Matt Bonner life and biography

Matt Bonner is an American professional basketball player, currently with the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association.

Career history

2003–2004 Sicilia Messina (Italy)
2004–2006 Toronto Raptors
2006–present San Antonio Spurs

CAREER:
Selected by the Bulls in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft … draft rights traded by the Bulls to the Raptors in exchange for a future second round pick (6/26/03) … traded by the Raptors to the Spurs – along with Eric Williams and a 2009 second round pick – in exchange for Rasho Nesterovic (6/21/06) … re-signed by the Spurs (7/12/07) .. re-signed by the Spurs (7/13/10).


2009-10:
Saw action in 65 games, including eight starts, averaging 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.9 minutes … shot .446 (166-372) from the floor, .390 (90-231) from the three-point line and .729 (35-48) from the free throw line … scored in double figures 19 times, including three 20-plus games … led the team in scoring twice, rebounding twice, steals eight times and blocks 11 times … finished with a career-high 28 points (10-14 FG, 4-7 3FG, 4-7 FT), 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 32 minutes at Utah on 12/7 … posted his only double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds in 25 minutes at Dallas on 11/18 … scored 23 points while tying a career-high with six three-point field goals made in 25 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 11/23 … posted 21 points (8-9 FG, 5-6 3FG) in 22 minutes vs. L.A. Clippers on 3/13 … tallied 18 points (7-16 FG, 4-8 3 FG) in 34 minutes vs. Toronto on 11/9 … posted 19 points (6-13 FG, 6-10 3FG), 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 34 minutes vs. Memphis on 4/9 … recorded 15 points (4-9 FG, 2-6 3FG) and 6 rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Orlando on 4/2 … missed 15 games due to broken fourth metacarpal in his right hand suffered vs. IND on 12/19 … registered two DNP-CD’s … saw action in all 10 playoff games, averaging 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 17.3 minutes … finished with a playoff career-high 14 points (5-6 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 4 vs. Phoenix on 5/9.

COLLEGE:

Averaged 12.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 131 games at the University of Florida … is the only Gator to record 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 150 three-pointers … earned Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors as a junior and senior … as a senior was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team and was runner-up for SEC Player of the Year … averaged 15.2 points and 6.1 rebounds in 33 games while leading the conference in 3PT-FG percentage (with a .474 mark) … as a junior earned All-SEC Second Team honors … ranked 10th in the conference in scoring (15.6) and seventh in rebounds (7.2) … was a three-time All-SEC Academic selection and earned Verizon Academic All-American of the Year honors for basketball in each of his final two seasons (the first basketball player in Florida history to win the award).

Career Awards

2002–03 Honorable Mention All-American
2002–03 Verizon Academic All-American of the Year
2002–03 All-SEC First Team by Associated Press
2002–03 All-SEC First Team by Coaches
2002–03 SEC Leader In Three-Point Shooting Percentage(.474)
2002–03 All-SEC Academic pick
2001–02 Honorable Mention All-American
2001–02 Verizon Academic All-American of the Year
2001–02 All-SEC Second Team
2001–02 All-SEC Academic pick
2000–01 All-SEC Third Team
2000–01 All-SEC Academic pick
1998–99 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS
1997–98 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS
1996–97 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS

PERSONAL:

He and his wife, Nadia, were married in the summer of 2008 … the couple has one daughter, Evangeline-Vesper … was his high school valedictorian … majored in business administration … earned the nickname “The Red Rocket” while with the Raptors (after Toronto’s transit system as he did not have a car and instead relied on public transit)… now drives a white Pontiac Grand Prix … only the second player from New Hampshire to appear in an NBA game (Jeff Cross, who appeared in 21 games with the L.A. Clippers in 1985–86, was the first from the Granite State to play in the NBA) … is an X-Files enthusiast … an avid cribbage player … loves sandwiches … during the 2009-10 season had a blog on spurs.com entitled “The Search for the Hoagie Grail,” chronicling his travels to sandwich shops in each NBA city in search for the best sandwich.

Read more