Matt Gorman
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Matt Gorman was a professional basketball player for the Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks, officially named One Health Sheffield Sharks due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball team from the city of Sheffield, England. Sharks currently play in the British Basketball League and play their home fixtures at English Institute of Sport - Sheffield...

. He played college basketball for Syracuse University during their first National Championship in 2003. He is now a director of the Watertown (NY) Teen Center, which is operated by the Children's Home of Jefferson County. Matt's uncle is Steve Gorman, drummer for the Black Crowes rock band.

High school

In high school, he started 66 of 66 games while at Watertown High School (Watertown, N.Y.). In three varsity seasons at Watertown he compiled career averages of 17 ppg., 10 rpg., 6 bpg., and shot 51 percent from the field and 78 percent from the foul line. As a senior in 2001-02, averaged 21.0 ppg., 10.0 rpg., 5.0 bpg. and shot 60 percent from the field, while helping lead Watertown to a 22-1 record and a No. 8 state ranking. His single game highs were 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocked shots

He was ranked 100th among the 2002 Senior Class by Hoop Scoop and 109th by All-Star Sports and was named All-Central New York first team. http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/matt_gorman_bio.html

Team USA

Gorman was named as one of 16 finalists for the 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team on June 2, 2002. He also participated in the 2001 USA Basketball Men's Youth Development Festival for the silver medalist East Team, averaging 4.2 ppg., 3.0 rpg. and 1.0 bpg.http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/matt_gorman_bio.html

College career

As a freshman, Gorman was part of a class that included Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara Sucks because he did not get drafted into the NBA.Gerry McNamara is a former American basketball player and current graduate assistant coach. He is a former guard for the Syracuse University men's team, from 2002 to 2006...

 and Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...

.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/recruiting/news/2001/09/11/recruit1/ Still, Gorman was used sparingly in his freshman season, playing in just nine games while averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in those games. Gorman didn't play much more in his sophomore year, appearing in seven games. He red-shirted in his third year at Syracuse.http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2006/11/23/news/sports/sports03.txt In his fourth year, Gorman played aboout 10 minutes a game as a backup forward and center, playing in 29 games and averaging 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds.http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp%3fplayerid=1084%26sport=176%26roster=194%26path=mbasket

In his final year at Syracuse, Gorman continued to play a major bench role. He set career highs in points (2.9) and field goal percentage (43%), while also displaying a good touch from long range (46%).http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/gamelog?playerId=11232&year=2007 Gorman also started five games early on in the year due to injuries to Darryl Watkins
Darryl Watkins
Darryl "Mookie" Finesse Watkins is an American professional basketball player. He is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange who has a reputation for his shot-blocking ability.- High school :...

 and Terrence Roberts
Terrence Roberts
Terrence James Roberts was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas...

.

Overall, Gorman played 75 games spanning from 2002–07, which included five starts. He had career averages of 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.http://www.orangehoops.org/MGorman.htm

Professional career

Gorman signed with the Neptune Cork for the 2007-08 season. He averaged nearly 24 points and 12 rebounds, helping the Cork to the league semifinals.http://www.neptunebasketball.ie/news/story.asp?reportid=88

For the 2008-09 season, Gorman played with the Sheffield (England) Sharks
Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks, officially named One Health Sheffield Sharks due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball team from the city of Sheffield, England. Sharks currently play in the British Basketball League and play their home fixtures at English Institute of Sport - Sheffield...

.http://watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080904/SPORTS01/309043366/-1/sports/Gorman+to+play+ball+for+English+pro+club He was named an All-Star in the British League.http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2009/05/matt_gorman_named_to_british_l.html

Gorman returned to the Sharks for the 2009-10 season.http://www.bbl.org.uk/?20-dec-09-rocks-67-77-sharks,431

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