Matthew Nielsen
Nielsen in March 2017
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| Perth Wildcats | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
3 February 1978 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 106 kg (234 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 | |
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| 1995; 1997–2004 | Sydney Kings |
| 2004–2005 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2005–2008 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| 2008–2010 | Valencia |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 2011–2013 | Khimki |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–present | Perth Wildcats (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Peter "Matt" Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian former professional basketball player who is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, Nielsen attended St Marys Senior High School where, three times a week, he needed permission to leave early in order to train with the Sydney Kings as a development player. As a 17-year-old in 1995, Nielsen appeared in two games for the Kings before moving to Canberra in 1996 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport. There, he played alongside future Boomers teammate David Andersen.
In 1997, Nielsen returned to the Sydney Kings and won the NBL Rookie of the Year Award. He played a further seven seasons with the Kings and helped the club win championships in 2003 and 2004. In 244 career games for the Kings over nine seasons, he averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
In 2004, Nielsen began a decorative European career playing for PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece, Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania, Valencia in Spain,Olympiacos Piraeus also in Greece, and Khimki in Russia.
On 10 October 2013, Nielsen was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.
During the 2013–14 NBL season, Nielsen served as a big-man coach for the Perth Wildcats.
In 2014, Nielsen joined the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff in a player development role, on a contract that ran through to the end of the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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