Matt Nover

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Matt Nover
Personal information
Born (1970-09-23) September 23, 1970 (age 53)
Chesterton, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Listed weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolChesterton (Chesterton, Indiana)
College Indiana (1989–1993)
Playing career1993–2009
Position Forward
Career history
As player:
1993–1994 Carife Ferrara
1995–1996 Bellinzona
1996 Illiabum
1998 San Germán
1998 Sydney Kings
1998–2000Nippon Denso
2000–2001 Benfica Lisboa
2001–2003 Aveiro Basket
2003 C.A. Queluz
2003–2004 CB Murcia
2004 Ovarense
2007–2009A.D. Vagos
As coach:
2008–2010S.C. Beira-Mar
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Matthew Joseph Nover (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Indiana University [1] [2] and later professionally, including for C.B. Polaris World Murcia in the Liga ACB [3] and for Sydney Kings in the Australian NBL. [4] In 1994, he appeared in Blue Chips along with Nick Nolte, Penny Hardaway, and Shaquille O'Neal. [5] [6]

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Nover played high school basketball for Chesterton High School. [7]

Portuguese national basketball team

Nover, who is a naturalized citizen of Portugal, played for the Portuguese national basketball team during the 2003 and 2005 FIBA EuroBasket qualification. [8] [9]

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References

  1. Bob Bridge (March 16, 1991). "IU's Nover no pushover". The Times-Mail. p. B1. Retrieved August 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. Pete Diprimio (March 16, 1991). "IU's Matt Nover becoming more assertive". Evansville Courier and Press . p. C2. Retrieved August 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. "Matt Nover rescinde su contrato con el Polaris World Murcia". acb.com (in Spanish). January 28, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. Cowley, Michael (January 10, 2003). "Kings emerge from a pack of jokers". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. Al Hamnik (June 16, 2011). "Chesterton's Nover plays the 'chips' that were dealt him". Northwest Indiana Times . Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  6. Chris Duncan (July 18, 1993). "Nover turns out to be blue-chip actor". The Times. p. C4. Retrieved August 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  7. Scott Cottos (November 10, 1987). "Matt Nover - he's arrived". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. p. 10. Retrieved August 23, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  8. "Matthew Joseph Nover's profile - 2003 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. FIBA . Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  9. "Matthew Joseph Nover's profile - 2005 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. FIBA . Retrieved November 30, 2017.