Matt Bauscher
![]() Bauscher playing for GasTerra Flames in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Caldwell, Idaho | April 25, 1985
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Vallivue (Caldwell, Idaho) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–2014 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 15 |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2009–2011 | GasTerra Flames |
2011–2012 | Göttingen |
2012–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
2013–2014 | AEK Larnaca |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Don Bauscher (born April 25, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Bauscher played three years for the Boise State Broncos, from 2005 till 2008, during his college career. He was the team captain at Boise State while winning the regular season and tournament championship. He earned All Conference Defense and All Conference Tournament Team. Afterwards he played six seasons as a professional player in Europe, spending most of his time in the Netherlands, in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Bauscher won the DBL championship in 2010. He also played in top divisions of Germany and Cyprus.
Professional career
[edit]After playing three years for Boise State, Bauscher started his professional playing career in the Netherlands with Aris Leeuwarden in the Dutch Basketball League. He was the DBL Scoring champion during the 2008–09 season, as he averaged 22 points per game.
After his single season for Aris, Bauscher signed with GasTerra Flames of the DBL. In his first season with the Flames, he won the Dutch championship, and in his second season he won the NBB Cup.
In 2012, Bauscher signed with BG Göttingen in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) in Germany.
After one year in Germany, Bauscher returned to the Netherlands to play for EiffelTowers Den Bosch. With Den Bosch, he won the NBB Cup for the second time in his career.
In 2013, Bauscher signed with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.[1]
In August 2014, Bauscher retired from professional basketball.[2] Matt Bauscher currently runs a real estate business in Boise, Idaho. He has sold over 100 homes every year since 2016 – becoming one of the top realtors in the United States. In 2020 alone, he sold 227 homes for $130,000,000 in sales.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Dutch Basketball League (1): 2009–10
- NBB Cup (1): 2010–11
Individual
[edit]- DBL scoring leader (1): 2008–09
- DBL assists leader (1): 2008–09
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
- DBL All-Star Game MVP (1): 2009
- DBL All-Star (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
References
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- ^ "Matt Bauscher gaat op Cyprus spelen bij AEK (Matt Bauscher is gonna play in Cyprus with AEK)" (in Dutch). basketballplus.nl. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Thank You Matt: Bauscher Announces Retirement From Professional Basketball". Scorersfirst.com. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- AEK Larnaca B.C. players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Aris Leeuwarden players
- Basketball players from Idaho
- BG Göttingen players
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- People from Caldwell, Idaho
- Shooting guards