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Matt Bullard
Personal information
Born (1967-06-05) June 5, 1967 (age 57)
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolValley (West Des Moines, Iowa)
College
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2002
PositionPower forward
Number50
Career history
1990–1994Houston Rockets
1994–1995PAOK
1995–1996Atlanta Hawks
1996–2001Houston Rockets
2001–2002Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,270 (5.3 ppg)
3-Pointers599
3P%.384
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver medal – second place 1989 Mexico City National team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb National team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Duisburg National team

Matthew Gordon Bullard (born June 5, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA and former color analyst for the Houston Rockets on AT&T SportsNet Southwest. Bullard played 12 years professionally and 11 years in the NBA, most notably with the Houston Rockets from 1990 to 1994, and then again from 1996 to 2001. Other teams he played for include the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, and PAOK in Greece.

Early life

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Matt Bullard went to Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. He went undrafted after graduating from the University of Iowa in 1990.

Professional career

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Bullard played nine seasons with the Houston Rockets (1990–94, 1996–2001) and one season each with both the Atlanta Hawks (1995–96) and the Charlotte Hornets (2001–02). He also played in the 1994–95 season for the Greek League power PAOK. He has career averages of 5.3 points and two rebounds per game. He was known affectionately in Houston as "Air Bullard" in part for his ability to get extreme height on his three-point shots (due to his height at 2.08 m, 6 ft 10 in) and partly as good-natured ribbing about his poor vertical jump, but Bullard was also a fan favorite and an essential part to Houston's first championship in 1994.

Post–basketball life

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In 2004, Bullard lost to Dee Brown on the ESPN reality television program Dream Job in the finals as they competed for a coveted sports analyst position on the sports network. When asked about losing to Dee Brown, Bullard remarked "at least it wasn't Pete Chilcutt". He and Clyde Drexler shared color commentating duties for local Houston Rockets game telecasts alongside long-time play-by-play man Bill Worrell. On June 2, 2021, Bullard announced that his tenure with AT&T SportsNet Southwest was done and he would not be part of its broadcast lineup for the 2021-22 NBA season.[1]

Career statistics

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NBA

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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
 †  Won an NBA championship

Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Houston 18 0 3.5 .452 .000 .647 .8 .1 .2 .0 2.2
1991–92 Houston 80 7 16.0 .459 .386 .760 2.8 .9 .3 .3 6.4
1992–93 Houston 79 4 17.2 .431 .374 .784 2.8 1.4 .4 .1 7.3
1993–94† Houston 65 0 11.2 .345 .325 .769 1.3 1.0 .2 .1 3.5
1995–96 Atlanta 46 0 10.0 .407 .361 .800 1.3 .4 .4 .2 3.8
1996–97 Houston 71 12 14.4 .401 .366 .735 1.6 .9 .3 .3 4.5
1997–98 Houston 67 24 17.8 .450 .416 .741 2.2 .9 .5 .4 7.0
1998–99 Houston 41 0 10.1 .377 .387 .700 1.0 .4 .3 .1 2.9
1999–00 Houston 56 27 18.3 .409 .446 .833 2.5 1.1 .3 .2 6.8
2000–01 Houston 61 5 16.4 .423 .404 .714 2.1 .7 .2 .1 5.8
2001–02 Charlotte 31 0 11.3 .339 .281 .917 1.5 .5 .1 .1 3.4
Career 615 79 14.4 .418 .384 .768 2.0 .9 .3 .2 5.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993 Houston 12 0 14.1 .476 .536 1.000 1.9 1.1 .3 .4 5.1
1994† Houston 10 0 5.5 .214 .200 .750 1.0 .0 .1 .2 1.6
1996 Atlanta 4 0 12.8 .333 .500 .500 1.5 .0 .0 .5 3.5
1997 Houston 2 0 3.5 1.000 1.000 – 1.0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
1998 Houston 5 4 14.0 .333 .300 1.000 1.6 1.0 .2 .0 3.4
1999 Houston 2 0 4.0 1.000 1.000 1.000 .0 .5 .0 .0 3.5
Career 35 4 10.3 .400 .458 .818 1.4 .5 .2 .3 3.5

References

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  1. ^ Rajan, Greg (June 2, 2021). "Longtime analyst Matt Bullard not returning to Rockets' TV broadcasts". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Matt Bullard". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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