James Matthews SG #35

Height: 6-0 (183cm)

Born: Aug 18, 2007 (18 years old)

Nationality: New Zealand

Current NBA Status: Draft Eligible in 2029

James Matthews Player Profile

International Career
National Career
High School Career

International Basketball Career

International Season Stats

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Season	Age	Team	League	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2023-24	16	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	3	3.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.000	.000	1.000
2024-25	17	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	12	6.5	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	.429	.300	.625
2025-26	18	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	16	10.1	2.5	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	.333	.320	.500

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2023-24	16	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	3	0	3.7	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2024-25	17	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	12	0	6.5	2.2	0.8	1.8	.429	0.2	0.8	.300	0.4	0.7	.625	0.4	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	1.0
2025-26	18	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	16	0	10.1	2.5	0.9	2.6	.333	0.5	1.6	.320	0.2	0.5	.500	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.7

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2023-24	16	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	3	0	11	4	1	1	1.000	0	0	.000	2	2	1.000	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2024-25	17	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	12	0	78.2	26	9	21	.429	3	10	.300	5	8	.625	5	8	13	13	7	0	8	12
2025-26	18	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	16	0	161.8	40	14	42	.333	8	25	.320	4	8	.500	6	7	13	5	7	1	7	27

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
2023-24	16	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	3	0	1.064	1.000	9.5	10.7	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	200.0	0.0	4.0	224.3	115.3	18.4
2024-25	17	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	12	0	.530	.500	7.0	11.2	9.1	22.5	24.6	4.5	0.0	17.8	135.4	0.9	1.2	102.5	105.0	12.5
2025-26	18	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	16	0	.439	.429	3.9	4.5	4.2	4.7	13.3	2.1	0.6	14.0	115.3	-2.3	1.0	87.4	113.3	4.0

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	40 Pts	20 Reb	20 Ast	Techs	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
2023-24	16	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.011	0.0	0.0	2.0	1	2	.333	0.1	0.0	0.1
2024-25	17	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	1.6	0.9	0.4	6	6	.500	0.0	0.1	0.2
2025-26	18	Nelson Giants	NZ NBL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	0.7	1.0	0.2	5	11	.313	-0.2	0.2	-0.1

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National Basketball Career

Nationality: New Zealand

FIBA Junior Team Events Stats

Year	Age	Event	GP	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	Place
2023	15	U16 Asia Cup	6	23:10	8.7	3.5	6.3	.553	1.2	2.3	.500	0.5	1.2	.429	5.2	1.2	1.3	0.0	1.8	1.5	Silver
2024	16	U17 World Cup	7	17:09	3.3	1.4	4.1	.345	0.3	2.3	.125	0.1	0.3	.500	1.7	1.6	1.0	0.0	1.6	2.4	4th
AVERAGES			13	19:56	5.8	2.4	5.2	.463	0.7	2.3	.300	0.3	0.7	.444	3.3	1.4	1.2	0.0	1.7	2.0	-
TOTAL			13	259:06	75	31	67	.463	9	30	.300	4	9	.444	43	18	15	0	22	26	-

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School Skill Academies & Camps

Camp	Year
NBA Academy Games	2025