NIELSEN, MATT

Team: BC Khimki
Height: 2.08
Born: 3 February, 1978
Nationality: Australia
Position: Forward
Number: 44
2011-2012 STATS
PPG: 2.9
RPG: 2.8
APG: 1.2
SPG: 0.5
2P%: 43.6%
3P%: 0%
FT%: 81.8%
Player Gallery
2011-2012 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 15 5 239:02 43 17/39 0/3 9/11 13 29 42 18 7 13 6 6 26 18 62
Averages 15 5 15:56 2.9 43.6% 0% 81.8% 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.2 4.1
Final
# 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
15 vs Spartak St. Petersburg 16:55 2 1/2       2 2 1 1 2 1   2 1 3
16 vs Valencia Basket 16:31 2 1/3     1 1 2 2     1 1 1 1 4
2 Totals 33:26 4 2/5 0/0 0/0 1 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 7
Average 16:43 2 40% 0% 0% 0.5 1.5 2 1.5 0.5 1 1 0.5 1.5 1 3.5
Quarter Final
# 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
13 vs Lokomotiv Kuban 10:46   0/1                       1  
14 at Lokomotiv Kuban 18:44   0/1     2   2   1       3   -1
2 Totals 29:30 0 0/2 0/0 0/0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 -1
Average 14:45 0 0% 0% 0% 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 0 1.5 0.5 -0.5
Last 16
# 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
7 at Aris BSA 2003 12:13 4 2/4           1   1 1 1 2    
8 vs Asvel Basket 19:12 4 1/4   2/2   3 3           1 1 4
9 vs BC Donetsk 22:01 2 1/1     2 4 6 2   1 1   2 1 9
10 at BC Donetsk 18:51 4 1/2   2/2 3 1 4 2   3     3 2 5
12 at Asvel Basket 20:16 6 2/3   2/2 1 3 4 3     2   3 2 13
5 Totals 92:33 20 7/14 0/0 6/6 6 11 17 8 0 5 4 1 11 6 31
Average 18:30 4 50% 0% 100% 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.6 0 1 0.8 0.2 2.2 1.2 6.2
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 Cholet Basket 9:11   0/1       2 2           1    
2 vs VEF Riga 12:32 5 1/1 0/1 3/4 4 5 9 2 1       1 4 18
3 at PAOK BC 17:03 2 1/1 0/2     3 3 1 4 4     3 2 3
4 vs PAOK BC 17:28 2 1/2       2 2 1       1 4 1  
5 vs Cholet Basket 9:04   0/4       1 1 3       2     -2
6 at VEF Riga 18:15 10 5/9   0/1   2 2     2   1   2 6
6 Totals 83:33 19 8/18 0/3 3/5 4 15 19 7 5 6 0 4 9 9 25
Average 13:55 3.2 44.4% 0% 60% 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.2 0.8 1 0 0.7 1.5 1.5 4.2
Eurocup 2011-12 Final Ranks
  • Ranks #9 in Blocks (2)
  • Ranks #10 in Assist-turnover ratio (150%)
  • Ranks #19 in Assists (3)
  • Ranks #20 in Blocks against (1)
  • Ranks #24 in Total Rebounds (4)
  • Ranks #25 in 2-pointers attempted (5)
  • Ranks #26 in Offensive Rebounds (1)
  • Ranks #26 in Steals (1)
  • Ranks #26 in Minutes Played (33:26)
  • Ranks #26 in Turnovers (2)
  • Ranks #27 in Defensive Rebounds (3)
  • Ranks #28 in 2-point % (40%)
  • Ranks #29 in 2-pointers made (2)
  • Ranks #29 in Field goal % (40%)
  • Ranks #29 in Games Played (2)
  • Ranks #29 in Index Rating (7)
  • Ranks #33 in True Shooting % (40%)
  • Ranks #33 in Fouls Commited (3)
  • Ranks #33 in Fouls Drawn (2)
  • Ranks #34 in Field goals attempted (5)
  • Ranks #34 in Field goals made (2)
  • Ranks #35 in 3-pointers made (0)
  • Ranks #36 in Points (4)
  • Ranks #38 in Free throws made (0)
  • Ranks #39 in 3-point % (0%)
  • Ranks #39 in Free throw % (0%)
  • Ranks #40 in Free throws attempted (0)
  • Ranks #41 in 3-pointers attempted (0)
Eurocup 2011-12 Quarter Final Ranks
  • Ranks #25 in Offensive Rebounds (2)
  • Ranks #26 in Games Started (2)
  • Ranks #48 in Steals (1)
Eurocup 2011-12 Last 16 Ranks
  • Ranks #8 in Free throw % (100%)
  • Ranks #20 in True Shooting % (58.8%)
  • Ranks #24 in Blocks (4)
  • Ranks #46 in Field goal % (50%)
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.
Eurocup Career Highs
Index rating37Alba Berlin vs. PAOK BC1/12/2005
Points25PAOK BC vs. DEBRECEN12/14/2004
Offensive rebounds4BC Khimki MR vs. VEF Riga11/22/2011
Defensive rebounds10Lietuvos Rytas vs. PALLACANESTRO UDINE2/13/2007
Total rebounds12Lietuvos Rytas vs. PALLACANESTRO UDINE2/13/2007
Assists6Valencia Basket vs. PANELLINIOS BC4/17/2010
Steals6PAOK BC vs. Lietuvos Rytas3/1/2005
Blocks4Valencia Basket vs. BC Azovmash Mariupol2/24/2009
Minutes38BC Azovmash Mariupol vs. Valencia Basket2/10/2009
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
2007-08 Lietuvos Rytas 13 129 9.9 39/67 58.2 6/24 25 33/41 80.5 63 11 20 6
2010-11 Olympiacos 14 61 4.4 20/43 46.5 2/14 14.3 15/20 75 40 8 8 1
TOTALS 46 425 9.2 126/248 50.8 18/66 27.3 119/162 73.5 201 40 61 13
AVERAGES 46 425 9.2 126/248 50.8 18/66 27.3 119/162 73.5 4.4 0.9 1.3 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
2008-09 Pamesa Valencia 11 115 10.5 36/64 56.3 2/12 16.7 37/48 77.1 48 14 21 11
2009-10 Power Electronics 15 151 10.1 45/82 54.9 5/31 16.1 46/63 73 78 15 39 10
TOTALS 54 594 11 190/354 53.7 24/94 25.5 142/201 70.6 304 55 108 47
AVERAGES 54 594 11 190/354 53.7 24/94 25.5 142/201 70.6 5.6 1 2 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