Jonah Mathews (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional

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player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the

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(BSL). He played

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for the

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High school career

Mathews attended

Santa Monica High School Santa Monica High School, officially abbreviated to SaMoHi, is located in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1891, it changed location several times in its early years before settling into its present campus at 601 Pico Boulevard. It is a part o ...

. As a freshman, he was part of the team that won the Southern Section 1A championship. He helped Santa Monica win the Southern Section 1A title during his senior season, scoring 33 points in the championship game against

Temecula Valley High School Temecula Valley High School, known by locals as TV, is a public high school for grades 9 to 12 in Temecula, California. The school opened in 1985 as the city's first high school. When it was built, it was a part of the Elsinore Union High School ...

. Mathews averaged 24.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game as a senior, earning 2016 CIF Southern Section Division 1A Player of the Year. A four-star prospect, he was ranked the No. 11 shooting guard and the No. 72 overall prospect in his high school class. In September 2015, Mathews committed to

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over Gonzaga and

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, in part due to his relationship with Trojans assistant coach Jason Hart.

College career

As a freshman at USC, Mathews averaged 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. Mathews was slowed by a sprained ankle during his sophomore season and endured a shooting slump, which he reversed by changing his pair of shoes. On March 10, 2018, Mathews scored a career-high 27 points in a 74–54 win over

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in the semifinal of the

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tournament. He averaged 9.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Mathews started every game as a junior, averaging 12.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On March 7, 2020, Mathews hit the game-winning three-pointer with one second remaining and finished with 19 points in a 54–52 win against

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

. As a senior, Mathews averaged 13.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Pac-12 as well as the conference Defensive Team. Mathews finished his college career as the school leader in made three-pointers (247) and his 1,390 points ranks 17th on USC's all-time scoring list.

Professional career

On September 4, 2020, Mathews signed his first professional contract with the

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of the

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. However, he left the team on September 19, to prepare for the NBA draft. On December 22, 2020, Mathews signed with the Köping Stars of the

Swedish Basketball League Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...

. He signed with the

Saskatchewan Rattlers The Saskatchewan Rattlers are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that competes in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). They play their home games at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. History On May ...

of the

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but did not join the team. On July 24, 2021, Mathews signed with

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of the

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. On July 1, 2022, he has signed with

ASVEL ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, ...

of the French

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. On July 5, 2023, he has signed with

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

of the Turkish

Career statistics

College

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, 34 , , 23 , , 27.1 , , .458 , , .423 , , .600 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 33.2 , , .431 , , .392 , , .705 , , 2.9 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 28 , , 32.1 , , .391 , , .381 , , .740 , , 2.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 13.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 133 , , 87 , , 28.0 , , .414 , , .384 , , .698 , , 2.5 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 10.5

Personal life

Mathews is the younger brother of professional basketball player

Jordan Mathews Jordan Mathews (born June 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played in college for California and Gonzaga. College career Out of Santa Monica High School, Math ...

. 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 ...

. Mathews is interested in becoming a broadcaster after his playing days, and he took a broadcast journalism class at USC.

References

External links

USC Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathews, Jonah 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players ASVEL Basket players Basketball players from Santa Monica, California Beşiktaş men's basketball players KK Włocławek players Shooting guards USC Trojans men's basketball players