Matt Bonner

Born in Concord, New Hampshire, Bonner attended Concord High School, where he helped lead them to three state championships.[1] Bonner was also the Valedictorian of his graduating class.[2]

Bonner accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 1999 to 2003. In his four seasons, he amassed 1,570 points, 778 rebounds and 165 three-point field goals. As a senior in 2003, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American.

Bonner graduated with a bachelor's degree, with high honors, in business administration and a 3.96 grade point average (GPA). He won Academic All-American of the Year for the sport of basketball in both 2002 and 2003.[3]

• 2013–14 NBA champion
• 2006–07 NBA champion
• 2010–11 NBA three-point field-goal percentage leader
• 2002–03 Honorable Mention All-American
• 2001–02 Honorable Mention All-American
• 2002–03 Academic All-American of the Year
• 2001–02 Academic All-American of the Year
• 2002–03 All-SEC First Team
• 2001–02 All-SEC Second Team
• 2000–01 All-SEC Third Team
• 2002–03 SEC three-point field-goal percentage leader
• 2002–03 All-SEC Academic
• 2001–02 All-SEC Academic
• 2000–01 All-SEC Academic
• 1998–99 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS
• 1997–98 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS
• 1996–97 NHIAA Champions – Concord HS

After retiring from professional basketball, Bonner joined San Antonio Spurs TV Broadcast as a studio analyst.[12]

Bonner speaking into a microphone

Bonner and his wife Nadia have one daughter, Evangeline-Vesper Lynne Bonner (born June 21, 2009) and one son, August Bonner (born August 27, 2012).

He has a younger brother, Luke, who was also a professional basketball player. Luke served as Matt's best man at his wedding.[13]

Bonner applied for Canadian citizenship in February 2009, but did not qualify, due to the amount of time he spent outside the country.[14]

Bonner is a sandwich enthusiast. He has a blog titled "The Sandwich Hunter: The Quest for the Hoagie Grail" in which he documents his search for the "world's best sandwich."[15]

During his tenure with the Toronto Raptors, he received the nickname the "Red Rocket" for his red hair and constant use of the public transit in Toronto, the Toronto Transit Commission, whose slogan is "Ride the Rocket."[2]

Kobe Bryant coined Bonner's other nickname, the "Red Mamba", on Twitter while live-tweeting during a televised replay of his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors.[16]

After his contract with New Balance expired, Bonner signed a basketball shoe deal with Adidas in January 2014.[17]

Bonner and his brother Luke run a nonprofit organization called the Rock On Foundation, in which they look to support community involvement in arts and athletics.[18]

In March 2016, Bonner was featured on the season-premiere episode of FYI's Tiny House Nation, where he and his wife Nadia had a 276-sq.-foot house custom-built.[19]

• List of Florida Gators in the NBA
• List of University of Florida alumni

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