Matt Fish

For the English footballer, see Matt Fish (footballer). For the American musician, see Matt Fish (cellist).

Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat and Washington Bullets. He played collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and was drafted in the 1992 NBA Draft^[1] to the Golden State Warriors.

Matt Fish

Personal information
Born	(1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 55) Washington, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington (Washington, Iowa)
College	UNC Wilmington (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
Drafted by	Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1992–2002
Position	Center
Number	50, 6, 22
Career history
1992	Philadelphia Spirit
1992	Omaha Racers
1992	Grand Rapids Hoops
1992–1993	Yakima Sun Kings
1993	Gravelines
1993–1994	Quad City Thunder
1994–1995	Los Angeles Clippers
1995	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
1995–1996	Fort Wayne Fury
1996	New York Knicks
1996	Denver Nuggets
1996–1997	Washington Bullets
1997	Fort Wayne Fury
1997	Miami Heat
1998–1999	La Crosse Bobcats
1999–2000	San Diego Stingrays
2000–2001	Porto
2001	Polonia Warsaw
2001	Phoenix Eclipse
2001–2002	Belgrano de San Nicolás
Career highlights
CBA champion (1994) CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1993) First-team All-CAA (1992)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Fish played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Grand Rapids Hoops, Omaha Racers, Yakima Sun Kings, Quad City Thunder, Fort Wayne Fury and La Crosse Bobcats from 1992 to 1999.^[2] He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994.^[3] He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1993.^[2]

Fish went on to earn a master's in Education and a master's in Business to go along with his BA in Communication and Special Education. He publishes Rebound Magazine,^[4] the NBA-approved official publication of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA),^[5] where is he also the President of the Phoenix Chapter.^[6] He was the first member intern^[7] for the NBRPA at the corporate level in Chicago.

Fish also played in the IBA and the CBA, where he played a major role in the 1994 CBA champions Quad City Thunder. Fish was a CBA All-Star, All-Rookie team, and the number one center in the CBA during his career.

During his playing days, when making a hook shot, it was often called a "Fish Hook", a play on his name.