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Wes Matthews

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Wes Matthews
Matthews with Ranger Varese in 1989
Personal information
Born (1959-08-24) August 24, 1959 (age 65)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWarren Harding
(Bridgeport, Connecticut)
CollegeWisconsin (1977–1980)
NBA draft1980: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1980–1996
PositionPoint guard
Number1, 14
Career history
1980–1981Washington Bullets
19811983Atlanta Hawks
1983–1984Ohio Mixers
1984Atlanta Hawks
1984Philadelphia 76ers
1984–1985Chicago Bulls
1985–1986San Antonio Spurs
19861988Los Angeles Lakers
1988–1989Tulsa Fast Breakers
1989Ranger Varese
1990Atlanta Hawks
1991Atlanta Eagles
1991Ginebra San Miguel
1992–1993Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1994Rochester Renegade
1994–1995Fort Wayne Fury
1995Florida Sharks
1995Atlanta Trojans
1995Memphis Fire
1996Atlanta Trojans
1998COC-Ribeirão Preto
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,654 (7.9 ppg)
Rebounds626 (1.3 rpg)
Assists1,955 (4.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Wesley Joel Matthews Sr. (born August 24, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the father of current NBA player Wesley Matthews.

Basketball career

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Matthews graduated from Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1977. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) point guard at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th pick of the 1980 NBA draft. He played nine seasons in the league with the Bullets, Atlanta Hawks (two stints), Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. Averaging eight points and four assists per game, he scored 3,654 career points and earned NBA Championship rings with the 1987 and 1988 Lakers.

Matthews retired from professional basketball in 1996. Besides his NBA stints, he also played in the United States Basketball League, in the Continental Basketball Association and in Italy, spending the 1989–90 season at Ranger Varese before being called by the Hawks for one regular season match.

He had a stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), winning the best import award in 1991 for Ginebra San Miguel.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980–81 Washington 45 25.8 .499 .333 .767 1.5 4.4 1.0 0.2 12.3
Atlanta 34 32.5 .488 .000 .837 2.1 6.2 1.8 0.2 12.5
1981–82 Atlanta 47 5 17.8 .440 .250 .759 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.0 6.9
1982–83 Atlanta 64 0 18.5 .403 .292 .768 1.4 3.9 0.9 0.1 6.9
1983–84 Atlanta 6 0 16.0 .533 .000 .818 0.7 3.5 0.8 0.2 8.3
Philadelphia 14 5 20.9 .446 .143 .643 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.1 7.1
1984–85 Chicago 78 38 19.5 .495 .125 .694 0.9 4.5 0.9 0.2 5.7
1985–86 San Antonio 75 46 24.7 .531 .160 .820 1.7 6.3 1.2 0.4 10.9
1986–87 L.A. Lakers 50 0 10.6 .476 .333 .806 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 4.2
1987–88 L.A. Lakers 51 8 13.8 .460 .233 .831 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 5.7
1989–90 Atlanta 1 0 13.0 .333 .000 1.000 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Career 465 102 20.0 .478 .225 .788 1.3 4.2 1.0 0.2 7.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1982 Atlanta 4 14.0 .200 1.000 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 4.0
1983 Atlanta 3 12.7 .333 .000 .800 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.3 3.3
1984 Philadelphia 4 5.8 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.5
1985 Chicago 4 4 22.8 .344 .000 .778 1.5 3.0 1.3 0.0 7.3
1986 San Antonio 3 3 38.7 .648 .000 .750 2.3 8.0 2.0 0.0 25.3
1987 L.A. Lakers 12 0 5.1 .478 .000 .857 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 2.3
1988 L.A. Lakers 10 0 2.7 .400 .000 .800 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.2
Career 38 7 10.1 .482 .111 .800 0.5 1.7 0.4 0.1 4.6

Personal life

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Matthews' son, Wesley, also a basketball guard, played for Marquette University,[1] and has played in the NBA since going undrafted in 2009.

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