Position Shooting guard Nationality American Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Weight 82 kg | League Big Ten Conference Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Height 1.96 m | |
Born November 15, 1996 (age 20)
Chicago, Illinois ( 1996-11-15 ) High school St. Rita of Cascia High School
(Chicago, Illinois) Current team Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Date joined 2015 (Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball) Colleges Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball (2015–2016), Michigan Wolverines men's basketball (2016–) Similar Isaiah Briscoe, Skal Labissière, Marcus Lee, Tyler Ulis, John Calipari | ||
Kentucky bound charles matthews proving elite status as two way guard
Charles I. Matthews (born November 15, 1996) is an American basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is sitting out the season for the 2016-17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He played his freshman season for the 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team after attending St. Rita of Cascia High School. As a high school senior he was a 2015 Jordan Brand Classic All-American selection.
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- Kentucky bound charles matthews proving elite status as two way guard
- Charles matthews ready to make impact at kentucky official senior mixtape
- Early life
- College
- Personal
- References
Charles matthews ready to make impact at kentucky official senior mixtape
Early life
Matthews was raised near 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, which is on the borderline between the Chatham and Greater Grand Crossing Community areas of Chicago on the South Side. In his youth basketball took a backseat to the trombone and skateboard, but he began to take basketball seriously the summer before his high school freshman year. He committed to John Calipari and Kentucky on February 26, 2014 during his junior year. At the time, he was rated as the number 11 player and number 3 shooting guard in the national class of 2015 by Rivals.com and number 12 player by ESPN. Among his other offers at the time were Illinois, Kansas, Marquette and Michigan State. Matthews was the first commit for Kentucky's 2015 class. On June 1, Matthews won the 2014 USA Basketball 3–on–3 Under-18 National Championship Tournament with teammates Braxton Blackwell, Tim Delaney and Kipper Nichols. Matthews earned tournament MVP. He officially signed his National Letter of Intent on National Signing Day, November 22, 2014. During Matthews four-year high school career at St. Rita's, he led the team to 82 wins and four straight Chicago Catholic League South championships, including a 26–4 record as a senior. As a junior, he averaged 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for the 21–8 St. Rita's team that was eliminated from the 2014 IHSA Class 4A playoffs by the Jahlil Okafor-led Whitney M. Young Magnet High School team. As a senior, Matthews averaged 21.3 points and 6.2 rebounds and a 47 field goal percentage. Following his senior season, he was a first team Associated Press Class 4A All-state selection. Matthews' national ranking fell significantly from the time he committed to Kentucky to the end of his high school career. Although his final rankings were 42nd by ESPN and 48th by Rivals.com, he graduated as the 59th ranked player according to 247Sports.com's composite ranking. Nonetheless, Matthews was selected to play in the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic. At Kentucky, he joined fellow Chicagoan and former AAU teammate Tyler Ulis in the Kentucky backcourt.
College
Matthews played in 36 games (including 3 starting assignments) for the 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats, posting averages of 1.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 10.3 minutes. Matthews three starts included the season opener against Albany and the December 26 rivalry game against #16 ranked Louisville. His season highs were 11 points against South Florida (November 27) and 7 rebounds against Boston University (November 24). He played 34 minutes against Louisville when Isaiah Briscoe injured his ankle in pregame warmups and sat out.
Following the season he had a medical procedure on his hip. Matthews was granted his release from the team on May 18, 2016. On June 20, 2016, reports confirmed that Matthews, who would have to sit out the 2016–17 season, had visited both Xavier and Michigan and selected Michigan. Michigan confirmed the story on July 1.
Personal
Matthews' older brother, Dominique, was a St. Rita's teammate until he graduated in 2014. Dominique went on to play for the UIC Flames. His younger brother, Jordan, is a member of St. Rita's class of 2018. His parents are Nicole and Charles Matthews.