Matt Wenstrom

Matt Wenstrom
Personal information
Born (1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 54)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolMayde Creek (Houston, Texas)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993: undrafted
PositionCenter
Number50
Career history
1993–1994Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Matthew William Wenstrom (born November 4, 1970) is an American former basketball player. He played for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1993-94 NBA season.

Wenstrom, a highly ranked 7'1 center from Mayde Creek High School in Houston, Texas,[1] played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and was a reserve on the Tar Heels 1993 national championship team as a senior. Wenstrom's career averages were 4.0 minutes, 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Undrafted in the 1993 NBA draft, Wentrom nonetheless made the Boston Celtics roster as a free agent. He appeared in 11 games during the 1993–94 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in his only NBA season.[2]

In the 1994–95 season, he played for Austrian Bundesliga side Trodat Wels, followed by a stint (1995 until February 1998) at German team TuS Herten.[3]

References

  1. ^ "College basketball recruiters run fast break to Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1988. p. 65. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Wenstrom does a bang-up job". Boston Globe. October 15, 1993. p. 82. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wenstrom-5336a233 [self-published source]


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