Matthew Joseph Nover (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player. He played for C.B. Polaris World Murcia in the Liga ACB and for Sydney Kings in the Australian NBL. In 1994, he appeared in ''

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'' along with

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, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Portuguese national basketball team

Nover, who is a naturalized citizen of Portugal, played for the

Portuguese national basketball team The Portugal men's national basketball team ( pt, Seleção Portuguesa de Basquetebol) represents Portugal in international basketball competition. The team is controlled by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. Portugal doesn't have much histo ...

during the 2003 and 2005 FIBA EuroBasket qualification.

Post-basketball career

Nover is currently a regional sales manager for TELA Bio in Indianapolis, Indiana.https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-nover-8bb64920/

Portuguese national basketball team

Post-basketball career

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