Matthew William Wenstrom (born November 4, 1970) is an American former

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player. He played for the

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in the

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(NBA) during the 1993-94 NBA season. Wenstrom, a highly ranked 7'1

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from

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, played collegiately at the

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and was a reserve on the Tar Heels 1993 national championship team as a senior. Wenstrom's career averages were 4.0 minutes, 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. Undrafted in the 1993 NBA draft, Wentrom nonetheless made the Boston Celtics roster as a free agent. He appeared in 11 games during the 1993–94 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in his only NBA season. In the 1994–95 season, he played for Austrian Bundesliga side Trodat Wels, followed by a stint (1995 until February 1998) at German team TuS Herten.https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wenstrom-5336a233

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