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Matt Fish
Personal information
Born (1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 54)
Washington, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington (Washington, Iowa)
CollegeUNC Wilmington (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1992–2002
PositionCenter
Number50, 6, 22
Career history
1992Philadelphia Spirit
1992Omaha Racers
1992Grand Rapids Hoops
1992–1993Yakima Sun Kings
1993Gravelines
1993–1994Quad City Thunder
1994–1995Los Angeles Clippers
1995Peñarol de Mar del Plata
1995–1996Fort Wayne Fury
1996New York Knicks
1996Denver Nuggets
1996–1997Washington Bullets
1997Fort Wayne Fury
1997Miami Heat
1998–1999La Crosse Bobcats
1999–2000San Diego Stingrays
2000–2001Porto
2001Polonia Warsaw
2001Phoenix Eclipse
2001–2002Belgrano de San Nicolás
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-CAA (1992)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American former 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

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  1. ^ "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Rebound Magazine |". reboundmagazine.com.
  3. ^ "National Basketball Retired Players Association | Legends of Basketball".
  4. ^ "nbrpaphoenix.com - Informationen zum Thema nbrpaphoenix". nbrpaphoenix.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
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