Matt Fish

Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> to the Golden State Warriors.

Fish played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Grand Rapids Hoops, Omaha Racers, Yakima Sun Kings, Quad City Thunder, Fort Wayne Fury and La Crosse Bobcats from 1992 to 1999.<ref name=sc>Template:Cite web</ref> He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1993.<ref name=sc/>

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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the NBA-approved official publication of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> where is he also the President of the Phoenix Chapter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was the first member intern<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 1994 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.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

Template:NBA player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 26 || 8 || 14.2 || .476 || .000 || .676 || 3.2 || .7 || .6 || .3 || 4.7 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 2 || 1 || 8.5 || .600 || – || .000 || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || .5 || 6.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 16 || 0 || 7.3 || .577 || – || .556 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || .4 || 2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 5 || 0 || 1.4 || .333 || – || – || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 1 || 0 || 1.0 || – || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 50 || 9 || 10.2 || .500 || .000 || .625 || 2.2 || .5 || .4 || .3 || 3.5 Template:S-end

External links

• Template:Usurped - databasebasketball.com
• NBA.com profile

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