Jordan Mathews

For the American football player, see Jordan Matthews.
Jordan Mathews
Matthews playing for California in 2015
Nacional
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994 (age 30)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
High schoolSanta Monica
(Santa Monica, California)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Erie BayHawks
2018–2019Team FOG Næstved
2019–2020Vanoli Cremona
2021BC Enisey
2022–2023Spójnia Stargard
2023–presentNacional
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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.

College career

Out 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

After 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

Mathews is the older brother of professional basketball player Jonah Mathews. His father, Phil Mathews, is the head coach of Riverside City College.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Basketball Recruiting - Jordan Mathews - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. ^ Marshall, John (March 31, 2017). "'Tough decision' to leave Cal brought Mathews to Gonzaga". Bellingham Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (March 22, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews left Cal because of Cuonzo Martin". San Jose Mercury-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Hawks Sign Jeremy Evans and Jordan Mathews". NBA.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Meehan, Jim (June 23, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews will play summer ball for New Orleans Pelicans". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Hegland, Brad (June 26, 2017). "Gonzaga's Jordan Mathews takes alternate route to NBA, New Orleans Pelicans". KHQ. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Hawks Waive Cavanaugh, Cook and Evans". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Dudley, John (October 24, 2017). "BayHawks open camp with 13 players". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Dudley, John (April 3, 2018). "BayHawks head to Fort Wayne for next playoff challenge". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  12. ^ Meehan, Jim (June 25, 2018). "Ex-Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews joining Clippers' summer league team". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Jordan Mathews signs with Team FOG Næstved". Sportando. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 18, 2019). "Jordan Mathews signs with Vanoli Cremona". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "Enisey inks Jordan Mathews, ex-Cremona". Sportando. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Jordan Mathews wzmacnia PGE Spójnię". plk.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  17. ^ 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.