Matt Geiger

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Matt Geiger
Personal information
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Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolCountryside (Clearwater, Florida)
College
NBA draft1992: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick
Drafted byMiami Heat
Playing career1992–2001
PositionTemplate:Pluralize from textCenter
Number52
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Points5,059 (9.2 ppg)
Rebounds3,158 (5.7 rpg)
Assist388 (0.7 apg)

Matthew Allen Geiger (born September 10, 1969) is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played at the center position.

College career

Geiger played for Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida and was recruited to play college basketball at Auburn University. He played with Auburn before transferring to Georgia Tech for more playing time.

NBA career

His successful college career led Geiger to be selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (42nd pick overall) of the 1992 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons from 1992 to 2002 with 3 teams: Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, and Philadelphia 76ers.[1]

In the summer of 2000, Matt Geiger's refusal to waive a $5 million trade kicker clause in his contract stopped a four-team deal between Philadelphia, the Hornets, the Detroit Pistons and the L.A. Lakers that would have sent All-Star player Allen Iverson to the Pistons.[2] He was suspended for 2 games during the 2000–01 season for a violation of the NBA/NBPA's steroid policy.[3]

Geiger signed a contract in 2001 with the Philadelphia 76ers but knee injuries forced him to retire in 2002 after a ten-year career. For his career, he averaged 9.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987–88 Auburn 30 13 19.9 .513 – .660 4.1 .8 .4 .3 6.4
1988–89 Auburn 28 28 28.8 .504 .000 .688 6.6 1.2 .6 .9 15.9
1989–90 Georgia Tech Transfer
1990–91 Georgia Tech 27 24 26.3 .549 .000 .671 6.4 1.0 .2 1.1 11.4
1991–92 Georgia Tech 35 35 27.2 .611 .000 .706 7.3 1.1 .7 1.9 11.8
Career 120 100 25.6 .545 .000 .687 6.1 1.0 .5 1.1 11.4

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Miami 48 2 11.5 .524 .000 .674 2.5 .3 .3 .4 4.5
1993–94 Miami 72 0 16.7 .574 .200 .779 4.2 .4 .5 .4 7.2
1994–95 Miami 74 43 23.1 .536 .400 .650 5.6 .7 .6 .7 8.3
1995–96 Charlotte 77 50 30.5 .536 .375 .727 8.4 .8 .6 .8 11.2
1996–97 Charlotte 49 13 21.3 .489 .300 .701 5.3 .8 .4 .6 8.9
1997–98 Charlotte 78 42 23.6 .505 .091 .712 6.7 1.0 .9 1.1 11.3
1998–99 Philadelphia 50* 40 30.8 .479 .200 .797 7.2 1.2 .8 .8 13.5
1999–00 Philadelphia 65 20 21.6 .441 .000 .779 6.0 .6 .4 .3 9.7
2000–01 Philadelphia 35 4 15.5 .393 .000 .685 4.0 .4 .3 .2 6.1
2001–02 Philadelphia 4 0 8.8 .125 Script error: No such module "sort". .500 1.5 .0 .0 .5 .8
Career 552 214 22.1 .499 .232 .728 5.7 .7 .6 .6 9.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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Template:Nbapy Charlotte 3 0 10.3 .667 Script error: No such module "sort". 1.000 2.7 .7 .7 .3 2.0
Template:Nbapy Charlotte 4 0 5.5 .167 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 1.3 .3 .0 .0 .5
Template:Nbapy Philadelphia 8 8 29.9 .438 .000 .828 7.6 .8 1.1 .8 13.5
Template:Nbapy Philadelphia 8 0 16.0 .500 Script error: No such module "sort". .800 5.0 .3 .6 .3 8.8
Template:Nbapy Philadelphia 12 0 8.3 .586 Script error: No such module "sort". 1.000 1.5 .6 .2 .0 3.2
Career 37 8 14.4 .468 .000 .823 3.7 .5 .5 .2 6.1

Personal life

Geiger resides in Tarpon Springs, Florida where he is a real estate investor. His 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2) estate, reported as the largest in the county,[4] sold on January 3, 2011, for 8 million dollars.[5] The Punisher used this home as the residence of John Travolta's character Mr. Saint.[citation needed]

In January 1992, during Geiger's senior year at Georgia Tech, his fraternal twin Mark Geiger was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease at the age of 22.[6] Because his brother lost his hair during chemotherapy, Matt Geiger shaved his head during his NBA career in support of his brother.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Matt Geiger Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards
  2. ^ ESPN – Mavs forward George blocks trade of Kidd to Mavs – NBA
  3. ^ NBA.com: Matt Geiger Bio Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  4. ^ Sports: Livin' large
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Geiger's Mansion finally sells — at deep discount". Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Teel (March 13, 1992). "Matt Geiger Toughens Up The Hard Way". Daily Press. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Phil Jasner (March 26, 2011). "Iverson might be available vs. Bucks". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

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