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American basketball player (born )

This article is about the current basketball player.

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For his father and former player, see Wes Matthews.

Wesley Joel Matthews Jr.^[1] (born October 14, ) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.^[2]

Early life

Matthews was born in San Antonio, Texas to Wesley Sr., a former NBA point guard and two-time NBA champion with the and Los Angeles Lakers, and Pam Moore, an All-American runner and basketball player.

Matthews starred on the James Madison Memorial High School basketball and soccer teams.^[2] He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball in ^[3]

College career

Matthews chose to attend Marquette University despite being pressured to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison like his fathe