| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1967-06-05)June 5, 1967 (age 57) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1990:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–2002 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1994 | Houston Rockets |
| 1994–1995 | PAOK |
| 1995–1996 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1996–2001 | Houston Rockets |
| 2001–2002 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,270 (5.3 ppg) |
| 3-Pointers | 599 |
| 3P% | .384 |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Matthew Gordon Bullard (born June 5, 1967) is an American former professionalbasketball player in theNBA and former color analyst for theHouston Rockets onAT&T SportsNet Southwest. Bullard played 12 years professionally and 11 years in the NBA, most notably with theHouston Rockets from 1990 to 1994, and then again from 1996 to 2001. Other teams he played for include theAtlanta Hawks,Charlotte Hornets, andPAOK in Greece.
Matt Bullard went toValley High School inWest Des Moines,Iowa. He wentundrafted after graduating from theUniversity of Iowa in 1990.
Bullard played nine seasons with theHouston Rockets (1990–94, 1996–2001) and one season each with both theAtlanta Hawks (1995–96) and theCharlotte Hornets (2001–02). He also played in the 1994–95 season for theGreek League powerPAOK. He has career averages of 5.3 points and two rebounds per game. He was known affectionately inHouston 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 in1994.
In 2004, Bullard lost toDee Brown on theESPNreality television programDream 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'tPete Chilcutt". He andClyde Drexler sharedcolor commentating duties for local Houston Rockets game telecasts alongside long-time play-by-play manBill Worrell. On June 2, 2021, Bullard announced that his tenure withAT&T SportsNet Southwest was done and he would not be part of its broadcast lineup for the2021-22 NBA season.[1]
| 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 anNBA championship |
Source[2]
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
