Elbert Clark Matthews (born October 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams where he was a Second-team All-Atlantic 10 in 2015.
 Matthews in December 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1995 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Romulus (Romulus, Michigan) |
| College | Rhode Island (2013–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Kouvot |
| 2019–2020 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2020 | Raptors 905 |
| 2020–2021 | Oliveirense |
| 2021–2022 | Grindavík |
| 2022 | Petro de Luanda |
| 2022–2023 | KR |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editHe was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Romulus High School where he played for head coach Nate Oats. As a senior, Matthews averaged 17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game and led Romulus to a state title. He was a 4 star recruit who committed to Rhode Island.[1]
College career
editAs a freshman, Matthews averaged 14.3 points per game and was named A-10 rookie of the year. He increased his points production to 16.9 per game as a sophomore and led Rhode Island to the NIT.[2] He was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[3] In his junior season, he suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee in the first game. He credits the injury for teaching him how to live in the moment.[4]
As a redshirt junior, he was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10.[5] Matthews averaged 14.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game and was Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 tournament after leading Rhode Island to a title. In November 2017, he fractured his wrist and missed several games.[6] He repeated on the Third Team All-Atlantic 10 as a senior.[7] He led the Rams to an NCAA Tournament appearance and averaged 13.1 points per game.[8] Matthews scored 23 points in his season-ending loss to Duke in the NCAA Tournament.[3]
Professional career
editMatthews signed his first professional contract with Kouvot of the Korisliiga.[9] On October 26, 2019, Matthews was selected 16th overall by the Erie BayHawks in the 2019 NBA G League Draft. He was the only BayHawks draftee to make the team.[10] Matthews averaged 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and one assist per game in 15 games. He was waived on January 2, 2020.[11] On January 6, 2020, Matthews signed with the Raptors 905.[12] He was waived on January 16 after appearing in two games.[13]
On June 18, 2020, Matthews signed with Oliveirense of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).[14]
In October 2021, Matthews signed with Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[15][16] On 25 March 2022, Matthews scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer against Stjarnan.[17]
On May 8, 2022, Matthews was announced by the Angolan club Petro de Luanda to join the team for the 2022 BAL Playoffs.[18]
On October 21, 2022, Matthews signed with KR, replacing Michael Mallory.[19] On January 2, 2023, it was announced he would leave the team following its game against Grindavík on 5 January.[20]
References
edit- ^ "E.C. Matthews". Rhode Island. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Gardner, David (November 10, 2016). "Reclaiming a lost season: E.C. Matthews returns to lead Rhode Island". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Pereles, Zach (March 17, 2018). "E.C. Matthews on Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley: 'I know we're not the same color, but he's definitely my father'". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Bill (March 10, 2018). "E.C. Matthews has learned many lessons along the way". Providence Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Atlantic 10 Conference (March 7, 2017). "Cline Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Miller Voted as Coach of the Year". Retrieved March 7, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "URI's Matthews out 4-6 weeks with fractured wrist". Providence Journal. November 14, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Aldridge, Adams Named Atlantic 10 Co-Players of the Year, Rhode Island's Hurley Voted as Coach of the Year". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "Oklahoma vs. Rhode Island odds: 2018 NCAA Tournament picks from Vegas legend on 16-8 roll". CBS Sports. March 14, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "E.C. Matthews signs with Kouvot Kouvola". Sportando. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Reilly, Josh (November 7, 2019). "'Hawks set to take flight". Erie Times-News. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "E.C. Matthews: Waived by BayHawks". CBS Sports. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "E.C. Matthews: Joins Raptors 905". CBS Sports. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "E.C. Matthews: Waived by Raptors 905". CBS Sports. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "E.C. Matthews signs at Oliveirense". Eurobasket.com. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (29 October 2021). "Elbert Clark Matthews til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (1 February 2022). "Körfuboltakvöld um EC Matthews: "Þessi gæi er hæfileikabúnt"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (25 March 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Grindavík-ÍR 89-86 - Sjáðu flautuþrist EC Matthews sem tryggði Grindavík sætan sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "NOVO JOGADOR PARA A BAL". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Atli Arason (21 October 2022). "KR skiptir um Kana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (2 January 2023). "Matthews og Semple á förum frá KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2023.