Peter Cornell

Peter Vasilevich Cornell (born June 1, 1976, in San Francisco, California) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the JBL's Hitachi SunRockers. Although born in San Francisco, Cornell was raised in Piedmont, California. He graduated from Piedmont High School in 1994 and received a full basketball scholarship to play at Loyola Marymount University. At 6'11", Cornell plays the power forward and center positions. He is also an actor.

Role in Semi-Pro
Cornell probably is best known played the role of Vakidis in the movie Semi-Pro, which is about a basketball player/coach/owner who tries to get his ABA team into the NBA.