Matt Fish
Personal information | |
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Born | (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 54) Washington, Iowa, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Washington (Washington, Iowa) |
College | UNC Wilmington (1988–1992) |
NBA draft | 1992: 2nd round, 50th overall pick |
Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
Playing career | 1992–2002 |
Position | Center |
Number | 50, 6, 22 |
Career history | |
1992 | Philadelphia Spirit |
1992 | Omaha Racers |
1992 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
1992–1993 | Yakima Sun Kings |
1993 | Gravelines |
1993–1994 | Quad City Thunder |
1994–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1995 | Peñarol de Mar del Plata |
1995–1996 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1996 | New York Knicks |
1996 | Denver Nuggets |
1996–1997 | Washington Bullets |
1997 | Fort Wayne Fury |
1997 | Miami Heat |
1998–1999 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1999–2000 | San Diego Stingrays |
2000–2001 | Porto |
2001 | Polonia Warsaw |
2001 | Phoenix Eclipse |
2001–2002 | Belgrano de San Nicolás |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Washington Bullets. He played collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and was drafted in the 1992 NBA Draft[1] to the Golden State Warriors.
Fish went on to earn a master's in Education and a master's in Business to go along with his BA in Communication and Special Education. He publishes Rebound Magazine,[2] the NBA-approved official publication of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA),[3] where is he also the President of the Phoenix Chapter.[4] He was the first member intern[5] for the NBRPA at the corporate level in Chicago.
Fish also played in the IBA and the CBA, where he played a major role in the 1994 CBA champions Quad City Thunder. Fish was a CBA All-Star, All-Rookie team, and the number one center in the CBA during his career.
During his playing days, when making a hook shot, it was often called a "Fish Hook", a play on his name.
References
- ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rebound Magazine |". reboundmagazine.com.
- ^ "National Basketball Retired Players Association | Legends of Basketball".
- ^ "nbrpaphoenix.com - Informationen zum Thema nbrpaphoenix". nbrpaphoenix.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ "Matt Fish Named First-Ever Member Intern for new NBRPA Program | National Basketball Retired Players Association". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics - databasebasketball.com
- NBA.com profile
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