During his senior season in 201415, stainbrook not only made news for his oncourt play, but also for his parttime job as a driver for uber. Matt stainbrook wanted to find an odd job that fits his odd personality. Stainbrook isnt just the musketeers leading scorer hes also one of the worlds largest uber drivers and a model big brother, to boot. Thats right, xaviers 610, 270pound center is an uber driver. Xavier big man stainbrook doesnt buy into whole being a. Redshirt senior matt stainbrook is xaviers top returning scorer, but the center will be paying his own way at school this season so that his brother, who walkedon to the basketball team last. The 610, 270 pound center gave his full scholarship to his younger brother and now drives for uber to make some extra money. His journey to that job began the previous season when tim walked on to the xavier basketball team at matts suggestion.
In december, espn produced a video of stainbrook driving for uber in his time off. Matt stainbrook is the tallest uber driver on record, incarnate word somehow keeps winning, and the president of. Xavier basketball player leads double life as uber driver. Xaviers matt stainbrook drives for uber when hes not. Brad quickly thinks to call an uber and is surprised by none other than professional uber driver matt. The uberdriving basketball star whos taking xavier to. May 24, 2018 little did he know his car broke down on the way to an interview with matt stainbrook. Leading scorer, uber driver matt stainbrook gives xavier a. Matt stainbrook is the tallest uber driver on record, incarnate word somehow keeps winning, and the president of the ncaa is as clueless as youd think.
It might just be xaviers 6foot10, admittedly quirky secondleading. We like to play insideout, and its not often you get to have a great passer in the post. Xavier basketball player and fifthyear senior matt stainbrook does much more during his time than just play basketball. The buzz has followed xavier center matt stainbrook. Maybe the shine started back in december, when espn accompanied stainbrook while he worked as an uber driver a job the mba student does for. You see, stainbrook, a fifthyear player enrolled in grad school and currently leading xavier into the sweet 16 this weekend, also drives an uber car to help pay his bills. So you may be surprised to hear that when leading scorer matt stainbrook isnt driving to the hoop, hes driving an uber.
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Matt stainbrook plays basketball for xavier university and is studying for an mba, but he spends his spare time driving around passengers in cincinnati as a taxi driver, working for uber. Xaviers 610, 270pound senior center matt stainbrook has been a driving. Matt wears prescription goggles on the court, and i asked him whether he had. Xavier has started a trend of finding seven foot ogres to patrol the paint. In the video, stainbrook explained that the money helped. During his senior season in 201415, stainbrook not only made news for his oncourt play, but. Xavier basketball player matt stainbrook drives an uber business. Meet matt stainbrook, xaviers allconference center, uber s cincinnatiarea driver. Mar 19, 2015 matt opting to transfer his basketball scholarship to his younger brother is a very generous and responsible move, but the idea of a 6foot10 big east center as an uber driver is mindblowing. Uber is an appbased transportation network and taxi company headquartered in san francisco, california, which operates in cities in many countries. Xavier basketball player matt stainbrook gave up scholarship.
Matt stainbrook is a xavier basketball player by day, and an uber driver by night. Stainbrook s younger brother, tim, joined xavier as a teammate, but as a walkon. Xaviers matt stainbrook is an uber driver who donated his scholarship to his younger brother. Maybe the shine started back in december, when espn accompanied stainbrook while he worked as an uber driver a job the mba student does for extra money since he gave his scholarship to his to. Warriors matt stainbrook is an uber driver in his spare time, so the starters played. He holds a job as an uber driver, mainly to help his younger brother, who is a walkon on the basketball team. Transcript for college basketball star takes job as uber driver test text1 underline turning to that college basketball not just busy competing in the sweet 16 but work as an uber driver. Matthew stainbrook professional basketball player cb breogan. Matt stainbrook, right, gave up his basketball scholarship at xavier this season so his brother tim, a walkon, could have one. I dont believe that it is possible to request a specific driver when requesting an uber but some xavier fans might be getting a ride from star center matt stainbrook from time to time in cincinnati. Matt stainbrook isnt just your average uber driver. Mar 19, 2015 seth davis wants to know if he can right swipe on xaviers matt stainbrook on uber. So, in his spare time, xaviers leading scorer is driving for uber.
Matt stainbrook is a fifthyear senior, the secondleading scorer for. The company uses a smartphone application to receive ride requests and then sends these trip requests to their drivers. The athlete is already receiving praise, but the school they are particularly interested in does not share the level of interest. Matt opting to transfer his basketball scholarship to his younger brother is a very generous and responsible move, but the idea of a 6foot10 big east center as an uber driver.
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Watching the xaviercincinnati game last nite, i was reintroduced to matt stainbrook. Stainbrook s daily downshift, from mastering the pickandroll as the musketeers secondleading scorer, to rolling down the highways and through the side streets of cincinnati as an uber driver. Stainbrook drew national attention and became a fan favorite during his. In 201415, xavier starting center matt stainbrook enrolled in the schools mba program and gave up his scholarship for his younger brother tim. Xavier center gave up scholarship, became an uber driver. Professional uber driver matt stainbrook saves brad redford. Lakers draft prospect matt stainbrook dishes on uber protocol share this. Dec 11, 2014 stainbrook s daily downshift, from mastering the pickandroll as the musketeers secondleading scorer, to rolling down the highways and through the side streets of cincinnati as an uber driver. Matt stainbrook and xavier are in the sweet 16 of march madness. Xavier senior center matt stainbrook gave up his basketball scholarship to his younger brother, tim, and became an uber driver to make additional money. Matt stainbrook rumors, news and videos from the best sources on the web. Xavier basketball star drives an uber to help pay for school because he gave up his scholarship to his younger brother. Xaviers matt stainbrook stands 610 and spends most of his time playing around the basket.
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Nov 15, 2014 matt stainbrook, right, gave up his basketball scholarship at xavier this season so his brother tim, a walkon, could have one. Xaviers matt stainbrook is the largest uber driver youll ever see. Xaviers matt stainbrook spends much of his free time. The 6foot10inch, 275pounder is the tallest uber driver in cincinnati. Thats right, xaviers 610, 270pound center is an uber driver in his spare time. Matt stainbrook is a senior center for xavier, the musketeers leading scorer and rebounder. Warriors summer league star matt stainbrook talks about. Nov 17, 2014 xavier senior center matt stainbrook gave up his basketball scholarship to his younger brother, tim, and became an uber driver to make additional money. Matt stainbrook drives strangers around, and xavier onward the. As stainbrook remembers it, she tearfully held a box of her office belongings. Jul 11, 2015 warriors matt stainbrook is an uber driver in his spare time, so the starters played.
The big man discusses life in the paint and behind the wheel of his 2004 buick rendezvous. Xaviers matt stainbrook doesnt want to be a star, he wants. Matt stainbrook drives strangers around, and xavier onward. Xavier star matt stainbrook consults with coach chris mack. Mar 26, 2015 stainbrook told the dan patrick show on tuesday that he took the uber gig to make extra money because he gave his full scholarship to his younger brother stainbrook is in his fifth year and. Why does the fifthyear senior spend his evenings driving the streets of cincinnati. Warriors summer league star matt stainbrook talks about his. By day, 6foot10, 270pound matt stainbrook is the starting center for the xavier musketeers mens basketball team. It might seem as though the star of xaviers matt stainbrook grew overnight, as so many tend to do during march. Xaviers center matt stainbrook got a special message from his bosses at uber. Matt stainbrook is a fifthyear senior, the secondleading scorer for the xavier basketball. His story is still a hot topic in the ncaa tournament. College basketball star matt stainbrook works as an uber.
Not only did the senior help lead the musketeers to the sweet 16 during the ncaa tournament while spending the year as an uber driver, hes not done. If you live in cincinnati and use uber, you could be the lucky customer that draws matt stainbrook as your ride. Uber talk follows xus matt stainbrook across country. Xavier basketball player doubles as uber driver sporting. Xaviers 6foot10 center moonlights as an uber driver for. Mar 23, 2015 matt stainbrook isnt your typical college hoops star, but hes driven xavier all the way to the sweet 16. Xavier center matt stainbrook isnt only the muskateers leading scorer.
Stainbrook told the dan patrick show on tuesday that he took the uber gig to make extra money because he gave his full scholarship to his younger brother stainbrook is in his fifth year and. The uberdriving basketball star whos taking xavier to the. This led him to become a driver for the ondemand car service uber, which gained him significant notoriety during that season. Mar 26, 2015 xaviers matt stainbrook is the largest uber driver youll ever see. Mar 24, 2015 xavier center matt stainbrook isnt only the muskateers leading scorer. The nba is the premier professional basketball league in. Uber gives a shout out to xaviers matt stainbrook sports. Xavier was in total control still is, actually at 4528 with 16. View matthew stainbrooks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jul 20, 2015 matt stainbrook shows why he is a fan favorite. During his senior season in 201415, stainbrook not only made news for his oncourt play, but also. Xavier center gave up scholarship, became an uber driver, so. Stainbrook works part time as an uber driver in cincinnati.
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