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Matt Walsh 
Matt WalshPosition Shooting Guard
Small ForwardHeight 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg) League Pro A Team ASVEL Villeurbanne Number 12 Born December 2, 1982
Holland, Pennsylvania, USANationality American College Florida Draft Undrafted, 2005 Pro career 2005–present Career history Miami Heat (2005)
Arkansas Rim Rockers (2006)
Olympia Larissa (2006-07)
Bàsquet Manresa (2007-08)
Spirou Charleroi (2008-09)
Union Olimpija (2009-10)
Aris BC (2010)Awards Belgian League MVP 2009 Matt Walsh (born December 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He is listed at 1.99m (6'6½"), and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.
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Early years
Walsh was born in Holland, Pennsylvania. He attended Germantown Academy, a private preparatory school in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, where he played high school basketball for the Germantown Patriots.
College career
Walsh accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators basketball team for three seasons from 2002 to 2005. As a junior, Walsh led the Gators to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament championship and the second round of the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Professional career
The Miami Heat originally signed Walsh as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Florida in 2005. He was then waived on November 18, 2005, after playing in two NBA regular season games. In the 2006 NBA preseason, he was signed by the New Jersey Nets, and they then released him in October.
In the 2006-07 season, Walsh played with Olympia Larissa in the Greek League, having a successful year for both the team and himself. He was considered one of the most valuable players in the Greek League that year, and he was also the second best scorer of the competition, averaging 17.8 points per game.[1] Walsh also played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League in 2007, and he later signed a one-year contract with Bàsquet Manresa of the Spanish ACB League.[2]
In August 2009, Walsh signed with the Adriatic League club Union Olimpija.[3] In February 2010, he joined the Greek League club Aris.[4] On October 25, 2010 he signed a one-year contract with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France.[5]
Personal
- Walsh has dated Playboy playmate Lauren Anderson,[1][6] another former University of Florida alum.
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators basketball players
References
- ^ a b Matt Walsh, el hombre afortunado, ACB.com. (Spanish)
- ^ El alero Matt Walsh cierra la plantilla del Ricoh Manresa para la ACB 07-08, ACB.com. (Spanish)
- ^ Union Olimpija tabs Matt Walsh.
- ^ Eurocupbasketball.com - ARIS BSA 2003 adds Matt Walsh.
- ^ ASVEL Villeurbanne signs Matt Walsh
- ^ Lauren llega a Manresa con Matt Walsh, As.com (Spanish)
External links
- NBA.com Profile
- NBA Stats @ BasketballReference.com
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- Miami Heat players
- Arkansas RimRockers players
- Olympia Larissa B.C. players
- Liga ACB players
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- People from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Small forwards
- Shooting guards
- KK Union Olimpija players
- Aris B.C. players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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