Petr Cornelie

Petr Cornelie (born July 26, 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the French LNB Pro A. He stands 210 cm (6'11'’) tall and plays both the power forward and the center spots. Cornelie was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 53rd pick of the 2016 NBA draft.
Professional career.
Europe.
Growing up in Alsace, Cornelie played in the youth ranks of Saint-Joseph Strasbourg, Basket Club Souffelweyersheim and Association sportive d'Electricité de Strasbourg.
At the age of 15, he joined the youth academy of Le Mans Sarthe Basket. He made his debut on Le Mans' men's team during the 2013–14 season and became a regular on the team the following season. In the 2014–15 season he won the Pro A Rising Star award.
On June 13, 2016, Cornelie was one of 13 different international underclassmen (including one of four other Frenchmen) to enter their names for the 2016 NBA draft. Cornelie was eventually picked by the Denver Nuggets 53rd pick and joined them for the 2016 NBA Summer League. He remained at Le Mans for the 2016–17 campaign. After a disappointing season, in which he averaged 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds a game for Le Mans, Cornelie joined another Pro A club, the Levallois Metropolitans, on loan in June 2017.
On June 20, 2019, he has signed deal with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the French LNB Pro A.
International career.
Cornelie played for France at the 2012 U17 World Championships in Lithuania, at the 2013 U18 European Championships in Latvia and at the 2015 U20 European Championships in Italy.
Personal life.
His mother Pavla Sigmundova is a former Czech basketball player, his father Martial Cornelie played basketball in the Pro B, the second-tier of French basketball. Petr's sister Jodie Cornelie-Sigmundova played internationally for the French junior national teams and spent four years on the University of Dayton Flyers women's basketball team.