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Charles Matthews - Men's Basketball - University of Kentucky Athletics 4

CharlesMatthews

  • height 6-6
  • Weight 189
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Chicago
  • High school St. Rita
BIO Stats

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2015-16

Freshman: SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member … Saw action in all 36 games and made three starts including the season opener … Averaged 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor … Gave UK gritty minutes in the final two games of the SEC Tournament … Combined for five rebounds, two steals and a block in those contests … Grabbed five rebounds in back-to-back wins over Georgia and South Carolina … Also scored seven points in 16 minutes against the Bulldogs … Totaled two points, three rebounds and a block in 17 minutes of a win over Missouri … Had a career-high two steals vs. Ole Miss … Posted seven points in a win over Boston … Played in a career-high 34 minutes while scoring five points and adding three rebounds vs. Illinois State … Scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting with a 3-pointer in a win over South Florida … Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in a win over Boston.

HIGH SCHOOL

Averaged 22 points per game in his senior season … That included five performances of 30 or more points … Led St. Rita to a 26-4 record … Tabbed as the No. 12 shooting guard in the 2015 class by ESPN, 15th by 247Sports and the 20th-rated shooter by Scout … He captured most valuable player accolades after leading his team to the 3-on-3 USA Basketball U18 championship … Has been a mainstay at the Nike Skills Academies and LeBron James Skills Academy … Like Anthony Davis and Tyler Ulis, Matthews is an alum of the Nike EYBL Meanstreets program.

PERSONAL

Son of Nicole and Charles Matthews … Born on Nov. 15, 1996 … Has two brothers, Dominique and Jordan … Chose Kentucky over Michigan State … Brother, Dominique, plays basketball at Illinois-Chicago … Chose No. 4 because playing at Kentucky is a new experience and he wanted a new number to go with it … If he wasn’t a basketball player, he’d be involved in business … His parents have been his greatest influence in life … Lists his pre-game superstitions as listening to music and getting mentally prepared.

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