Matt Nover

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

|name = Matt Nover

|image =

|caption =

|height = 6 ft 8 in

|weight = 223 lb

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|23}}

|birth_place = Chesterton, Indiana

|nationality = American

|high_school = Chesterton (Chesterton, Indiana)

|college = Indiana (1989–1993)

|career_start = 1993

|career_end = 2009

|career_number=

|career_position = Forward

|years1 = 1993–1994 |team1 = Carife Ferrara

|years2 = 1995–1996 |team2 = Bellinzona

|years3 = 1996 |team3 = Illiabum

|years4 = 1998 |team4 = San Germán

|years5 = 1998 |team5 = Sydney Kings

|years6 = 1998–2000 |team6 = Nippon Denso

|years7 = 2000–2001 |team7 = Benfica Lisboa

|years8 = 2001–2003 |team8 = Aveiro Basket

|years9 = 2003 |team9= C.A. Queluz

|years10= 2003–2004 |team10= CB Murcia

|years11= 2004 |team11= Ovarense

|years12= 2007–2009 |team12= A.D. Vagos

|cyears1= 2008–2010 |cteam1= S.C. Beira-Mar

|highlights =

As player:

• LEB Oro champion (2003)
• Portuguese All-Star (2002)

}}

Matthew Joseph Nover (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Indiana University{{cite news |author1=Bob Bridge |title=IU's Nover no pushover |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/547502363/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=The Times-Mail |date=16 March 1991 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{closed access}}{{cite news |author1=Pete Diprimio |title=IU's Matt Nover becoming more assertive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/762391684/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=Evansville Courier and Press |date=16 March 1991 |page=C2 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{closed access}} and later professionally, including for C.B. Polaris World Murcia in the Liga ACB{{cite news|title=Matt Nover rescinde su contrato con el Polaris World Murcia|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=15755|accessdate=November 30, 2017|work=acb.com|date=January 28, 2004|language=Spanish}} and for Sydney Kings in the Australian NBL.{{cite news|last1=Cowley|first1=Michael|title=Kings emerge from a pack of jokers|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/09/1041990049201.html|accessdate=November 30, 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=January 10, 2003}} In 1994, he appeared in Blue Chips along with Nick Nolte, Penny Hardaway, and Shaquille O'Neal.{{cite news|author1=Al Hamnik|title=Chesterton's Nover plays the 'chips' that were dealt him|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/indiana-university/chesterton-s-nover-plays-the-chips-that-were-dealt-him/article_4fadc80f-df0b-5c6f-a8c5-dd7fbf81c9a5.html|accessdate=November 30, 2017|work=Northwest Indiana Times|date=June 16, 2011}}{{cite news |author1=Chris Duncan |title=Nover turns out to be blue-chip actor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/311024706/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=The Times |date=18 July 1993 |page=C4 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{closed access}}

Nover played high school basketball for Chesterton High School.{{cite news |author1=Scott Cottos |title=Matt Nover - he's arrived |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/333069333/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=Vidette-Messenger of Porter County |date=10 November 1987 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{closed access}}