No. 37–New Orleans Pelicans | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | White Plains, New York, U.S. | April 17, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Iona Prep (New Rochelle, New York) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | Grand Rapids Gold |
2022 | Boston Celtics |
2022 | →Maine Celtics |
2022 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2022–2023 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2022–2023 | →Iowa Wolves |
2023–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
2023–2024 | →Birmingham Squadron |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Matthew Richard Ryan (born April 17, 1997) [1] [2] is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Chattanooga. [3]
Ryan attended Iona Prep where he led the Gaels to a 22–6 record en route to the program’s first Class AA Archdiocesan Championship while averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game as a senior while also being named Mr. New York Basketball. [4] He was also named a first-team Parade All-American. [5]
Ryan began his college career at Notre Dame, where he played sparingly before transferring to Vanderbilt after his sophomore season. [6] As a junior, he averaged 8.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. Following the season, Ryan transferred to Chattanooga. [7] As a senior, he had his best season, playing 33 games and averaging 15.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 30.6 minutes per game, while shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 87.9 percent from the free-throw line. [8]
Ryan went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft. [9] His prospects were limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, [9] and he did not land a spot in the G League's bubble in 2020–21. [10] He resorted to working for DoorDash and UberEats while coaching a grassroots basketball team. He also worked at a cemetery in Yonkers, New York. [9]
Ryan joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2021 NBA Summer League and spent preseason with the Denver Nuggets. [11] [12] [13] [14] He subsequently joined the Grand Rapids Gold of the G League for the 2021–22 season. [15] He averaged 15.8 points in 28 games for the Gold. [16]
On February 28, 2022, Ryan signed a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics. [8] He averaged 20.4 points in 14 games for the Maine Red Claws to finish the 2021–22 NBA G League season. [16] He made his first and only appearance for the Celtics on April 10, 2022, against the Memphis Grizzlies, scoring three points in five minutes. [17] The Celtics made it to the 2022 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games. [18]
Ryan joined the Celtics for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [16]
On September 26, 2022, Ryan signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. [19] He made 37.5% of his 3-pointers in the preseason and earned the final spot on the team's 15-man roster out of training camp. [10] [20] On November 2, he hit a corner 3-pointer to tie the game at the regulation buzzer against the New Orleans Pelicans, with the Lakers going on to win 120–117 in overtime. He had missed six of his first seven 3-point attempts against the Pelicans and finished the game with 11 points. [21] Ryan was waived by the Lakers on December 1. [22]
On December 8, 2022, Ryan signed a two-way contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. [23]
On September 28, 2023, Ryan re-signed with the Timberwolves on another two-way contract, [24] but was waived on October 20. [25]
On October 22, 2023, Ryan was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Pelicans and subsequently signed to a two-way contract. [26] On November 2, Ryan had his first NBA start against the Pistons and on April 13, 2024, he signed a standard contract with the Pelicans. [27] On August 24, he was waived by the Pelicans, [28] but was re-signed three days later. [29]
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 | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | .200 | .200 | — | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
2022–23 | L.A. Lakers | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .306 | .371 | .800 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 |
2022–23 | Minnesota | 22 | 0 | 8.2 | .424 | .388 | .857 | .5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 3.4 |
2023–24 | New Orleans | 28 | 1 | 13.9 | .434 | .451 | .929 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 5.4 |
Career | 63 | 1 | 11.2 | .398 | .411 | .885 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 4.4 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2024 | New Orleans | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | — | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | — | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
He is the son of Richard and Laurie Ryan and has two siblings, Mikela and Michael. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Vanderbilt and worked on his MBA at Chattanooga. [3]
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