Jordan Mathews (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

(PLK). He played in college for

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and Gonzaga.

College career

Out of

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, Mathews was a top recruit out of high school for

. He had a solid freshman campaign under coach Mike Montgomery and had a 32-point game versus

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. As a sophomore, Mathews averaged 13.6 points per game. He posted 13.5 points per game as a junior and earned his degree after taking six classes in 12 weeks. He opted to transfer to Gonzaga for his final collegiate season because he did not have a great relationship with Golden Bears coach Cuonzo Martin. Mathews endured a brief shooting slump in February 2017 but rebounded to make three 3-pointers and score 15 points in a win over

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. Mathews hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to go in the Sweet 16 win over

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and finished with 13 points. As a senior at Gonzaga, Mathews 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in helping the Bulldogs reach the National Championship game. He hit a team-high 85 3-pointers.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Mathews joined the

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in the NBA Summer League. On September 21, 2017, Mathews signed with the

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. He was released on October 13 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts. Mathews joined the Erie BayHawks of the

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. He came off the bench for a team-high 20 points in a 115–96 loss to the

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on March 17, 2018. Mathews averaged 8.8 points in 48 games in his rookie season, shooting 38.4 percent from the field. He signed with the

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in the 2018 Summer League. On July 26, 2018, Mathews joined

Team FOG Næstved Team FOG Næstved is a professional basketball team from Næstved, Denmark, playing in the best Danish basketball league, Basketligaen. The team won its first title in 2017, where they won the Danish Basketball Cup. Their current head coach is A ...

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. On July 18, 2019, he signed with

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the soci ...

of the

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. On January 17, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

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. On August 3, 2022, he has signed with Spójnia Stargard of the

(PLK).

Personal life

Mathews is the older brother of professional basketball player Jonah Mathews. His father, Phil Mathews, is the head coach of

Riverside City College Riverside City College (RCC) is a public community college in Riverside, California. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System. History RCC first opened in 1916 at ...

References

External links

Gonzaga Bulldogs bio
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