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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|31}}
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Marist School (Georgia)|Marist School]] ([[Atlanta, Georgia]])
| college = [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] (1994–1998)
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'''Matthew Joseph Harpring''' (born May 31, 1976) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played 11 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and was formerly paired with play-by-play broadcaster [[Craig Bolerjack]] as the [[color analyst]] in broadcasting games for the [[Utah Jazz]].
==College career==
After attending [[Marist School (Georgia)|Marist School]] near Atlanta, Harpring played [[college basketball]] at [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]], where he was a four-year starter. He was named First Team
He finished his collegiate career as Georgia Tech's second all-time leader in points (2,225) and rebounds (997). He is the institute's all-time leader in free throws attempted (675) and made (508). Prior to his final regular season home game, Georgia Tech retired Harpring's jersey number 15. In 2002, Harpring was selected to the [[ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team]] as one of the fifty greatest players in [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] history.
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Harpring returned from his injury the following season, but saw his role on the team reduced as [[Andrei Kirilenko (basketball)|Andrei Kirilenko]] emerged as an [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]] at small forward, and the Jazz added power forwards [[Carlos Boozer]] and [[Mehmet Okur]] to the roster.
In 2009, after suffering various injuries and a post-surgery infection in his ankle, Harpring announced that he would probably not be able to continue playing in the NBA, though he did not formally retire.<ref>[
Since 2010, Harpring has successfully transitioned to his current role as color commentary voice for the games broadcast on [[AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain]],<ref>[https://ksl.com/?sid=36535690&nid=304&title=jazz-announce-broadcast-crews-schedule-for-2015-16-season&fm=home_page&s_cid=topstory Jazz announce broadcast crews, schedule for 2015-16 season]</ref> adding a dry sense of humor which he admits he suppressed while a player to the widely recognized play-by-play skills of Craig Bolerjack.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/jazz/features/player-broadcaster-matt-harpring From Player to Broadcaster, Harpring Enjoying Role as Jazz TV Analyst]</ref>
==Oklahoma City Thunder==
On December 22, 2009, Harpring's contract was included in a trade between the Jazz and
He then joined [[NBA TV]] as a studio analyst.<ref>[http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/64936/20100222/thunder_sign_anderson_waive_harpring/ Thunder Sign Anderson, Waive Harpring] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225140948/http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/64936/20100222/thunder_sign_anderson_waive_harpring |date=February 25, 2010 }}</ref> ==Awards and honors==
*'''[[NBA All-Rookie First Team]]''': 1999
Harpring was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]], in Macon, Georgia, as a member of the 2017 class.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.georgiasportshalloffame.com/class-of-2017 | title=Class of 2017 }}</ref>
== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}
=== Regular season ===
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| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 22 || 22.3 || .463 || .400 || .713 || 4.3 || .9 || .6 || .1 || 8.2
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| align="left" | {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
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==Personal life==
Harpring and his wife Amanda, who is a physician, have five children: the first son Luke Matthew and second daughter Kate Eileen, Robert, and Matthew. His eldest son
==References==
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*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harprma01.html] basketball-reference.com player page
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