Personal information | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | October 3, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Romulus (Romulus, Michigan) |
College | Rhode Island (2013–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Kouvot |
2019–2020 | Erie BayHawks |
2020 | Raptors 905 |
2020–2021 | Oliveirense |
2021–2022 | Grindavík |
2022 | Petro de Luanda |
2022–2023 | KR |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Elbert Clark Matthews (born October 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams where he was a Second-team All-Atlantic 10 in 2015.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Romulus High School where he played for head coach Nate Oats. As a senior, Matthews averaged 17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game and led Romulus to a state title. He was a 4 star recruit who committed to Rhode Island. [1]
As a freshman, Matthews averaged 14.3 points per game and was named A-10 rookie of the year. He increased his points production to 16.9 per game as a sophomore and led Rhode Island to the NIT. [2] He was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10. [3] In his junior season, he suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee in the first game. He credits the injury for teaching him how to live in the moment. [4]
As a redshirt junior, he was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10. [5] Matthews averaged 14.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game and was Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 tournament after leading Rhode Island to a title. In November 2017, he fractured his wrist and missed several games. [6] He repeated on the Third Team All-Atlantic 10 as a senior. [7] He led the Rams to an NCAA Tournament appearance and averaged 13.1 points per game. [8] Matthews scored 23 points in his season-ending loss to Duke in the NCAA Tournament. [3]
Matthews signed his first professional contract with Kouvot of the Korisliiga. [9] On October 26, 2019, Matthews was selected 16th overall by the Erie BayHawks in the 2019 NBA G League Draft. He was the only BayHawks draftee to make the team. [10] Matthews averaged 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and one assist per game in 15 games. He was waived on January 2, 2020. [11] On January 6, 2020, Matthews signed with the Raptors 905. [12] He was waived on January 16 after appearing in two games. [13]
On June 18, 2020, Matthews signed with Oliveirense of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). [14]
In October 2021, Matthews signed with Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla. [15] [16] On 25 March 2022, Matthews scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer against Stjarnan. [17]
On May 8, 2022, Matthews was announced by the Angolan club Petro de Luanda to join the team for the 2022 BAL Playoffs. [18]
On October 21, 2022, Matthews signed with KR, replacing Michael Mallory. [19] On January 2, 2023, it was announced he would leave the team following its game against Grindavík on 5 January. [20]
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