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Born | c. 1956 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Career information | |
High school | West Aurora (Aurora, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1977: 4th round, 81st overall pick |
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
Position | Forward |
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Mathew Hicks (born c. 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. He played part of the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season for the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball before being discovered to be academically ineligible. He immediately transferred from DePaul University to Northern Illinois University to join Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball. At Northern Illinois, he was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference first-team selection and 1977 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. He had played for West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, before college.