| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-12-06)December 6, 1971 (age 53) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Haddonfield Memorial (Haddonfield, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1995:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2003 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 12, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996 | Grand Rapids Mackers |
| 1996–1999 | Houston Rockets |
| 2000 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2000–2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,177 (7.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 500 (1.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 852 (2.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Matthew Patrick Maloney (born December 6, 1971) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played seven seasons in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).
Maloney was born inSilver Spring, Maryland, but grew up inHaddonfield, New Jersey.
Maloney began his basketball career atVanderbilt University, transferring after his freshman year to theUniversity of Pennsylvania, and played three seasons as aPenn Quaker.
During Maloney's three seasons as a Penn Quaker, the team went 42–0 in the Ivy League with him as a starting guard, including three Ivy League championships and subsequently three bids to the NCAA tournament. The Penn Quakers went 69–14 during Maloney's career. He was also a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection, and was the Ivy League's Player of the Year his senior season.
Maloney holds several Quaker records, including a 37-point game (sophomore year vs. American; tied for fourth-best single game scoring performance in program history), 91 three-pointers made in single season (second all-time, 1992–93), 44.4% three-pointer field goal percentage (fifth all-time, 1992–93), 89.7% free throw percentage (61 of 68, first all-time, 1993–94), and 62 steals in a single season (fourth all time, 1993–94).
In thePhiladelphia Big 5, Maloney was a two-time first-team All-Big 5 selection (1992–93 and 1994–95). Maloney was second-team All-Big 5 selection in 1993–94.[1]
Never drafted by aNational Basketball Association team, Maloney made his debut for theGrand Rapids Mackers of theContinental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1995–96 season and was named to the CBA All-Rookie Second Team.[2]
Maloney played with theHouston Rockets from 1996 to 1999,[3] theChicago Bulls during1999–2000 and theAtlanta Hawks for the2000–01 and2002–03 seasons.
He is notable for his rookie season when the two players in front of him on the depth chart had season ending injuries and Maloney was able to start all 82regular season games at point guard for a Rockets squad with futureHall of FamersCharles Barkley,Clyde Drexler, andHakeem Olajuwon. The club won 57 games, eventually losing to theUtah Jazz in six games in the Western Conference Finals during the1997 playoffs.
Maloney's father, Jim, a longtime assistant coach forJohn Chaney atTemple University, died only months before Maloney began playing for his first NBA team. During his career he appeared in 21playoff games and scored a total of 177 points, achieving a career-high 26 points twice during the 1997 playoffs.
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Houston | 82 | 82* | 29.1 | .441 | .404 | .763 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.4 |
| 1997–98 | Houston | 78 | 78 | 28.4 | .408 | .364 | .833 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .8 | .1 | 8.6 |
| 1998–99 | Houston | 15 | 7 | 12.4 | .179 | .067 | .909 | .7 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 1.4 |
| 1999–00 | Chicago | 51 | 12 | 23.0 | .358 | .356 | .822 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 |
| 2000–01 | Atlanta | 55 | 27 | 25.5 | .420 | .359 | .765 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2002–03 | Atlanta | 14 | 0 | 7.4 | .320 | .333 | .600 | .5 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 295 | 206 | 25.3 | .408 | .372 | .797 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .8 | .0 | 7.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Houston | 16 | 16 | 32.9 | .399 | .398 | .667 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .6 | .2 | 11.2 |
| 1998 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .333 | .250 | .889 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .4 | .4 | 6.6 |
| Career | 21 | 21 | 32.9 | .388 | .375 | .733 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | 10.1 | |