Matthew McCarthy (born 30 July 1996) is an Australian

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player for Atletico Platense in the Argentinean Liga A He played four seasons collegiately in the United States for the

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, before turning professional. Standing at , McCarthy primarily plays

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College career

After graduating from

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, McCarthy committed to play for the

. In his senior season, he averaged 8.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for San Francisco. McCarthy was also a valued member of the San Francisco track and field program.

Professional career

On 2 August 2019, McCarthy signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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(DBL). The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the

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. He averaged 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. On 17 August 2020, McCarthy signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. He scored a career-high 22 points in a home game against Targu Jiu on January 15, 2021 For the 2021–22 season, McCarthy signed with Vitória of the

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(LPB). For the 2022-23 season, McCarthy signed with BC Pärnu Sadam of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. For the 2023-24 season, McCarthy signed a deal with Atletico Platense of the Argentinean Liga A.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Matt 1996 births Living people Dutch Basketball League players Donar (basketball club) players Australian men's basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Centers (basketball) San Francisco Dons men's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne People educated at Xavier College Australian expatriate basketball people in Romania Australian expatriate basketball people in Portugal Australian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen