Matthew Wright (basketball)
 Wright with St. Bonaventure in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 – Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | PBA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1991 Toronto, Ontario[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino / Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Martingrove Collegiate Institute (Toronto, Ontario) | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | St. Bonaventure (2010–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2016 / Special draft | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Fuel Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Quimper | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Westports Malaysia Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | |||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Andrew Cristopher Wright (born February 7, 1991) is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University.[2]
Professional career[]
UJAP Quimper 29 (2014–2015)[]
After he had graduated, he signed a professional contract to play for the French club Quimper.[3] He made his debut in a 91-87 loss to Cognac on October 25, 2014. He did not score but he dished out three assists in 14 minutes of action.[4]
Westports Malaysia Dragons (2015–2016)[]
On November 7, 2015, Wright recorded 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 3-pointers made in a 100-92 win over the Saigon Heat.[5] In the 2015–16 ABL season, Wright was named as the ASEAN Heritage MVP after he helped lead the Westports Malaysia Dragons to the finals of the ASEAN Basketball League on his maiden season with an average of 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[6]
Mighty Sports (2016)[]
On September 16, 2016, it was reported that he will be part of the Mighty Sports lineup for 2016 Merlion Cup.[7] In the team's second game on the group stages, he scored 20 points against Westports Malaysia Dragons to help the team get a semifinals berth.[8] Mighty Sports eventually lost to the Shanghai Sharks in the finals of the 2016 Merlion Cup after Jimmer Fredette was fouled in the final possession taking a triple who then drained the 3 free throws.[9]
Phoenix Fuel Masters (2016–present)[]
He reunites with Ariel Vanguardia who was his coach when he played for the Westports Malaysia Dragons, after he was selected by the Phoenix Fuel Masters as their Gilas draft selection in the 2016 PBA draft.[10] On November 8, 2016, he signed a 3-year, P8.5M rookie max deal with Phoenix.[11] Due to food poisoning he missed the team's first game of the 2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup where they lost 94-87 to Blackwater Elite.[12] In his PBA debut, he scored 14 points to help his team have an upset win against the San Miguel Beermen.[13]
National team career[]
Junior national team[]
He was part of the Philippines men's national under-18 team coached by Franz Pumaren that competed in the four-nation Nokia Manila Youth Basketball Invitational 2008 and 2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[14][15]
Senior national team[]
In 2016, he was included in the pool of the Philippine men's senior national team where the members of the Philippine squad that participated at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was derived from.[16]
International career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Quimper | LNB Pro B | 16 | 23.9 | .403 | .343 | .649 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .1 | 9.8 |
| 2015-16 | Westports Malaysia Dragons | ABL | 27 | 34.8 | .453 | .425 | .740 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .2 | 21.2 |
| Career | All Leagues | 43 | 30.9 | .442 | .404 | .715 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .1 | 17.0 | |
PBA career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
As of the end of 2020 season[17]
Season-by-season averages[]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Phoenix | 26 | 32.9 | .363 | .336 | .788 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .0 | 16.5 |
| 2017–18 | 35 | 33.1 | .405 | .343 | .748 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .1 | 17.6 | |
| 2019 | 37 | 33.0 | .380 | .343 | .844 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .1 | 18.9 | |
| 2020 | 17 | 37.2 | .446 | .394 | .802 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.2 | .0 | 21.1 | |
| Career | 115 | 33.6 | .393 | .351 | .800 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.3 | |
Personal life[]
As of 2017, he is involved in a long-distance relationship with Gabriela Moscoso.[18]