Jordan Mathews
Mathews with the California Golden Bears in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2018–2019 | Team FOG Næstved |
| 2019–2020 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2021 | BC Enisey |
| 2022–2023 | Spójnia Stargard |
| 2024 | Nacional |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jordan Philip Mathews (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for California and Gonzaga.
College career
[edit]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
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Mathews played for the New Orleans Pelicans[8][9] and Phoenix Suns in the 2017 NBA Summer League.[10][11] 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.[12] Mathews subsequently joined the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League for the 2017–18 season.[13] 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.[14] Mathews averaged 8.8 points in 48 games in his rookie season, shooting 38.4 percent from the field.[15] He played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2018 NBA Summer League.[15]
On July 26, 2018, Mathews signed with Team FOG Næstved of the Danish Basketligaen.[16]
On July 18, 2019, Mathews signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[17]
On January 17, 2021, Mathews signed with BC Enisey of the Russian VTB United League.[18]
On August 3, 2022, Mathews signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[19]
In March 2024, Mathews joined Nacional of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Mathews is the older brother of professional basketball player Jonah Mathews. His father, Phil Mathews, is the head coach of Riverside City College.[21]
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.
- 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Mathews on Pelicans Summer League Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "Jordan Mathews Player Profile, Erie BayHawks (2017) - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "Jordan Mathews Player Profile". ShamSports. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 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. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021.
- ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (July 18, 2019). "Jordan Mathews signs with Vanoli Cremona". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Enisey inks Jordan Mathews, ex-Cremona". Eurobasket. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Jordan Mathews wzmacnia PGE Spójnię". plk.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Jordan Mathews, Basketball Player, News, Stats - latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ 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.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Denmark
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Club Nacional de Football (basketball) players
- Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Shooting guards
- Spójnia Stargard players
- Vanoli Cremona players
- 21st-century American sportsmen