Matthew Mooney (born February 7, 1995) is an American professional

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player for Darüşşafaka Lassa of the

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(BSL) in

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. He played college basketball for the

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and

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having transferred after his freshman year at

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Early life and high school career

Mooney has a younger brother Joe who is also a basketball player. He attended

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and commuted two hours from

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to play under coach Tom Les. Mooney was lightly recruited. He had two college offers coming out of high school and signed with

College career

Mooney averaged 6.9 points per game as a freshman at Air Force. However, he had trouble getting adjusted to the strictness of the military culture and experienced bullying. After the season, he opted to transfer. After sitting out a season, Mooney averaged 18.6 points per game as a sophomore for

, leading the team to a regular season championship. He was named to the First–team All-

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and newcomer of the year. As a junior, Mooney averaged 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He was named to the First–team All-Summit League again. He had 31 points in a loss to TCU and 30 points in a loss to

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in the Summit League championship. Following the season, Mooney opted to transfer as a graduate student, selecting

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over offers from Northwestern and Creighton. Texas Tech was coming off a season in which the team reached the Elite Eight but lost some important pieces. Mooney averaged 11 points per game and shot 38 percent from behind the arc. He partnered with Jarrett Culver to help the team reach its first-ever Final Four. Mooney scored 17 points in an upset of Gonzaga in the Elite Eight. In Texas Tech's first Final Four appearance on April 6, 2019, Mooney scored 22 points in Texas Tech's 61-51 defeat of

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to advance to the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game. Texas Tech would lose the championship game to Virginia 85-77 in overtime. Mooney was then named to the 2019 All-Tournament Team.

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Mooney joined the

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' Summer League roster. On September 4, 2019, Mooney signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

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, but was waived on October 14. He was named to the roster of the Grizzlies’

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affiliate, the

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Cleveland Cavaliers (2020)

On January 15, 2020, Mooney was signed to a

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by the

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. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the

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. He made his NBA debut on January 20, recording two points, a rebound and an assist in three minutes in a 106-86 loss to the

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. Mooney was waived on December 19, 2020.

Raptors 905 (2021)

On January 27, 2021, Mooney signed with

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. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.7 assists per game.

Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2021)

On October 24, 2021, Mooney signed with

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of the

. In 12 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.17 steals over 32.8 minutes per game.

New York Knicks (2021–2022)

On December 21, 2021, Mooney signed a 10-day contract with the

. He signed a second 10-day contract with the Knicks on December 31. Mooney played one game for the Knicks and had one steal.

Unicaja (2022)

On January 31, 2022, he was signed with

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of the

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Niners Chemnitz (2022–present)

On August 12, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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(BBL).

Beşiktaş (2022–2023)

On October 7, 2022, he has signed with Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the

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(BSL).

Darüşşafaka (2023–present)

On January 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the

(BSL).

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
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