BASKETBALL PLAYER
Matthew Nielsen
1978 - Today

Matthew Nielsen
Matthew Peter Nielsen (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) from 2015 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Nielsen is the 1,241st most popular basketball player (up from 1,304th in 2024), the 915th most popular biography from Australia (down from 890th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Australian Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Matthew Nielsen ranks 1,243 out of 1,757. Before him are Othello Hunter, Sasu Salin, Dajana Butulija, Katrina McClain, John Amaechi, Tyreke Evans, Dennis Scott, and Usman Garuba. After him are Stacey King, Bol Bol, Jordan Poole, and Edwige Lawson-Wade.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOthello Hunter
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 1,235
Sasu Salin
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 1,236
Dajana Butulija
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,237
Katrina McClain
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,238
John Amaechi
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 1,239
Tyreke Evans
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 1,240
Dennis Scott
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 1,241
Usman Garuba
2002 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 1,242
Matthew Nielsen
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,243
Stacey King
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,244
Bol Bol
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 1,245
Jordan Poole
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 1,246
Edwige Lawson-Wade
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1,247
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Matthew Nielsen ranks 1,238. Before him are Sheila Mello, Katie Aselton, Bouabdellah Tahri, Eliza Schneider, Kunihiko Takizawa, and Stanislav Angelov. After him are Petra Dallmann, Frederik Veuchelen, Simon Schoch, Michal Rozsíval, Yusuke Nakatani, and Sturgill Simpson.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsSheila Mello
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,232
Katie Aselton
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,233
Bouabdellah Tahri
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 1,234
Eliza Schneider
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 1,235
Kunihiko Takizawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 1,236
Stanislav Angelov
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 1,237
Matthew Nielsen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 1,238
Petra Dallmann
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 1,239
Frederik Veuchelen
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 1,240
Simon Schoch
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 1,241
Michal Rozsíval
HOCKEY PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 1,242
Yusuke Nakatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 1,243
Sturgill Simpson
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 1,244
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Matthew Nielsen ranks 915 out of 1,143. Before him are Carl Valeri (1984), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1961), Katie Mactier (1975), David Carney (1983), Harrison Gilbertson (1993), and Malcolm Page (1972). After him are Craig Goodwin (1991), Andrew Lees (1985), Susie Porter (1971), Aaron Mooy (1990), Allison Tranquilli (1972), and Jessica De Gouw (1988).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsCarl Valeri
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 909
Kerry Saxby-Junna
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 910
Katie Mactier
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 911
David Carney
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 912
Harrison Gilbertson
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 913
Malcolm Page
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 914
Matthew Nielsen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 915
Craig Goodwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 916
Andrew Lees
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 917
Susie Porter
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 918
Aaron Mooy
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 919
Allison Tranquilli
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 920
Jessica De Gouw
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 921
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Australia
Among basketball players born in Australia, Matthew Nielsen ranks 16. Before him are Laura Hodges (1983), Joe Ingles (1987), Michele Timms (1965), Kristi Harrower (1975), Samantha Richards (1983), and Aleks Marić (1984). After him are Allison Tranquilli (1972), Matthew Dellavedova (1990), Penny Taylor (1981), Nathan Jawai (1986), Andrew Gaze (1965), and Jenny Whittle (1973).
Laura Hodges
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 10
Joe Ingles
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 11
Michele Timms
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 12
Kristi Harrower
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 13
Samantha Richards
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 14
Aleks Marić
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 15
Matthew Nielsen
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 16
Allison Tranquilli
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 17
Matthew Dellavedova
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 18
Penny Taylor
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 19
Nathan Jawai
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 20
Andrew Gaze
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 21
Jenny Whittle
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 22















































