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Matthew Nielsen
Australian professional basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American urologist, oncologist and health services researcher, see Matthew Nielsen (urologist).
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) from 2015 to 2019.
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978 (age 46) Sydney, New South Wales |
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | St Marys (Sydney, New South Wales) |
NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
Playing career | 1995–2013 |
Position | Power forward |
Coaching career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1995 | Sydney Sky |
1995 | Sydney Kings |
1996 | Australian Institute of Sport |
1997 | Sydney Sky |
1997–2004 | Sydney Kings |
2000 | Penrith Panthers |
2004–2005 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
2005–2008 | Lietuvos Rytas |
2008–2010 | Valencia |
2010–2011 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
2011–2013 | Khimki |
As coach: | |
2015–2019 | Perth Wildcats (assistant) |
2019–2020 | Austin Spurs (assistant) |
2020–2021 | Austin Spurs |
2021–present | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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