Matt Nover

Matt Nover
Personal information
Born (1970-09-23) September 23, 1970 (age 54)
Chesterton, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Listed weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolChesterton (Chesterton, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1989–1993)
Playing career1993–2009
PositionForward
Career history
As player:
1993–1994Carife Ferrara
1995–1996Bellinzona
1996Illiabum
1998San Germán
1998Sydney Kings
1998–2000Nippon Denso
2000–2001Benfica Lisboa
2001–2003Aveiro Basket
2003C.A. Queluz
2003–2004CB Murcia
2004Ovarense
2007–2009A.D. Vagos
As coach:
2008–2010S.C. Beira-Mar
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Matthew Joseph Nover (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Indiana University[1][2] and later professionally, including for C.B. Polaris World Murcia in the Liga ACB[3] and for Sydney Kings in the Australian NBL.[4] In 1994, he appeared in Blue Chips along with Nick Nolte, Penny Hardaway, and Shaquille O'Neal.[5][6]

Nover played high school basketball for Chesterton High School.[7]

Portuguese national basketball team

Nover, who is a naturalized citizen of Portugal, played for the Portuguese national basketball team during the 2003 and 2005 FIBA EuroBasket qualification.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Bob Bridge (March 16, 1991). "IU's Nover no pushover". The Times-Mail. p. B1. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  2. ^ Pete Diprimio (March 16, 1991). "IU's Matt Nover becoming more assertive". Evansville Courier and Press. p. C2. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Matt Nover rescinde su contrato con el Polaris World Murcia". acb.com (in Spanish). January 28, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Cowley, Michael (January 10, 2003). "Kings emerge from a pack of jokers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Al Hamnik (June 16, 2011). "Chesterton's Nover plays the 'chips' that were dealt him". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Chris Duncan (July 18, 1993). "Nover turns out to be blue-chip actor". The Times. p. C4. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  7. ^ Scott Cottos (November 10, 1987). "Matt Nover - he's arrived". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. p. 10. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Closed access icon
  8. ^ "Matthew Joseph Nover's profile - 2003 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. FIBA. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Matthew Joseph Nover's profile - 2005 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. FIBA. Retrieved November 30, 2017.


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