Nationality American Name Matt Aitch Career start 1967 Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Role Basketball Player Career end 1968 | Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg) Height 2.01 m College Michigan State Weight 104 kg | |
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Born September 21, 1944
St. Louis, Missouri ( 1944-09-21 ) High school Maplewood Richmond-Heights NBA draft 1967 / Round: 13 / Pick: 135th overall Died April 4, 2007, Lansing, Michigan, United States | ||
Education Michigan State University | ||
Matthew Alexander "Matt" Aitch (September 21, 1944 – April 4, 2007) was an American basketball player.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Aitch played for Michigan State University. He was recruited out of Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School in suburban St. Louis by Cotton Fitzsimmons to play at Moberly Junior College, where Aitch was a nationally-recognized star for two years. Aitch was recruited by Michigan State with Moberly teammate Shannon Reading, originally from Bowling Green, Missouri. The two former Greyhounds both started two seasons for the Spartans. Coach Fitzsimmons later won national junior college championships at Moberly in 1966 and 1967. Two stars from his 1967 team, Harrison Stepter and Bernard Copeland, were recruited by Michigan State and started both seasons they were Spartans.
Aitch was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 13th round (135th overall pick) of the 1967 NBA Draft. He played in 45 games in the ABA for Indiana Pacers in the 1967–68 season.