Nationality American Role Footballer Height 1.80 m | Listed weight 275 lb (125 kg) Weight 75 kg Name Matt Fish Date joined 2011 | |
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Born November 18, 1969 (age 54)
Washington, Iowa ( 1969-11-18 ) High school Washington (Washington, Iowa) College UNC Wilmington (1988–1992) NBA draft 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall Current team Ebbsfleet United F.C. (Defender) | ||
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||
Marcus bean and matt fish arrive at pompey
Matt Fish (born November 18, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the 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 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, the NBA-approved official publication of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), where is he also the President of the Phoenix Chapter. He was the first member intern 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 1992 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.