Matt Maloney
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 6, 1971 Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Nationality | United States |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Haddonfield Memorial (Haddonfield, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1995 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2003 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996 | Grand Rapids Mackers |
| 1996–1999 | Houston Rockets |
| 2000 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2000–2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points per game (NBA) | 7.4 |
| Rebounds per game (NBA) | 1.7 |
| Assists per game (NBA) | 2.9 |
Matthew Patrick "Matt" Maloney (born 6 December 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'3" (1.90 m) point guard, Maloney was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, but grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Maloney began his basketball career at Vanderbilt University, transferring after his freshman year to the University of Pennsylvania, and played three seasons as a Penn Quaker.
During Maloney's three seasons as a Penn Quaker, the team went 42-0 in the Ivy League with Maloney as a starting guard, including three Ivy League championships and subsequently 3 bids to the NCAA tournament. The Penn Quakers went 69-14 during Maloney's career. Maloney was also a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, and was the Ivy League's Player of the Year his senior season.
Maloney holds several Quaker records, including a 37-point game (sophomore year vs. American; tied for fourth-best single game scoring performance in program history), 91 three-pointers made in single season (second all-time, '92-'93), 44.4% three-pointer field goal percentage (fifth all-time, '92-'93), 89.7% free throw percentage (61 of 68, first all time, '93-'94), and 62 steals in a single season (fourth all time, '93-'94).
In the Philadelphia Big 5, Maloney was a two-time first-team All-Big 5 selection ('92-'93 and '94-'95). Maloney was second-team All-Big 5 selection in '93-94.
Never drafted by a National Basketball Association team, he spent time in the CBA before finding playing time with three different clubs in the former competition over the course of six seasons.
Maloney played with the Houston Rockets from 1996 to 1999, the Chicago Bulls during 1999–2000 and the Atlanta Hawks for the 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons.
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