Matthew James Clowry (born c. 1975) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played one season in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Canberra Cannons.[1]

Matt Clowry
Personal information
Born1970s
NationalityAustralian
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
High schoolMarist College Canberra
(Canberra, Australia)
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1995Canberra Cannons
1995Canberra Gunners

Clowry was a graduate of the ACT Academy of Sport program and was a pupil at Marist College Canberra. Clowry joined the Cannons in February 1995 after Brett Flanigan invited him to training camp.[2] He had previously played for ACT under 20s in the 1994 Australian championships[3] and the under-18s in 1992.[4] He also played for the Canberra Gunners of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1995.[2] He was named the Cannons' best defensive player at their end of season awards in 1995.[5]

Clowry also played rugby union and was part of the Australian squad for a match against a Scotland Schools team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ NBL player list Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Scholes, Gary (23 February 1995), "Cannons snap up promising teen", Canberra Times
  3. ^ "ACT bounce back", Canberra Times, 16 February 1994
  4. ^ Liosatos, Tonia (4 August 1992), "Cannons to play two exhibitions", Canberra Times
  5. ^ Kirkpatrick, David (26 September 1995), "Wildcats feel pressure of play-offs", Canberra Times
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