Matthew Christopher Hurt (born April 20, 2000) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played

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for the

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High school career

Hurt attended John Marshall High School in

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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. As a senior, Hurt averaged 36.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assist per game and was named

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. Hurt played in the

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and

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Recruiting

On April 19, 2019, Hurt committed to

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, choosing Duke over other offers from

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, and

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. Hurt was rated as a five-star recruit and considered one of the best high school prospects in the 2019 class. Hurt was ranked the No. 10 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward in the 2019 high school class.

College career

Freshman season (2019–2020)

On November 13, Hurt scored 19 points, 3 assist, and 2 blocks in a 105–54 blowout win against Central Arkansas. On November 29, Hurt notched a career high 20 points and 8 rebounds in a 83–70 victory over Winthrop. On December 31, Hurt scored a new career-high 25 points and 4 rebounds in a 88–49 win over

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. For the season, he averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 31 games with 22 starts.

Sophomore season (2020–2021)

Before the start of his sophomore season, Hurt was named to preseason watch lists for the

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, and

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. On December 16, 2020, Hurt scored 18 points in a 75–65 win over Notre Dame. On January 9, 2021, Hurt scored 26 points and 6 rebounds in a 79–68 victory against Wake Forest. On January 11, 2021, Hurt was named ACC Player of the week. On February 13, 2021, Hurt scored 24 points in a 69–53 win over

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. On February 17, 2021, Hurt put up 22 points in a 84–60 victory against Wake Forest. On February 20, 2021, Hurt scored 22 points in a 66–65 win over

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. On February 22, 2021, Hurt was named

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Player of the week for the second consecutive time. 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. After the conclusion of his sophomore season, Hurt entered the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Hurt signed a

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with the

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on August 13, 2021, and played for the team in the

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. He was waived by the Rockets on September 24 prior to training camp. On October 14, he signed with the

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, but was waived two days later. He subsequently joined the

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for the

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. On January 24, 2022, he was released by the Hustle. Hurt joined the

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for the

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. In October 2022, he had a brief pre-season stint with the Memphis Grizzlies and the re-joined the Memphis Hustle for the

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. After playing for the Grizzlies in the

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, Hurt re-signed with the team on September 30, 2023. He was waived again on October 16 and re-joined the Hustle. On January 29, 2024, Hurt signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. He returned to the Hustle on February 9, signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on February 26, and then returned to the Hustle again on March 7. He appeared in eight NBA games for the Grizzlies during the 2023–24 season. On July 29, 2024, Hurt signed with the

of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season. He was named to the All-NBL First Team.

National team career

Hurt played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the

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. He helped his team win the gold medal.

Career statistics

NBA

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College

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Personal life

Hurt's older brother Michael played college basketball for

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. His younger sister, Katie, is currently a sophomore playing for the

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurt, Matthew 2000 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Australia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Minnesota Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Memphis Grizzlies players Memphis Hustle players Power forwards South East Melbourne Phoenix players Sportspeople from Rochester, Minnesota Undrafted NBA players United States men's national basketball team players