Matt Haryasz

Matt Haryasz
Haryasz playing with GasTerra in 2010
Personal information
Born (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 40)
Page, Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High schoolPage (Page, Arizona)
CollegeStanford (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2011
PositionCenter
Career history
2006–2007Arkansas RimRockers
2007Napoli
2007–2008Eisbären Bremerhaven
2008–2009Oostende
2009Bnei Herzliya
2009–2011GasTerra Flames
Career highlights and awards

Matt Haryasz (born March 20, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in), Haryasz usually played as a center.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Mat Haryasz". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ "Matt Haryasz" (in Dutch). Donar Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "Player Bio: Matt Haryasz". GoStanford.com. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  4. ^ "Rockets release Haryasz". NBA.com. 2006-10-16. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  5. ^ "Gasterra Flames trekt Matt Haryasz aan" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-05.