Matthew Nielsen

Matthew Nielsen
	Nielsen in March 2017
San Antonio Spurs
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	3 February 1978 (age 46); Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
High school	St Marys; (Sydney, New South Wales)
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	1995–2013
Position	Power forward
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
1995	Sydney Sky
1995	Sydney Kings
1996	Australian Institute of Sport
1997	Sydney Sky
1997–2004	Sydney Kings
2000	Penrith Panthers
2004–2005	PAOK Thessaloniki
2005–2008	Lietuvos Rytas
2008–2010	Valencia
2010–2011	Olympiacos Piraeus
2011–2013	Khimki
As coach:
2015–2019	Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2019–2020	Austin Spurs (assistant)
2020–2021	Austin Spurs
2021–present	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× EuroCup champion (2010, 2012); EuroCup Finals MVP (2010); All-EuroCup First Team (2010); All-EuroCup Second Team (2009); LKL champion (2007); LKL All-Star (2007); 2× Baltic League champion (2006, 2007); Baltic League All-Star (2006); 2× NBL champion (2003, 2004); NBL Grand Final MVP (2004); NBL Most Valuable Player (2004); All-NBL First Team (2004); 2× All-NBL Second Team (2001, 2003); NBL Rookie of the Year (1997); NBL scoring champion (2004); Gaze Medal winner (2003); 2× SEABL East YPOY (1995, 1996); As coach: 3× NBL champion (2016, 2017, 2019);
Representing Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship

Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) from 2015 to 2019.