Gary Clark
October 9, 2023
Peyton Siva
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 24/10/90
- Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington (USA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Louisville (2009–2013)
- NBL DEBUT: 4/12/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 31
- LAST NBL GAME: 31/12/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 32
- NBL History: New Zealand 2022 | Illawarra 2023
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Peyton Siva was born in Seattle, Washington (USA)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Peyton Siva made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 31 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.
After playing 29 of their 36 games in Australia and finishing eighth with a 12-24 record the previous season, the New Zealand Breakers were again forced to play their entire NBL22 campaign away from home. Corey Webster (to Egypt) was released to continue his career overseas, while Tai Webster (to Lithuania) also departed after choosing not to meet the NBL’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements, leaving William McDowell-White as the only returning member of the previous season’s point guard trio.
The Breakers added Yanni Wetzell (via South East Melbourne), Hugo Besson (via France), Jeremiah Martin (via Cleveland) and French Next Star Ousmane Dieng (via France). Peyton Siva (via Germany) was signed as the club’s first import after spending the previous six seasons in Europe and helping Alba Berlin win consecutive German championships.
“He’s a great fit for us because of his ability to run a team and lead our group,” said coach Dan Shamir.
New Zealand entered the season after a pre-season COVID outbreak, with Shamir unavailable for the opening game and captain Thomas Abercrombie sidelined through injury. Siva made his NBL debut against South East Melbourne at John Cain Arena on December 4, finishing with 11 points and 3 assists. Delany (18 points and 9 rebounds), Kyrin Galloway (10 points and 7 rebounds) and Besson (10 points) also contributed, but Xavier Munford (27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals) led the Phoenix to an 89-65 victory.
Siva suffered a grade-two hamstring injury less than three minutes into the rematch with South East Melbourne on December 10, finishing with 2 points before leaving the game. Besson (26 points and 8 rebounds), Delany (23 points), Wetzell (18 points) and McDowell-White (11 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists) kept New Zealand within reach, but Mitch Creek (36 points) led the Phoenix to a 95-88 win. The injury forced Siva to miss the next four games and was initially expected to keep him sidelined for four to six weeks.
With Siva unavailable and Martin also dealing with an ankle injury, the Breakers signed Chasson Randle (via Orlando) as an injury replacement player. New Zealand lost its opening six games while dealing with injuries, COVID-related disruptions and an uncertain schedule away from home.
Siva (11.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 2 steals across 23 games) returned against Brisbane at Nissan Arena on January 9, recovering ahead of schedule and finishing with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Wetzell (27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals), Besson (12 points and 4 rebounds) and Martin (10 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals) helped the Breakers collect their first win of the season, while Lamar Patterson (17 points and 7 rebounds) led Brisbane in New Zealand’s 88-83 victory.
Siva’s best game came against Melbourne United at the WIN Entertainment Centre on January 14, where he made four three-pointers and finished with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Martin (20 points) and Besson (17 points) led New Zealand’s scoring alongside him, while Chris Goulding (23 points) and Jo Lual-Acuil (22 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led Melbourne to an 89-78 win.
Peyton Siva with the hot handle into the heat check ?
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— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) January 14, 2022
Two days later in Sydney, Siva (17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals) helped the Breakers close the game with an 18-1 run and defeat the Kings 82-75. Martin (22 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Delany (21 points and 9 rebounds) led New Zealand’s scoring, while Xavier Cooks (19 points and 12 rebounds), Dejan Vasiljevic (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals) and Jarell Martin (11 points and 10 rebounds) led Sydney.
Siva missed New Zealand’s January 30 loss to Tasmania as the Breakers returned from a COVID-enforced shutdown, although the club did not disclose a specific medical reason for his absence. He returned against Illawarra on February 2 and produced 14 points, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block in 20 minutes. Wetzell (22 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks), McDowell-White (12 points and 6 assists) and Delany (7 points and 13 rebounds) helped New Zealand dominate the second half, while Tyler Harvey (17 points) and Antonius Cleveland (16 points and 5 rebounds) led Illawarra as the Breakers won 90-67.
Once Siva was healthy, New Zealand chose to retain Randle and mutually released Martin (12.3 points and 3.6 assists across 10 games). Sam Short was later added as a nominated replacement player while the Breakers continued dealing with player absences.
Siva’s highest-scoring game came against Cairns at MyState Bank Arena on February 14, where he finished with 22 points as the Breakers survived after allowing a 26-point lead to be reduced to one. Wetzell (23 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 steals) led New Zealand, while Majok Deng (21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) was Cairns’ leading scorer before Scott Machado missed a potential game-winning shot and the Breakers escaped with an 84-83 victory.
By February 20, New Zealand had fallen to 4-10 and remained based primarily in Tasmania after its planned return to Auckland became impossible. Siva continued to provide the experienced point guard play the roster had lacked during his injury absence, but the Breakers struggled to produce consistent performances while frequently changing their available line-up.
One of Siva’s lowest points came against Tasmania in Launceston on March 5, where he missed all 13 of his field-goal attempts, including nine three-pointers, but still finished with 3 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals. Randle (18 points and 4 rebounds), Dieng (17 points and 9 rebounds) and Robert Loe (12 points and 7 rebounds) kept New Zealand close, while Mikyle McIntosh (21 points and 4 rebounds) led Tasmania. Siva missed a late three-pointer that would have tied the game as the JackJumpers won 66-62.
The Breakers had their entire roster available for the first time when they faced Adelaide at MyState Bank Arena on March 12, where Siva (16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals), Besson (17 points and 4 assists) and Dieng (13 points and 4 rebounds) helped end a four-game losing streak. Kai Sotto (14 points and 7 rebounds) led the 36ers as New Zealand won 84-75.
Two nights later, Siva (19 points and 7 assists), Besson (23 points and 4 assists), Wetzell (17 points, 18 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) and Delany (12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals) pushed Perth into overtime at MyState Bank Arena. Victor Law (39 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Bryce Cotton (32 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals) led the Wildcats, with Cotton making the game-winning shot as Perth escaped with a 104-102 victory.
Wetzell (17.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.5 steals across 22 games) was New Zealand’s leading scorer and was named the club’s MVP before being released to join Baskonia in Spain. Besson (13.9 points and 3.9 rebounds across 25 games), Delany (10 points and 5.6 rebounds across 26 games), Dieng (8.9 points and 3.2 rebounds across 23 games) and Randle (7.8 points across 17 games) were the team’s other major contributors. Besson and Dieng returned to France before the final game to prepare for the NBA draft.
Siva’s final game came against Adelaide at MyState Bank Arena on April 24, where he finished with 3 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. Randle (14 points) and Rasmus Bach (14 points) led New Zealand, while Sunday Dech (19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals), Mojave King (15 points and 2 steals) and Todd Withers (14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led Adelaide to a 93-60 victory. It was New Zealand’s tenth consecutive loss and completed the worst season in the club’s 19-year history, with the Breakers finishing tenth with a 5-23 record.
ILLAWARRA HAWKS
2022/23
Following two consecutive semifinal appearances, Illawarra underwent significant changes before the 2022/23 season. Head coach Brian Goorjian departed to coach the Bay Area Dragons in the East Asia Super League, with long-time assistant Jacob Jackomas promoted as his replacement. Duop Reath (to China), Justinian Jessup (to Spain), Antonius Cleveland (to Adelaide), Xavier Rathan-Mayes (to Melbourne), Harry Froling (to Brisbane) and Emmett Naar (to the Netherlands) departed, while AJ Ogilvy retired, leaving Tyler Harvey and Sam Froling as the only players retained from the previous season’s main rotation.
The Hawks added Deng Deng (via Brisbane), Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (via Sydney), Mangok Mathiang (via Casey) and imports Justin Robinson and George King.
Robinson (10 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists across one game) suffered a season-ending meniscus injury during Illawarra’s opening game, with Kevin White (via Perth, 0.6 points across five games) initially added as a short-term replacement. Peyton Siva (via Panathinaikos) was signed on October 19 to replace Robinson for the remainder of the season after previously playing for the New Zealand Breakers. Jackomas described him as “a high-level competitor whose elite decision-making will open up opportunities for the rest of the squad.”
PEYTON SIVAAA ??
Hawks welcome import guard Peyton Siva for the remainder of #NBL23
Read more https://t.co/JZROKRjZKa#HawkNation pic.twitter.com/ka1jsJL74a
— Illawarra Hawks Basketball (@illawarrahawks) October 19, 2022
The replacement guard made his debut in Brisbane on October 27, finishing with 9 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals while making three three-pointers. Deng (11 points and 11 rebounds), King (9 points) and Mathiang (8 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks) also contributed, but Nathan Sobey (22 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals), Jason Cadee (13 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Harry Froling (13 points and 10 rebounds) led Brisbane to an 86-61 win.
Siva (9.3 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.6 steals across 11 games) started every game he played and provided the experienced floor general Illawarra had lost when Robinson was injured. The Hawks had already played six games before his debut, while a calf complaint later kept him out of the November 20 game against Sydney.
Siva’s best game came at the WIN Entertainment Centre on October 29, where he finished with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. Froling (27 points and 15 rebounds) controlled the paint and Harvey (21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals) made a three-pointer with five seconds remaining to force overtime, while Xavier Rathan-Mayes (32 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) made a late three during the first extra period to force double overtime. Isaac Humphries (20 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks) also contributed as Melbourne defeated Illawarra 106-100.
Siva (11 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals) produced his second consecutive points-assists double-double against Adelaide on November 3, with Harvey (25 points) and Swaka Lo Buluk (12 points) leading Illawarra’s scoring. Daniel Johnson (28 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Robert Franks (25 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists) led the 36ers to a 96-80 win.
After returning from the calf complaint, Siva helped Illawarra end its nine-game losing streak against Melbourne on December 5, finishing with 5 points and 7 assists without a turnover. Froling (29 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 block), Michael Frazier II (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists), Harvey (15 points) and Deng (11 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals) led the Hawks, while Rayjon Tucker (27 points) was Melbourne’s leading scorer as Illawarra won 93-79.
In Cairns on December 10, Siva (13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal) made several important shots during the fourth quarter as Illawarra built a 16-point lead and pushed the game into double overtime. Frazier II (26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals), Froling (22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists), Harvey (21 points, 3 assists, and 4 steals) and Deng (11 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) also produced strong performances, while Tahjere McCall (23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals), DJ Hogg (23 points) and Keanu Pinder (18 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists) led Cairns. Harvey made a three-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to force overtime, before Illawarra was unable to score after Pinder missed two free throws during the final seconds of the second extra period and Cairns escaped with a 102-101 win.
Siva’s highest-scoring game came against Sydney on December 16, where he finished with 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals and received the Tyson Demos Medal. Harvey (19 points) and Froling (13 points and 7 rebounds) helped Illawarra recover from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, but Xavier Cooks (21 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists), Tim Soares (18 points and 9 rebounds) and Dejan Vasiljevic (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) led the Kings to an 86-79 win.
Siva’s final appearance came against Perth at the WIN Entertainment Centre on December 31, where he finished with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal in 15 minutes before suffering a right shoulder injury. Harvey (28 points and 2 steals), Froling (19 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Deng (15 points and 12 rebounds) led Illawarra, while Corey Webster (25 points), Bryce Cotton (24 points and 6 assists) and Brady Manek (23 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists) guided Perth to a 107-97 win.
Scans revealed a high-grade AC joint injury that ruled Siva out for the remaining ten games. Illawarra did not sign another replacement, with general manager Mat Campbell describing Siva as “the perfect mix of performance and leadership required at the time.”
Harvey (18.9 points and 1.5 steals across 27 games) led Illawarra in scoring and received the Members’ Choice Award, while Froling (14 points and 8 rebounds across 28 games) was named club MVP and finished second in voting for the NBL’s Next Generation Award. Deng (8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds across 28 games) and Mathiang (7.7 points and 5.1 rebounds across 25 games) provided support inside, while Swaka Lo Buluk (4.9 points across 28 games) received the Defensive Player of the Year award, Daniel Grida (5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds across 14 games) received the Community Award and Akoldah Gak (1 point across 13 games) was named Players’ Player. With Siva sidelined, Illawarra suffered 14 losses by ten points or fewer and finished in 10th place with a franchise-worst 3-25 record.
Peyton Siva played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 10.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in 34 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 49th in assists per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2022-23 | 32 | Illawarra | 3-25 (10) | 11 | 298.8 | 102 | 21 | 69 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 84 | 37% | 17 | 57 | 30% | 23 | 26 | 88% | 53% | 47% | 15 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | New Zealand | 5-23 (10) | 23 | 614.1 | 271 | 58 | 113 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 52 | 59 | 82 | 224 | 37% | 47 | 142 | 33% | 35 | 82 | 43% | 52% | 47% | 22 | Totals | 34 | 913 | 373 | 79 | 182 | 11 | 68 | 64 | 2 | 77 | 91 | 113 | 308 | 36.7% | 64 | 199 | 32.2% | 58 | 108 | 53.7% | 52% | 47% | 22 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 32 | Illawarra | 3-25 (10) | 11 | 27.2 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 37% | 1.5 | 5.2 | 30% | 2.1 | 2.4 | 88% | 53% | 47% | 15 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | New Zealand | 5-23 (10) | 23 | 26.7 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 9.7 | 37% | 2.0 | 6.2 | 33% | 1.5 | 3.6 | 43% | 52% | 47% | 22 | Total | 34 | 26.9 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 36.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.2% | 1.9 | 5.9 | 53.7% | 52% | 47% | 22 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Peyton Siva was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with pick #56 in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Siva played 24 games in the NBA. He averaged 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- February 16, 2009: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers (as a future 2013 2nd round draft pick) to the Detroit Pistons for Alex Acker and a 2011 2nd round draft pick (Trey Thompkins was later selected).
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June 27, 2013: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (56th pick) of the 2013 NBA Draft.
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August 5, 2013: Signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons
July 14, 2014: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.
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September 29, 2014: Signed a contract with the Orlando Magic
October 25, 2014: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
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| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 71% | 98% | 97% | 41% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 113 | 308 | 36.7% | 64 | 199 | 32.2% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 23 | Detroit | SG | 24 | 0 | 224 | 54 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 57 | 32% | 7 | 25 | 28% | 11 | 15 | 73% | 42% | 38% | Total | 24 | 0 | 224 | 54 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 57 | 32% | 7 | 25 | 28% | 11 | 15 | 73% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 23 | Detroit | SG | 24 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 32% | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 73% | 42% | 38% | Total | 24 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 32% | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 73% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Italy - Juvecaserta (2015–2016) | Germany - ALBA Berlin (2016–2021) | Greece - Panathinaikos (2022)
Siva joined Juvecaserta for the 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A season in Italy after signing on August 12, 2015, and he led the league in assists at 6.5 per game.
He moved to ALBA Berlin for the 2016–17 season in Germany after signing a two-year deal on June 22, 2016, beginning a five-season run with the club.
During his time with ALBA Berlin, Siva was named to the All-BBL First Team in 2018, finished as the EuroCup Top Scorer in 2018–19 with 7.9 assists per game, and helped the club win the BBL Cup in 2020 and Bundesliga titles in 2020 and 2021.
In EuroLeague play with ALBA Berlin, he averaged 9.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists across 43 games, and on March 11, 2021 he posted 21 points and a performance index rating of 28 against ASVEL to earn EuroLeague Round 29 MVP honours.
After a season with the New Zealand Breakers he played for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.
Siva signed with Panathinaikos on April 28, 2022 for the rest of the 2021–22 season in Greece, and in 12 Greek Basket League games he averaged 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists while also appearing in the EuroLeague.
COLLEGE
Peyton Siva played college basketball at Louisville from the 2009–10 season through the 2012–13 season, beginning his career as a freshman reserve guard who appeared in 31 games while averaging 11.3 minutes per game behind senior starter Edgar Sosa, with his season impacted by a wrist injury, and with a noted season-high 14 points at West Virginia on 5-of-6 shooting (4-of-5 on three-pointers) while adding two steals and four rebounds.
In 2009–10, Louisville finished 20–13 overall and 11–7 in Big East play, lost 69–66 to Cincinnati in the second round of the Big East tournament, then entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed and fell 77–62 to No. 8 seed California in the first round.
In 2010–11, Siva moved into the starting lineup and started 35 games while averaging 28 minutes per game and 9.9 points per game, and his 5.2 assists per game ranked second in the Big East as he produced 182 assists and 69 steals, earned Big East Player of the Week recognition for the week of January 24–30 after averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals across one-point wins over Connecticut and West Virginia, and delivered a standout line against St. John’s with seven steals, 10 points and a career-high 10 assists, a combination that made him the first Louisville player to post 10 assists and seven steals in the same game; he was an honorable mention All-Big East selection and an All-Tournament pick at the 2011 Big East tournament as Louisville reached the championship game, before the Cardinals finished 25–10 overall (12–6 Big East), received a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament, and were upset 62–61 by No. 13 seed Morehead State in the first round.
In 2011–12, Siva remained Louisville’s starting point guard, produced 211 assists on the season, ranked fourth in the Big East in assists at 5.6 per game, and averaged 9.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game for a 30–10 Louisville team, with his season including a left ankle sprain in November that caused him to miss games against Butler and Arkansas State; he surged in March to win the Dave Gavitt Most Outstanding Player award at the 2012 Big East tournament after averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.8 steals across four games, was also named to the NCAA West Region All-Tournament team, and helped Louisville reach the 2012 Final Four after wins over No. 1 seed Michigan State (57–44) in the Sweet 16 and No. 7 seed Florida in the regional final, before the season ended with a national semifinal loss to Kentucky.
In 2012–13, Siva entered his senior season as the Big East Preseason Player of the Year and a preseason first-team All-Big East selection, and Louisville finished 26–5 in the regular season and 14–4 in conference play to share the Big East regular-season championship with Georgetown and Marquette, then won the 2013 Big East tournament with Siva again named the event’s Most Outstanding Player, making him the second player to win the award multiple times; during that run he had 12 points, six assists and a tournament record-tying seven steals against Notre Dame in the semifinals, and his seventh steal in that game also moved him into sole possession of Louisville’s career steals record at 236 at the time, while he closed the year on a 35–5 Louisville team that earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament and won the national championship by defeating Michigan, with Siva posting 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals (two turnovers) in the title game and averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 assists and 3.1 steals across nine postseason games as a Final Four All-Tournament and All-Midwest Region selection; across the season he ranked among Big East leaders in assists (5.7 per game), free throw percentage (.867), steals (2.3 per game), and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.16), and his year also included a 15-point, 12-assist game with a career-high five three-pointers against FIU, a career-high 13 assists at Villanova, and his 17-point game against South Florida that made him Louisville’s 64th 1,000-point scorer, on the way to finishing his Louisville career with 1,215 points and 677 assists.
Across his four Louisville seasons, Siva’s college honours included 2011 All-Big East honorable mention recognition, 2011 Big East tournament All-Tournament team selection, 2012 NCAA West Region All-Tournament team selection, Big East tournament Most Outstanding Player in both 2012 and 2013, and in 2012–13 he added Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Capital One Academic All-America second team, the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, and Senior CLASS Award second team recognition, while his 2013 Big East tournament performance contributed to his tournament record 29 career steals in that event and his 2012–13 season included 90 steals, noted as the most ever in a season by a Louisville player.
AWARDS
- McDonald's All-American (2009)
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