Matthew Edward Fish (born November 18, 1969) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) for the

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and

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. He played collegiately at the

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and was drafted in the 1992 NBA Draft to the Golden State Warriors. Fish played in the

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(CBA) for the

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, Fort Wayne Fury and La Crosse Bobcats from 1992 to 1999. He won a CBA championship with the Thunder in 1994. He was selected to the CBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1993. Fish went on to earn a master's in Education and a master's in Business to go along with his BA in Communication and Special Education. He publishes ''Rebound Magazine'', the NBA-approved official publication of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), where is he also the President of the Phoenix Chapter. He was the first member intern for the NBRPA at the corporate level in Chicago. Fish also played in the IBA and the CBA, where he played a major role in the 1994 CBA champions Quad City Thunder. Fish was a CBA All-Star, All-Rookie team, and the number one center in the CBA during his career. During his playing days, when making a

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, it was often called a "Fish Hook", a play on his name.

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