Wesley Matthews
| Wesley Matthews | |
|---|---|
| College | Marquette |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Jersey # | 23 |
| Class | Senior |
| Career | 2005–present |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 14, 1986 Madison, Wisconsin |
| High school | James Madison Memorial |
| Awards | |
| 2007-2008 Third Team All-Big East, 2005 Mr. Basketball (State of Wisconsin) 2008-09 Second Team All-Big East | |
Wesley Matthews Jr. (born October 14, 1986), also known as Wesley Matthews is an American college basketball player who currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.[1]
College career
Matthews chose to attend Marquette University despite being pressured to play for the University of Wisconsin-Madison like his father did. He chose this after being selected Mr. Basketball in 2005 for the state of Wisconsin while attending James Madison Memorial High School.
Wesley is the biggest of the "three amigos", the 3 guards in the starting lineup for Marquette. This trio, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Matthews, have started nearly every game together since their freshman year. Bigger than his father, Wesley has a great rebounding ability and can show Forward characteristics although being a guard. Matthews is a great free-throw shooter, ranking 7th in the nation in percentage in the 2007-2008 season. With the lack of height in the 2008-2009 season at Marquette, Matthews has learned to play bigger and become one of the most dominant players in the nation while driving to the basket. He grabbed 13 rebounds in a massive Marquette 48-point win over Division II opponent Lewis Flyers on December 28, 2005.[2]
Matthews missed a shot with 0.4 seconds left in the first half of a game against the Tennessee Volunteers on December 16, 2008. The shot would have given Marquette the lead, instead the teams went into the locker room with the scored tied at 32-32. He avenged this miss with a three-point play to open the second half, and another basket on the following possession. Matthews scored a career-high[3] 30 points[4], making 15-18 free throws.[5] On January 7, 2009, he set a school record for field goal accuracy (minimum 10 attempts) when he went 10-for-10 en route to 23 points in an 81-76 win over Rutgers.[6]
He was projected as a second-round pick, but went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft.
College Statistics
College Statistics
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Notes
- ^ "Draft Depot - 2009 NBA Mock Draft". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Lewis 40, Marquette 88 - Box score
- ^ Chism's big second half lifts Tennessee
- ^ Chism's 21 second-half points lead Tennessee past Marquette
- ^ (23) Marquette 68, (19) Tennessee 80 - Box score
- ^ Matthews hits all of his shots as Marquette stops Rutgers