Matthew Nielsen

Matt Nielsen

Nielsen with Valencia BC
Position	Power forward
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight	106 kg (230 lb)
League	PBL VTB United League Euroleague
Team	BC Khimki
Born	3 February 1978 (1978-02-03) (age 33) Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Draft	Undrafted, 2000
Pro career	1996–present
Career history	Sydney Kings (1996-04) PAOK Thessaloniki (2004-05) Lietuvos Rytas (2005-08) Valencia (2008-10) Olympiacos Piraeus (2010-11) BC Khimki (2011-present)
Awards	Australasian League Rookie of the Year 1997 Australasian League Final MVP 2004 LKL All-Star (2007) Eurocup Finals MVP 2010

Matthew "Matt" Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Pro career

In his professional career, Nielsen has played with the Sydney Kings, PAOK, Lietuvos Rytas, and Valencia. He was named the Eurocup Finals MVP in 2010.^[1] In July 2010, Nielsen signed a two-year €1.8 million euros net income contract with Olympiacos Piraeus.^[2] In August 2011 he signed a two-year contract with BC Khimki in Russia.^[3]

Australian national team

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
Gold	2003 Australia	National Team
Gold	2005 New Zealand	National Team

Nielsen won the gold medal at the 1997 FIBA Under-21 World Championship with Australia's junior national team. He has also been 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 Oceanian Championship.

References

1. ^ Euroleague.net - Matt Nielsen, MVP.
2. ^ Gazetta.gr Κόκκινος ο Ματ Νίλσεν.
3. ^ BC Khimki lands Nielsen

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA World Championship Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Draftexpress.com Profile

Awards
Preceded by Scott McGregor	NBL Rookie of the Year 1997	Succeeded by David Smith
Preceded by Chris Williams	NBL Grand Final MVP 2004	Succeeded by Jason Smith

Persondata
Name	Nielsen, Matthew
Alternative names	Nielsen, Matt
Short description	An Australian professional basketball player
Date of birth	3 February 1978
Place of birth	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death