May 24, 2013
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NIELSEN, MATT

Team: Lietuvos Rytas
Height: 2.08
Born: 3 February, 1978
Nationality: Australia
Position: Forward
Number: 44
2007-2008 STATS
PPG: 9.9
RPG: 4.8
APG: 1.5
SPG: 0.8
2P%: 58.2%
3P%: 25%
FT%: 80.5%
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2007-2008 STATISTICS
Accumulated and Averages
  G GS Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
Totals 13 13 313:03 129 39/67 6/24 33/41 10 53 63 20 11 25 6 1 38 48 159
Averages 13 13 24:04 9.9 58.2% 25% 80.5% 0.8 4.1 4.8 1.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.1 2.9 3.7 12.2
Regular Season
# Game Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
1 at AJ Milano 17:13 8 3/4   2/3   5 5 2 1 2     5 4 11
2 vs Maccabi Elite 26:47 8 4/9 0/1 0/1 1 4 5 4   1 1   3 3 10
3 at Le Mans 20:30 13 3/3 1/2 4/4   5 5 1   1     4 3 16
4 vs Aris TT Bank 36:43 11 2/5 1/4 4/4   7 7 4   3 1   1 5 18
5 vs Efes Pilsen 32:41 12 2/7 1/2 5/8 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 4 5
6 at Unicaja 18:54 7 2/3 0/1 3/3   2 2   1 1 2   4 3 8
7 vs Cibona 16:52 6 3/3 0/2   2 4 6 1 1 4     2 2 8
8 vs AJ Milano 29:59 7 2/4 0/2 3/4   7 7 1 1 3     1 5 12
9 at Maccabi Elite 30:21 18 5/9 1/3 5/6 4 3 7 2 1 6     4 9 20
10 vs Le Mans 18:24 20 7/9 1/2 3/4   3 3 1 2   1   2 4 25
11 at Aris TT Bank 28:59 4 2/5 0/1   1 6 7 2 1       3 3 10
12 at Efes Pilsen 25:16 10 3/4 0/3 4/4 1 5 6     1     4 2 9
13 vs Unicaja 10:24 5 1/2 1/1     1 1 1 2       2 1 7
13 Totals 313:03 129 39/67 6/24 33/41 10 53 63 20 11 25 6 1 38 48 159
Average 24:04 9.9 58.2% 25% 80.5% 0.8 4.09 4.8 1.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.1 2.9 3.7 12.2
Career Notes
signed for the 1996-97 season by Sydney Kings (Australia)…played there till the 2003-04 championship…moved to Greece for the 2004-05 season, signed by PAOK Thessaloniki…moved to Lithuania for the 2005-06 season, signed by Lietuvos rytas Vilnius…played there till November'08…moved to Spain, signed by Valencia BC for the remainder of the season…played there also the 2009-10 championship...moved to Greece for the 2010-11 season, signed by Olympiacos Piraeus...moved to Russia for the 2011-12 season, signed by BC Khimki Moscow region...he's still playing there.
Miscellaneous
won the 2010 Eurocup with Valencia CB...won the 2012 Eurocup with BC Khimki...named the 2010 Eurocup Final MVP...named to the 2009-10 All-Eurocup First Team...named to the 2008-09 All-Eurocup Second Team...named the 2009-2010 Eurocup Last 16 Week-3 MVP...won the 2002-03 and 2003-04 NBL Championship with Sydney Kings…won the 2005-06 Lithuanian National Championship with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius…won the 2011 Greek National Cup with Olympiacos Piraeus...won the 2006 and 2007 Baltic League with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius…played the 2007 Lithuanian All Star Game...played the 2006 Baltic League All Star Game...named to the 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 All-NBL 2nd Team…has been member of the Australian U-22 National Team…played at the 1997 World U-22 Championship…member of the Australian National Team…won the gold medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games…played at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games…won the gold medal at the 2005 Oceanian Championship...played at the 2010 World Championship.
Euroleague Career Highs
Index rating29FC Barcelona Regal vs. Lietuvos Rytas11/17/2005
Points27FC Barcelona Regal vs. Lietuvos Rytas11/17/2005
Offensive rebounds5Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Lietuvos Rytas1/18/2006
Defensive rebounds7Lietuvos Rytas vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan12/12/2007
Total rebounds12Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Lietuvos Rytas1/18/2006
Assists5Lietuvos Rytas vs. KK Cibona12/21/2005
Steals5Laboral Kutxa vs. Lietuvos Rytas3/8/2006
Blocks2BC Khimki MR vs. Panathinaikos Athens12/13/2012
Minutes36Lietuvos Rytas vs. Aris BSA 200311/14/2007
CAREER STATS
Euroleague
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A
 % 3FG
M-A
 % FT
M-A
 % Reb St As Bl
2005-06 Lietuvos Rytas 19 235 12.4 67/138 48.6 10/28 35.7 71/101 70.3 98 21 33 6
TOTALS 19 235 12.4 67/138 48.6 10/28 35.7 71/101 70.3 98 21 33 6
AVERAGES 19 235 12.4 67/138 48.6 10/28 35.7 71/101 70.3 5.2 1.1 1.7 0.3
Eurocup
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A
 % 3FG
M-A
 % FT
M-A
 % Reb St As Bl
2004-05 PAOK BC 14 194 13.9 62/116 53.4 10/25 40 40/56 71.4 98 19 26 16
2006-07 Lietuvos Rytas 14 134 9.6 47/92 51.1 7/26 26.9 19/34 55.9 80 7 22 10
TOTALS 28 328 11.7 109/208 52.4 17/51 33.3 59/90 65.6 178 26 48 26
AVERAGES 28 328 11.7 109/208 52.4 17/51 33.3 59/90 65.6 6.4 0.9 1.7 0.9
Career Stats
Other Competition                                                                                                                                                                                            
Season Team G Pts Avg 2FG
M-A		 % 3FG
M-A		 % FT
M-A		 % Reb St As Bl
1996/97  Sydney 21 288 13,7 104/248 41,9 7/12 58,3 59/91 64,8 142 26 34 25
1997/98  Sydney 28 460 16,4 170/299 56,9 5/24 20,8 105/153 68,6 232 36 62 19
1998/99  Sydney 19 387 20,4 141/260 54,2 5/31 16,1 90/131 68,7 173 20 47 …
1999/00  Sydney 28 467 16,7 179/326 54,9 4/25 16 97/130 74,6 187 17 63 …
2000/01  Sydney 27 354 13,1 134/237 56,5 8/27 29,6 78/118 66,1 155 20 41 …
2001/02  Sydney 29 548 18,9 201/346 58,1 14/55 25,5 104/147 70,7 251 36 112 …
2002/03  Sydney 30 430 14,3 181/322 56,2 0/4 0 68/119 57,1 205 23 59 61
2003/04  Sydney 40 887 22,2 308/563 54,7 22/67 32,8 205/287 71,4 424 118 139 41
2004/05  PAOK 28 388 13,9 120/229 52,4 13/43 30,2 109/147 74,1 188 19 42 19
2005/06  Lietuvos r 20 225 11,3 72/119 60,5 5/20 25 46/56 82,1 87 19 44 26
2006/07  Lietuvos r 14 131 9,4 44/82 53,7 5/20 25 28/41 68,3 83 17 27 8
2007/08  Lietuvos r 16 138 8,6 37/65 56,9 7/25 28 43/53 81,1 72 17 23 10
2008/09  Lietuvos r 7 52 7,4 18/30 60 0/5 0 16/21 76,2 35 9 10 1
 Valencia 23 202 8,8 60/126 47,6 12/37 32,4 46/58 79,3 94 29 43 15
2009/10  Valencia 36 316 8,8 83/167 49,7 17/55 30,9 99/125 79,2 154 30 106 14
2010/11  Olympiacos 16 144 9 44/74 59,5 4/17 23,5 44/60 73,3 61 11 14 7
2011/12  Khimki 19 54 2.8 17/37 45.9 0/1 0.0 20/37 54.1 46 5 30 2

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