Player Profile
Matt Geiger | 52
Position:  C
Born: 09/10/69
Height: 7-1 /  2,16
Weight: 248  lbs. /  112,5  kg.
College - Georgia Tech '92

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  4 0 9.0 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 .80 .80 1.50 .0 .00 .50 .50 .50 .8
Career Highlights

  • Led the Sixers in free-throw percentage (.797) and ranked second on the team in scoring (13.5 ppg) and blocks (0.80 bpg) in 1998-99
  • Notched eight double-doubles in 1998-99
  • Logged his 4,000th career point and 2,500th career rebound in a win over the Toronto Raptors on 4/14/99
  • Ranked second on the Hornets in 1997-98 in field-goal percentage (.505, 18th in the NBA) and blocked shots (1.12 bpg)
  • Ranked 11th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.536) during the 1995-96 season
  • Posted 14 points and 7 rebounds in his first NBA start, against the Houston Rockets on 11/27/92

    • Personal

    • Full name is Matthew Allen Geiger
    • Favorite course in college was calculus
    • Shaves his head in honor of his twin brother, Mark, who had been diagnosed with cancer but is now in remission
    • Favorite sport other than basketball is golf
    • Lists The Artist Formerly Known as Prince and Bruce Springsteen as his favorite musicians
    • Owns a record company named MG 20/20
    • Hobbies include two-man beach volleyball, hydro-sliding, golf and weight training
    • Favorite movie is Scarface
    • Favorite food is "surf and turf"
    • Lists the person he admires the most as his father, Dick
    • His NBA idols growing up were Larry Bird, Chris Mullin and Dan Majerle
     Season Highs / Career Highs
      2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
     Points3 vs. Dallas 11/01/01 29 vs. Golden State 3/02/98
     Field Goals Made1 vs. Dallas 11/01/0114 vs. Toronto 1/19/98
     Field Goals Attempted4 vs. Dallas 11/01/0126 vs. San Antonio 1/16/98
     Three Point Field Goals Made None4 vs. L.A. Lakers 11/06/96
     Three Point Field Goals AttemptedNone6 vs. L.A. Lakers 11/06/96
     Free Throws Made1 vs. Dallas 11/01/0111 vs. Detroit 3/29/94
     Free Throws Attempted2 vs. Dallas11/01/0112 3 Times
     Offensive Rebounds1 3 Times8 4 Times
     Defensive Rebounds2 vs. Dallas 11/01/0115 2 Times
     Total Rebounds3 vs. Dallas 11/01/0121 vs. Philadelphia 1/27/96
     AssistsNone6 vs. Detroit 5/05/99
     StealsNone5 vs. Chicago 3/03/99
     Blocks1 2 Times5 vs. Philadelphia 3/31/98
     Minutes Played12 @ Minnesota 10/30/0146 2 Times
     CAREER AVERAGES
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
      YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
     92-93 MIA 48 2 11.5 .524 .000 .674 1.00 1.50 2.50 .3 .31 .38 .75 2.60 4.5
     93-94 MIA 72 0 16.7 .574 .200 .779 1.70 2.60 4.20 .4 .50 .40 .85 2.80 7.2
     94-95 MIA 74 43 23.1 .536 .400 .650 2.00 3.60 5.60 .7 .55 .69 1.53 3.30 8.3
     95-96 CHA 77 50 30.5 .536 .375 .727 2.60 5.80 8.40 .8 .60 .82 1.78 3.80 11.2
     96-97 CHA 49 13 21.3 .489 .300 .701 2.00 3.20 5.30 .8 .41 .55 1.37 3.10 8.9
     97-98 CHA 78 42 23.6 .505 .091 .712 2.50 4.20 6.70 1.0 .87 1.12 1.42 2.40 11.3
     98-99 PHI 50 40 30.8 .479 .200 .797 2.70 4.50 7.20 1.2 .78 .80 2.02 3.10 13.5
     99-00 PHI 65 20 21.6 .441 .000 .779 2.40 3.60 6.00 .6 .45 .34 1.40 3.00 9.7
     00-01 PHI 35 4 15.5 .393 .000 .685 1.40 2.50 4.00 .4 .34 .23 .71 2.10 6.1
     01-02 PHI 4 0 9.0 .125 .000 .500 .80 .80 1.50 .0 .00 .50 .50 .50 .8
     Career 552 214 22.1 .499 .232 .728 2.10 3.60 5.70 .7 .55 .63 1.35 3.00 9.2
     Playoff 37 8 14.4 .468 .000 .823 1.50 2.10 3.70 .5 .49 .24 .70 2.40 6.1

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