Jordan Mathews

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Jordan Mathews
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Mathews with the California Golden Bears in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Santa Monica
(Santa Monica, California)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–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
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Jordan Philip Mathews (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for California and Gonzaga.

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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 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

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

  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Mathews on Pelicans Summer League Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Mathews Player Profile, Erie BayHawks (2017) - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Mathews Player Profile". ShamSports. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Hawks Waive Cavanaugh, Cook and Evans". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ Dudley, John (October 24, 2017). "BayHawks open camp with 13 players". Erie Times-News . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  14. ↑ Dudley, John (April 3, 2018). "BayHawks head to Fort Wayne for next playoff challenge". Erie Times-News . Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Meehan, Jim (June 25, 2018). "Ex-Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews joining Clippers' summer league team". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Jordan Mathews signs with Team FOG Næstved". Sportando. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021.
  17. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (July 18, 2019). "Jordan Mathews signs with Vanoli Cremona". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Enisey inks Jordan Mathews, ex-Cremona". Eurobasket. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Jordan Mathews wzmacnia PGE Spójnię". plk.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Jordan Mathews, Basketball Player, News, Stats - latinbasket" . Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  21. ↑ 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.
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