Matt Haryasz

Matt Haryasz (born March 20, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), Haryasz usually played as a center.^[1]

Matt Haryasz

Haryasz playing with GasTerra in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 41) Page, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Page (Page, Arizona)
College	Stanford (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2011
Position	Center
Career history
2006–2007	Arkansas RimRockers
2007	Napoli
2007–2008	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2008–2009	Oostende
2009	Bnei Herzliya
2009–2011	GasTerra Flames
Career highlights
Dutch League champion (2010) Dutch Cup champion (2011) 2× All-DBL Team (2010–2011) 2× DBL All-Star (2010–2011) First-team All-Pac-10 (2006)

Early life

Born in Page, Arizona,^[2] Haryasz played high school basketball for Page High School, and averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks for the team.^[3]

College career

Haryasz played four years for the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team. In his last year, he led Cardinal in scoring (16.2 per game) and rebounding (8.2 per game).^[3]

Professional career

In 2006, Haryasz played two pre-season games for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was released on October 19, 2006.^[4] Afterwards he turned professional by signing in the NBA D-League with the Arkansas RimRockers.

In November 2009, Haryasz signed with GasTerra Flames in the Netherlands.^[5] Haryasz was one of the top tier players in the Dutch DBL and won the championship in his first season. In his second season, he won the NBB Cup with Flames.