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Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) from 2015 to 2019.
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| San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||
| 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) Penrith High School | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2015–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | Sydney Kings | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | PAOK Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Lietuvos Rytas | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Valencia | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Olympiacos Piraeus | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Khimki | |||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Perth Wildcats (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Austin Spurs (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Austin Spurs | |||||||||||||
| 2021–present | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | |||||||||||||
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Early life
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.[1] 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.[2]
Professional career
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.[3]
In 2004, Nielsen began a decorated European career playing for PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece, Lietuvos Rytas in Lithuania, Valencia in Spain,[4] Olympiacos Piraeus also in Greece, and Khimki in Russia.[5]
On 10 October 2013, Nielsen was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.[6]
National team career
Nielsen won the gold medal at the 1997 FIBA Under-21 World Championship with Australia's junior national team. He was also a member of the senior men's Australian national basketball team. With Australia's senior national team, he won gold medals at the 2001 Goodwill Games, the 2003 FIBA Oceanian Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship. He represented Australia at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[7]
Coaching career
Clubs
During the 2013–14 NBL season, Nielsen served as a big-man coach for the Perth Wildcats.[8][9]
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.[10][11]
On 29 July 2015, Nielsen returned to the Perth Wildcats, signing with the club as an assistant coach ahead of the 2015–16 NBL season.[12] On 10 April 2019, after three championships in four seasons, Nielsen parted ways with the Wildcats in order to pursue coaching opportunities in the United States.[13]
On 5 November 2019, Nielsen was appointed assistant coach of the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.[14] On 10 November 2020, he was promoted to head coach of the Spurs.[15]
On 8 September 2021, Nielsen was appointed assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs.[16]
National team
On 8 December 2020, Nielsen was named as assistant coach of the Australian senior men's national team under head coach Brian Goorjian.[17]
EuroLeague career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lietuvos Rytas | 19 | 13 | 25.8 | .464 | .357 | .703 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.4 | 13.6 |
| 2007–08 | Lietuvos Rytas | 13 | 13 | 24.1 | .495 | .250 | .805 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 9.9 | 12.2 |
| 2010–11 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 14 | 9 | 16.0 | .386 | .143 | .750 | 2.9 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2012–13 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 11.5 | .462 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .3 | .3 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| Career | 61 | 37 | 19.6 | .459 | .261 | .729 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | |
References
- The Kings and I: captain Nielsen reaches club record
- "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- Player statistics for Matthew Nielsen
- "Valencia is Eurocup king!!!". Eurocupbasketall.com. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- "BC Khimki lands Nielsen". Euroleague.net. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- MightyMite Sydney Kings announce 25th Anniversary Team Archived 13 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "Matt Nielsen". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- Damo's Dish: The Black Tape Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- The Knightmare a defensive dream for Perth Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- NBA: Plenty of Aussies calling San Antonio Spurs home
- Wildcats could sign long-time Boomer
- Matt Nielsen appointed lead assistant coach[permanent dead link]
- "Matt Nielsen Departing Perth Wildcats". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2019-20 COACHING STAFF ADDITIONS". NBA.com. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "AUSTIN SPURS NAME MATT NIELSEN HEAD COACH AND TYLER SELF GENERAL MANAGER". Austin Spurs. 10 November 2020.
- "Spurs name Matt Nielsen assistant coach". NBA.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- "Matt Nielsen Named Boomers Assistant Coach". NBL.com.au. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
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[de] Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen, kurz Matt Nielsen, (* 3. Februar 1978 in Penrith, Sydney) ist ein australischer Basketballtrainer und ehemaliger -spieler. Der 2,09 m große Power Forward spielte als Profi in seinem Heimatland sowie in Europa, zudem war er langjähriges Mitglied der australischen Nationalmannschaft, mit der er an den Olympischen Spielen 2004, 2008 und 2012 teilnahm.- [en] Matthew Nielsen
[es] Matt Nielsen
Matt Nielsen (nacido el 3 de febrero de 1978 en Penrith, Australia) es un exjugador de baloncesto australiano. Con 2,08 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de ala-pívot.[ru] Нильсен, Мэтт
Мэтью Питер Нильсен (англ. Matthew Peter Nielsen; род. 3 февраля 1978 года, Пенрит, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия) — австралийский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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