Jordan Mathews (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played in college for California and Gonzaga.
![]() Matthews playing for California in 2015 | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | June 22, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | Erie BayHawks |
2018–2019 | Team FOG Næstved |
2019–2020 | Vanoli Cremona |
2021 | BC Enisey |
2022–2023 | Spójnia Stargard |
2023–present | Nacional |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College career
editOut of Santa Monica High School, Mathews was a top recruit out of high school for California.[1] He had a solid freshman campaign under coach Mike Montgomery and had a 32-point game versus Oregon. As a sophomore, Mathews averaged 13.6 points per game. He posted 13.5 points per game as a junior and earned his degree after taking six classes in 12 weeks.[2] He opted to transfer to Gonzaga for his final collegiate season because he did not have a great relationship with Golden Bears coach Cuonzo Martin.[3]
Mathews endured a brief shooting slump in February 2017 but rebounded to make three 3-pointers and score 15 points in a win over San Diego.[4] Mathews hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to go in the Sweet 16 win over West Virginia and finished with 13 points.[5] As a senior at Gonzaga, Mathews 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in helping the Bulldogs reach the National Championship game.[6] He hit a team-high 85 3-pointers.[7]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Mathews joined the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Summer League.[8] On September 21, 2017, Mathews signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[6] He was released on October 13 as one of the team’s final preseason roster cuts.[9] Mathews joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League.[10] He came off the bench for a team-high 20 points in a 115-96 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on March 17, 2018.[11] Mathews averaged 8.8 points in 48 games in his rookie season, shooting 38.4 percent from the field. He signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2018 Summer League.[12]
On July 26, 2018, Mathews joined Team FOG Næstved of Denmark's Basketligaen.[13]
On July 18, 2019, he signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Lega Basket Serie A.[14]
On January 17, 2021, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[15]
On August 3, 2022, he has signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[16]
Personal life
editMathews is the older brother of professional basketball player Jonah Mathews. His father, Phil Mathews, is the head coach of Riverside City College.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Basketball Recruiting - Jordan Mathews - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ Marshall, John (March 31, 2017). "'Tough decision' to leave Cal brought Mathews to Gonzaga". Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (March 22, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews left Cal because of Cuonzo Martin". San Jose Mercury-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (February 23, 2017). "Josh Perkins, Jordan Mathews shake off slight struggles to guide No. 1 Gonzaga's romp". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Gonzaga advances to third Elite Eight in school history with 61-58 win over West Virginia". ESPN. Associated Press. March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hawks Sign Jeremy Evans and Jordan Mathews". NBA.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (June 23, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews will play summer ball for New Orleans Pelicans". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Hegland, Brad (June 26, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews takes alternate route to NBA, New Orleans Pelicans". KHQ. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Hawks Waive Cavanaugh, Cook and Evans". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Dudley, John (October 24, 2017). "BayHawks open camp with 13 players". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Dudley, John (April 3, 2018). "BayHawks head to Fort Wayne for next playoff challenge". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (June 25, 2018). "Ex-Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews joining Clippers' summer league team". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Jordan Mathews signs with Team FOG Næstved". Sportando. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 18, 2019). "Jordan Mathews signs with Vanoli Cremona". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "Enisey inks Jordan Mathews, ex-Cremona". Sportando. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Mathews wzmacnia PGE Spójnię". plk.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Thiry, Lindsey (January 27, 2018). "Something was amiss for USC's Jonah Mathews, but then he changed shoes and his shots fell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 11, 2020.