Matt Janning

Matt Janning
Janning with Saski Baskonia in 2017
Northeastern Huskies
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueCoastal Athletic Association
Personal information
Born (1988-06-22) June 22, 1988 (age 36)
Watertown, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican / Georgian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWatertown-Mayer
(Watertown, Minnesota)
CollegeNortheastern (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–2023
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career2024–present
Career history
As player:
2010–2011Maine Red Claws
2011Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011–2012Casale Monferrato
2012–2013Montepaschi Siena
2013Cibona
2014Montepaschi Siena
2014–2015Anadolu Efes
2015–2016Hapoel Jerusalem
2016–2017Lokomotiv Kuban
2017–2020Saski Baskonia
2020–2021Manresa
2021–2023Kawasaki Brave Thunders
As coach:
2024–presentNortheastern (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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Matthew Lawrence Janning (born June 22, 1988) is a former American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player and assistant coach. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard that played college basketball for Northeastern University.[1]

High school career

A combo guard, Janning attended Watertown-Mayer High School, where he averaged a Metro-high 31.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds, earning All-Conference honors three times, a two-time All-Area award and was a two-time team MVP. In October of 2021, Janning was inducted into the Watertown-Mayer High School Athletics Hall of Fame alongside his younger sister, Marissa.[2]

College career

After high school, Janning played college basketball with the Northeastern University Huskies. He was proclaimed as one of Northeastern University's most prolific scorers of the program[3] after ending as the program's fourth-leading scorer of all time with 1,836 points. He was a three-time All-CAA performer, including first-team honors in 2009 and 2010. On November 7th, 2024, Janning was inducted into the Northeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Janning played with the Boston Celtics in the Orlando Summer League and later for the Phoenix Suns in the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 4, 2010, he signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.[4] On November 16, he was released by the Phoenix Suns before appearing in a game for them.

On December 1, he was signed by the Maine Red Claws, after they released Jordan Eglseder, due to injury.[5] On January 20, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, in exchange for Antonio Anderson. He led the Vipers to the NBDL Finals, averaging 11 points per game.

On July 16, 2011, he signed a 1-year contract for $120,000 with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of the Lega Basket Serie A.[6] In his first Italian League season, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, while shooting 41% from 2-point range, 38% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw stripe. Janning then played with the Indiana Pacers in the Orlando Summer League, and later for the Memphis Grizzlies, in the Las Vegas Summer League, during the 2012 summer.

Janning then signed with the reigning Italian League champions, Montepaschi Siena, in August 2012.[7] He made the Lega Basket Serie A BEKO All-Star team. In his 2nd Italian League season he is averaging 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 48% from 2-point range, 31% from 3-point range, and 87% from the free throw stripe.

On August 4, 2013, it was announced that Janning signed for Croatian champions Cibona Zagreb.[8] He was released in December 2013, due to financial problems of the club.[9] On January 3, 2014, he signed with his former club Montepaschi Siena for the rest of the season.[10]

On July 10, 2014, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[11][12]

On September 28, 2015, Janning signed with the Denver Nuggets.[13] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 15 in order for him to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[14] On February 7, 2016, he parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem.[15] Two days later, he signed a deal with Lokomotiv Kuban until the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]

On September 15, 2017, Janning signed a two-month deal with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague to replace the injured Jordan McRae.[17] He finally extended his contract for the whole season on November 17.[18]

On July 6, 2018, Janning re-signed on a 2 + 1 deal with Baskonia.[19] On July 7, 2020, Janning was officially released from the Spanish club.[20]

On December 23, 2020, he signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[21]

On June 30, 2021, Janning with Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League for the 2021–22 season. Janning helped lead the Brave Thunders to the JBA Emperor's Cup Title in his first season, earning a spot on the "Best Five" awards list for the tournament. Janning would spend 2 seasons with the Brave Thunders before retiring from his playing career in 2023. [22][23]

Coaching career

On July 30, 2024, it was announced that Janning would be hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northeastern.[24]

Georgia national team

On September 4, 2018, Janning got a Georgian passport, becoming a member of the Georgia national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.[25]

On September 13, 2018, he made his first appearance for the Georgian team in an 85–80 win over Israel, recording 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.[26]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Mens Sana 21 14 19.7 .464 .476 .643 1.7 1.6 .6 .1 8.4 6.9
2014–15 Anadolu Efes 27 22 21.6 .384 .336 .650 1.9 1.4 .7 .0 6.9 4.5
2015–16 Lokomotiv Kuban 14 0 21.9 .443 .393 1.000 1.8 1.4 .4 .1 8.6 5.6
2017–18 Baskonia 34 15 22.4 .431 .388 .905 1.7 1.5 .6 .1 8.3 7.0
2018–19 28 17 24.9 .413 .377 .795 2.1 1.8 .8 .1 10.1 8.4
2019–20 28* 13 22.7 .303 .285 .909 2.0 1.5 .8 .0 6.0 3.9
Career 152 81 22.4 .402 .370 .810 1.9 1.6 .7 .1 8.0 6.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Northeastern 32 31 35.4 .414 .353 .724 4.5 2.8 0.9 0.2 11.6
2007–08 Northeastern 31 31 36.3 .447 .376 .812 3.5 2.4 1.3 0.2 16.1
2008–09 Northeastern 32 32 36.0 .406 .323 .742 4.7 2.7 1.5 0.2 14.3
2009–10 Northeastern 33 33 36.1 .412 .329 .752 4.0 3.1 1.5 0.2 15.4
Career[27] 128 127 35.9 .419 .345 .757 4.2 2.8 1.3 0.2 14.3

References

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  2. ^ a b "Northeastern bio". GoNU.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Benbow, Julian (July 6, 2010). "Janning's round trip brings him to Celtics". Boston.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  4. ^ "Phoenix Suns sign Matt Janning". Sportando.com. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Forsberg, Chris (December 1, 2010). "Red Claws add Northeastern's Janning". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Fastweb Casale announces Matt Janning". Sportando.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Fastweb Casale announces Matt Janning". Sportando.com. August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. ^ Korać, Branimir (August 4, 2013). "Cibona osigurala šutersko pojačanje, Darko Planinić vrlo blizu Zagreba". Sportnet.hr. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Cibona otpustila američki dvojac" (in Croatian). Crosarka.com. December 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  10. ^ "Ufficiale il ritorno di Matt Janning" (in Italian). Menssanabasket.it. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "Matt Janning Anadolu Efes'te..." anadoluefessporkulubu.org (in Turkish). July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Anadolu Efes inks sharpshooter Janning". Euroleague.net. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  13. ^ "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Matt Janning". Sportando.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  15. ^ "Matt Janning, Hapoel Jerusalem officially part ways". Sportando.com. February 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban signed Matt Janning". lokobasket.com. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  17. ^ "Matt Janning sustituirá al lesionado McRae". Saski Baskonia (in European Spanish). September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "Matt Janning, azulgrana hasta final de temporada" (in Spanish). ACB.com. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Baskonia keeps sharpshooter Janning". EuroLeague.net. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  20. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 7, 2020). "Baskonia, Matt Janning officially part ways". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  21. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (December 23, 2020). "Matt Janning backs in Spain to sign with Baxi Manresa". Sportando. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  22. ^ 川崎ブレイブサンダース⚡️#OVER TIME劇場版 好評上映中 [@brave_thunders] (June 30, 2021). "#川崎ブレイブサンダース は、#マット・ジャニング 選手と2021-22シーズンの選手契約を締結しました。https://kawasaki-bravethunders.com/news/detail/id=17967 @mjanning23" (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 30, 2021). "Matt Janning inks with Kawasaki Brave Thunders". Sportando. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "Northeastern Alum Matt Janning Joins Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  25. ^ "Matt Janning posts an Instagram story with his new Georgian passport". Sportando.basketball. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "Israel v Georgia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  27. ^ Matt Janning, sports-reference.com, accessed 25 October 2010.