![]() Hurt with Duke in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Trapani Shark | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | April 20, 2000||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | John Marshall (Rochester, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||||
College | Duke (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Memphis Hustle | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||
2024–2025 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||||
2025–present | Trapani Shark | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Matthew Christopher Hurt (born April 20, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
Hurt attended John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota for four years. As a freshman in 2015–16, helped his team to a 26–4 record. As a sophomore in 2016–17, helped his team to a 25–4 record. As a junior in 2017–18, averaged 33.9 points, 15.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 4.3 blocks to help his team to a 26–3 record and the section title game. Hurt averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game on the Adidas Guantlet Circuit for his AAU team, D1 Minnesota. [1] As a senior, Hurt averaged 36.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assist per game and was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball. [2] Hurt played in the 2019 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and Nike Hoop Summit. [3] [4]
On April 19, 2019, Hurt committed to Duke University, choosing Duke over other offers from North Carolina, Kentucky, and Kansas. [5] [6] [7]
Hurt was rated as a five-star recruit and considered one of the best high school prospects in the 2019 class. [8] Hurt was ranked the No. 10 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward in the 2019 high school class. [9]
Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Matthew Hurt PF | Rochester, MN | John Marshall (MN) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | Apr 19, 2019 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 16 ESPN: 11 | ||||||
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On November 13, Hurt scored 19 points, 3 assist, and 2 blocks in a 105–54 blowout win against Central Arkansas. [10] On November 29, Hurt notched a career high 20 points and 8 rebounds in a 83–70 victory over Winthrop. [11] On December 31, Hurt scored a new career-high 25 points and 4 rebounds in a 88–49 win over Boston College. [12] For the season, he averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 31 games with 22 starts. [13]
Before the start of his sophomore season, Hurt was named to preseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, and Karl Malone Award. [14] [15] On December 16, 2020, Hurt scored 18 points in a 75–65 win over Notre Dame. [16] On January 9, 2021, Hurt scored 26 points and 6 rebounds in a 79–68 victory against Wake Forest. [17] On January 11, 2021, Hurt was named ACC Player of the week. [18] On February 13, 2021, Hurt scored 24 points in a 69–53 win over NC State. [19] On February 17, 2021, Hurt put up 22 points in a 84–60 victory against Wake Forest. [20] On February 20, 2021, Hurt scored 22 points in a 66–65 win over Virginia. [21] On February 22, 2021, Hurt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the week for the second consecutive time. [22] At the conclusion of the regular season, Hurt averaged 18.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and was named ACC Most Improved Player and first-team All-ACC. [23]
After the conclusion of his sophomore season, Hurt entered the 2021 NBA draft. [24]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Hurt signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets on August 13, 2021, and played for the team in the NBA Summer League. [25] He was waived by the Rockets on September 24 prior to training camp. [26] On October 14, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, [27] but was waived two days later. [28] He subsequently joined the Memphis Hustle for the 2021–22 NBA G League season. [29] On January 24, 2022, he was released by the Hustle. [30]
Hurt joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [30] In October 2022, he had a brief pre-season stint with the Memphis Grizzlies and the re-joined the Memphis Hustle for the 2022–23 NBA G League season. [30]
After playing for the Grizzlies in the 2023 NBA Summer League, [30] Hurt re-signed with the team on September 30, 2023. [31] He was waived again on October 16 [32] and re-joined the Hustle. [33] On January 29, 2024, Hurt signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. [34] He returned to the Hustle on February 9, [35] signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on February 26, [36] and then returned to the Hustle again on March 7. [35] He appeared in eight NBA games for the Grizzlies during the 2023–24 season. [30]
On July 29, 2024, Hurt signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season. [37] He was named to the All-NBL First Team. [38]
On July 19, 2025, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [39]
Hurt played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. He helped his team win the gold medal. [40]
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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2023–24 | Memphis | 8 | 0 | 14.2 | .353 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.0 |
Career | 8 | 0 | 14.2 | .353 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Duke | 31 | 22 | 20.5 | .487 | .393 | .741 | 3.8 | .9 | .5 | .7 | 9.7 |
2020–21 | Duke | 24 | 23 | 32.7 | .556 | .444 | .724 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .7 | .7 | 18.3 |
Career | 55 | 45 | 25.8 | .526 | .421 | .731 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .6 | .7 | 13.5 |
Hurt's older brother Michael played college basketball for Minnesota. His younger sister, Katie, is currently a sophomore playing for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. [41]