Matt Zauner

Nationality: AUT/AUS
Date of Birth: 9/11/72
Place of Birth: Albury (NSW)
Position: F/C
Height (CM): 210
Weight (KG): 118
Junior Assoc: NSW - Albury
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 3/04/92
AGE AT DEBUT: 19
LAST NBL GAME: 31/03/01
AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
NBL History: Canberra 1992-94 | Gold Coast 1995 | Illawarra 1996-98 | Brisbane 2001
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Matt Zauner was born in Albury (NSW).

FAMILY: Matt’s brother, Brendan Zauner also played 11 games in the NBL.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Matt Zauner made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 19 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.

In his rookie season, Zauner averaged 1.0 points and 1.4 rebounds, and helped Canberra finish the year in sixth place finish with a record of 11-13.

In 1993, Zauner averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds, and helped guide the Cannons to a ninth-place finish during the regular season with a 12-14 record. The Cannons did not offer him a contract to return in 1994 and Zauner spent the year playing in the state league competition before getting the chance to play with the Gold Coast Rollers in 1995. During a rebuilding season for the Rollers where they managed just five wins for the season, Zauner averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds for the year.

1996 was a breakout season for Zauner who averaged 15.7 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Illawarra Hawks. Despite Zauner’s rapid improvement the Hawks struggled, finishing in tenth place with a 9-17 record.

After being named the Hawks team captain to start the 1997 season, Zauner started the year on fire and his play earned him a spot in the NBL All-Star Game for the first time. Zauner, who was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, was now ‘hot property’ around the league after his impressive form over the past two seasons and whilst the Hawks were keen to retain his services Zauner was keen to play the field and test his market value. Hawks coach Brendan Joyce took offence at Zauner’s reluctance to sign and so in a unprofessional move Joyce benched the Hawks captain and most consistent player for a stretch after the All Star break. Zauner finished the season averaging 12.9 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Hawks again failed to make the playoffs behind a 7-23 record.

Zauner chose to resign with the Hawks at the end of the year and returned to the team’s starting five in 1998. The Hawks fielded a much improved roster, re-signing star Clayton Ritter and pairing him with defensive minded guard Elliot Hatcher. With Ritter and veteran forward Eric Cooks receiving the majority of minutes in the frontcourt Zauner saw fewer opportunities than in previous years and as a result averged only 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds for the year. The Hawks would double their wins from the previous year, improving from seven wins to 14 to finish in sixth place. In the elimination finals the Hawks would go on to face the Perth Wildcats, losing back to back games before being eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.

After two year hiatus Zauner returned to the NBL for the 2001 season, averaging 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Brisbane Bullets who during a rebuilding season finished the year with a 4-24 record.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2000-01	28	Brisbane	4-24 (10)	20	400.0	151	111	17	36	75	0	6	43	71	60	147	41%	1	0%	31	47	66%	45%	41%	19
1998	25	Wollongong	14-16 (6)	31	297.0	86	89	10	33	56	7	5	22	42	31	64	48%	1	0%	24	36	67%	53%	48%	10
1997	24	Illawarra	7-23 (11)	30	952.0	388	225	30	97	128	18	14	67	109	154	287	54%	1	0%	80	114	70%	57%	54%	31
1996	23	Illawarra	9-17 (10)	26	874.0	409	200	37	90	110	14	13	54	98	158	295	54%	1	0%	93	123	76%	58%	54%	27
1995	22	Gold Coast	5-21 (13)	11	169.0	71	47	7	11	36	2	2	13	28	27	46	59%	0	0%	17	24	71%	62%	59%	20
1993	20	Canberra	12-14 (9)	17	137.0	41	27	3	7	20	2	3	12	21	17	30	57%	0	0%	7	7	100%	62%	57%	12
1992	19	Canberra	11-13 (8)	16	80.0	16	23	2	10	13	2	2	8	14	5	11	45%	0	0%	6	12	50%	48%	45%	6
Totals				151	2909	1162	722	106	284	438	45	45	219	383	452	880	51.4%	4	0.0%	258	363	71.1%	56%	51%	31

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2000-01	28	Brisbane	4-24 (10)	20	20.0	7.6	5.6	0.9	1.8	3.8	0.0	0.3	2.2	3.6	3.0	7.4	41%	0.1	0%	1.6	2.4	66%	45%	41%	19
1998	25	Wollongong	14-16 (6)	31	9.6	2.8	2.9	0.3	1.1	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.7	1.4	1.0	2.1	48%	0.0	0%	0.8	1.2	67%	53%	48%	10
1997	24	Illawarra	7-23 (11)	30	31.7	12.9	7.5	1.0	3.2	4.3	0.6	0.5	2.2	3.6	5.1	9.6	54%	0.0	0%	2.7	3.8	70%	57%	54%	31
1996	23	Illawarra	9-17 (10)	26	33.6	15.7	7.7	1.4	3.5	4.2	0.5	0.5	2.1	3.8	6.1	11.3	54%	0.0	0%	3.6	4.7	76%	58%	54%	27
1995	22	Gold Coast	5-21 (13)	11	15.4	6.5	4.3	0.6	1.0	3.3	0.2	0.2	1.2	2.5	2.5	4.2	59%	0.0	0%	1.5	2.2	71%	62%	59%	20
1993	20	Canberra	12-14 (9)	17	8.1	2.4	1.6	0.2	0.4	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.8	57%	0.0	0%	0.4	0.4	100%	62%	57%	12
1992	19	Canberra	11-13 (8)	16	5.0	1.0	1.4	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.3	0.7	45%	0.0	0%	0.4	0.8	50%	48%	45%	6
Total				151	19.3	7.7	4.8	0.7	1.9	2.9	0.3	0.3	1.5	2.5	3.0	5.8	51.4%	0.0	0.0%		0.0	71.1%	56%	51%	31

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
31	15	6	4	3	7	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

Canberra 1991

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Zauner also played for the Australian Boomers in the five game series against the Croatian National Team and in the Boomers end of year tour of the United States.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	59%	47%	44%	71%
2	0	31	6	4	3
Total						452	880	51.4%	0	4	0.0%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2000-01	28	Brisbane	4-24 (10)	20	400.0	151	111	17	36	75	0	6	43	71	60	147	41%	0	1	0%	31	47	66%	45%	41%	19
1998	25	Wollongong	14-16 (6)	31	297.0	86	89	10	33	56	7	5	22	42	31	64	48%	0	1	0%	24	36	67%	53%	48%	10
1997	24	Illawarra	7-23 (11)	30	952.0	388	225	30	97	128	18	14	67	109	154	287	54%	0	1	0%	80	114	70%	57%	54%	31
1996	23	Illawarra	9-17 (10)	26	874.0	409	200	37	90	110	14	13	54	98	158	295	54%	0	1	0%	93	123	76%	58%	54%	27
1995	22	Gold Coast	5-21 (13)	11	169.0	71	47	7	11	36	2	2	13	28	27	46	59%	0	0	0%	17	24	71%	62%	59%	20
1993	20	Canberra	12-14 (9)	17	137.0	41	27	3	7	20	2	3	12	21	17	30	57%	0	0	0%	7	7	100%	62%	57%	12
1992	19	Canberra	11-13 (8)	16	80.0	16	23	2	10	13	2	2	8	14	5	11	45%	0	0	0%	6	12	50%	48%	45%	6
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Austria - Furstenfeld (1999-00)

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