Matt Walsh |
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| Position | Shooting Guard Small Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | ACB |
| Team | UCAM Murcia |
| Number | 55 |
| Born | December 2, 1982 Holland, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Germantown Academy |
| College | Florida |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2005 |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | Miami Heat (2005) Arkansas Rim Rockers (2006) Olympia Larissa (2006-07) Bàsquet Manresa (2007-08) Spirou Charleroi (2008-09) Union Olimpija (2009-10) Aris BC (2010) ASVEL Villeurbanne (2010-11) UCAM Murcia (2011-...) |
| Awards | Belgian League MVP 2009 |
Matt Walsh (born December 2, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m (6'6½"), and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.
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Walsh was born in Holland, Pennsylvania. He attended Germantown Academy, a private preparatory school in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, where he played high school basketball for the Germantown Patriots.
Walsh accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators basketball team for three seasons from 2002 to 2005. As a junior, Walsh led the Gators to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament championship and the second round of the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The Miami Heat originally signed Walsh as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Florida in 2005. He was then waived on November 18, 2005, after playing in two NBA regular season games. In the 2006 NBA preseason, he was signed by the New Jersey Nets, and they then released him in October.
In the 2006-07 season, Walsh played with Olympia Larissa in the Greek League, having a successful year for both the team and himself. He was considered one of the most valuable players in the Greek League that year, and he was also the second best scorer of the competition, averaging 17.8 points per game.[1] Walsh also played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League in 2007, and he later signed a one-year contract with Bàsquet Manresa of the Spanish ACB League.[2]
In August 2009, Walsh signed with the Adriatic League club Union Olimpija.[3] In February 2010, he joined the Greek League club Aris.[4] On October 25, 2010 he signed a one-year contract with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France.[5]
In November 2011 he signed with UCAM Murcia in Spain.[6]