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Matt Bullard No. 50 Forward Personal information Date of birth June 5, 1967 Place of birth Des Moines, Iowa Nationality American High school Valley High School Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College Iowa Pro career 1991–2002 Career history - Houston Rockets (1991–1994, 1996–2001)
- PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) (1994–1995)
- Atlanta Hawks (1995–1996)
- Charlotte Hornets (2001–2002)
Career highlights and awards Stats at NBA.com Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for the United States
FIBA Americas Championship Silver 1989 Mexico City National team Summer Universiade Silver 1987 Zagreb National team Gold 1989 Duisburg National team Matthew Gordon Bullard (born June 5, 1967 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, who went undrafted after graduating from the University of Iowa in 1990. He went to Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Bullard played nine seasons with the Houston Rockets (1990–94, 1996–2001) and one season each with both the Atlanta Hawks (1995–96) and the Charlotte Hornets (2001–02). He also played in the 1994-95 season for the Greek League power PAOK. He has career averages of 5.3 points and two rebounds per game. He was known affectionately in Houston as "Air Bullard" in part for his ability to get extreme height on his three-point shots (due to his height at 2.08 m, 6 ft 10 in) and partly as good-natured ribbing about his poor vertical jump, but Bullard was also a fan favorite and an essential part to Houston's first championship in the mid '90s.
In 2004, Bullard lost to Dee Brown on the ESPN reality television program Dream Job in the finals as they competed for a coveted sports analyst position on the sports network. When asked about losing to Dee Brown, Bullard remarked "at least it wasn't Pete Chilcutt". He and Clyde Drexler share color commentating duties for local Houston Rockets game telecasts alongside long-time play-by-play man Bill Worrell.
External links
- Matt Bullard - Hawkeye Sports News
- NBA.com player profile
- Matt Bullard at the Houston Rockets Fan Site
- Matt Bullard Basketball Camp
Houston Rockets 1993–94 NBA Champions 1 Scott Brooks | 5 Richard Petruška | 7 Carl Herrera | 10 Sam Cassell | 11 Vernon Maxwell | 17 Mario Elie | 20 Larry Robinson | 21 Chris Jent | 25 Robert Horry | 30 Kenny Smith | 33 Otis Thorpe | 34 Hakeem Olajuwon (Finals MVP) | 35 Earl Cureton | 42 Eric Riley | 50 Matt Bullard
Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich
Assistant coaches Bill Berry | Jim Boylen | Carroll Dawson | Larry SmithRegular season • Playoffs Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Charlotte Hornets players
- Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players
- Houston Rockets players
- Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
- PAOK B.C. players
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Des Moines, Iowa
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
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