospital emergency room the day before. She accused Pierce, an acquaintance, of performing unwanted sex acts on her at a party at his Iowa City apartment on September 6. He was subsequently suspended indefinitely from the Iowa Hawkeyes by athletic department officials, of assault causing injury in a sexual assault. He 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. He later apologized publicly for engaging in "inappropriate sexual conduct with a fellow student." actions Pierce's attorney Alfredo Parrish labeled "absolutely ridiculous" because "[they] don't know the facts" before "[reaching] a conclusion." Pierce was back in uniform with the team in August 2003, in a return for the 2003–04 season, in which he led the Hawkeyes on a five game tour of Australia. In those games, he averaged 20.8 points a game on better than 50 percent shooting, and almost 5 rebounds per game. At the time, Pierce was the leading scorer on the team averaging 17.8 points per game, Pierce remained on scholarship and was still attending classes. Pierce's attorney Alfredo Parrish sought dismissal of the most serious of the charges, first degree burglary, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of up to 25 years upon conviction. Because the first degree burglary charges and the assault charges are felonies, a conviction would mean Pierce could have been sentenced to up to 56 years Months later, fresh evidence surfaced that Pierce made more than 200 phone calls to his ex girlfriend in March and April, which violated a no contact order. He got off easy (due to his privilege) and was sentenced on October 28, 2005 to a five year suspended sentence on the burglary charge, two years on the assault charge and one year each for false imprisonment and criminal mischief, the sentences to be served concurrently. Pierce served 332 days (11 months) of a 2 year sentence at Iowa's Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility on September 24, 2006. Pierce originally sought early release but learned he was denied on August 7, 2006, thus delaying his freedom for several weeks. He received time off for good behavior and participation in prison treatment programs in which he played impressively, averaging 21.5 points in his first two games. Because the terms of his probation prevented him from leaving Iowa to pursue a career with the NBA,
his participation in the Nevada based summer league was a violation, which resulted in him being sentenced in April 2008 to 30 days' jail.) in their top professional league in which he averaged 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 30 French League games. In July 2010 he signed a one year deal with Greek club Aris BC. In February 2011 he signed with BC Azovmash. He last played for l'Angers Basket Club in France in 2014 15 season.