Matt Mooney

American basketball player
Matt Mooney
Mooney in December 2018
No. 31 – Aquila Basket Trento
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1995-02-07) February 7, 1995 (age 29)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolNotre Dame College Prep
(Niles, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Memphis Hustle
2020Cleveland Cavaliers
2020→Canton Charge
2021Raptors 905
2021Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2021–2022New York Knicks
2022Unicaja
2022Niners Chemnitz
2022–2023Beşiktaş
2023Darüşşafaka
2023–2024Samsunspor
2024–presentDolomiti Energia Trento
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2019)
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2019)
  • Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2019)
  • 2× First-team All-Summit League (2017, 2018)
  • Summit League Transfer of the Year (2017)
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2017)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Matthew Mooney (born February 7, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and South Dakota having transferred after his freshman year at Air Force.

Early life and high school career

Mooney has a younger brother Joe who is also a basketball player.[1] He attended Notre Dame College Prep and commuted two hours from Wauconda, Illinois to play under coach Tom Les.[2] Mooney was lightly recruited. He had two college offers coming out of high school and signed with Air Force.[1]

College career

Mooney averaged 6.9 points per game as a freshman at Air Force. However, he had trouble getting adjusted to the strictness of the military culture and experienced bullying. After the season, he opted to transfer.[1]

After sitting out a season, Mooney averaged 18.6 points per game as a sophomore for South Dakota, leading the team to a regular season championship. He was named to the First–team All-Summit League and newcomer of the year.[3] As a junior, Mooney averaged 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He was named to the First–team All-Summit League again. He had 31 points in a loss to TCU and 30 points in a loss to South Dakota State in the Summit League championship. Following the season, Mooney opted to transfer as a graduate student, selecting Texas Tech over offers from Northwestern and Creighton.[4]

Texas Tech was coming off a season in which the team reached the Elite Eight but lost some important pieces. Mooney averaged 11 points per game and shot 38 percent from behind the arc. He partnered with Jarrett Culver to help the team reach its first-ever Final Four.[5] Mooney scored 17 points in an upset of Gonzaga in the Elite Eight.[2] In Texas Tech's first Final Four appearance on April 6, 2019, Mooney scored 22 points in Texas Tech's 61-51 defeat of Michigan State to advance to the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game.[6] Texas Tech would lose the championship game to Virginia 85-77 in overtime. Mooney was then named to the 2019 All-Tournament Team.

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Mooney joined the Atlanta Hawks' Summer League roster.[7][8]

On September 4, 2019, Mooney signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Memphis Grizzlies,[9] but was waived on October 14.[10] He was named to the roster of the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.[11]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2020)

On January 15, 2020, Mooney was signed to a two-way contract by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Cavs and their G League affiliate, the Canton Charge.[12] He made his NBA debut on January 20, recording two points, a rebound and an assist in three minutes in a 106-86 loss to the New York Knicks.[13] Mooney was waived on December 19, 2020.

Raptors 905 (2021)

On January 27, 2021, Mooney signed with Raptors 905.[14] He averaged 11.6 points and 5.7 assists per game.[15]

Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2021)

On October 24, 2021, Mooney signed with Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.[16] In 12 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.17 steals over 32.8 minutes per game.[17]

New York Knicks (2021–2022)

On December 21, 2021, Mooney signed a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks.[17] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Knicks on December 31.[18] Mooney played one game for the Knicks and had one steal.[19]

Unicaja (2022)

On January 31, 2022, he was signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[20]

Niners Chemnitz (2022–present)

On August 12, 2022, he has signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[21]

Beşiktaş (2022–2023)

On October 7, 2022, he has signed with Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[22]

Darüşşafaka (2023)

On January 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketball Super League (BSL).[23]

Samsunspor (2023–2024)

On July 12, 2023, Mooney signed with Reeder Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[24]

Aquila Basket Trento (2024–present)

On February 1, 2024, he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[25]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Cleveland 4 0 4.8 .250 .000 – .8 .3 .5 .3 .5
2021–22 New York 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 — .0 .0 1.0 .0 .0
Career 5 0 4.2 .200 .000 — .6 .2 .6 .2 .4

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Air Force 29 8 19.2 .448 .387 .786 1.9 1.8 .8 .1 6.9
2016–17 South Dakota 34 34 31.1 .460 .367 .717 4.5 2.1 2.2 .1 18.6
2017–18 South Dakota 34 34 30.6 .445 .352 .829 4.1 3.1 2.0 .1 18.7
2018–19 Texas Tech 38 38 31.0 .426 .386 .782 3.1 3.3 1.8 .1 11.3
Career 135 114 28.4 .446 .368 .772 3.4 2.6 1.7 .1 14.1

References

  1. ^ a b c Van Dril, Eric (April 21, 2015). "Matt Mooney alleges bullying at Air Force Academy, plans to transfer". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mawicke, Megan (April 3, 2019). "Wauconda Native And Texas Tech's Matt Mooney Takes Long, Winding Road to Final Four". CBS. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Garry, Mick (April 16, 2018). "It's official: Matt Mooney leaving South Dakota". Argus Leader. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Borzello, Jeff (May 14, 2018). "South Dakota grad transfer Matt Mooney commits to Texas Tech". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (April 2, 2019). "Wauconda's Matt Mooney took a winding path to Texas Tech and the Final Four". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech vs. Michigan State - Box Score - April 6, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "As some of you have heard, I've agreed to play with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA summer league". Matt Mooney on Twitter. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Announce Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Matt Mooney". NBA.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Dusty Hannahs". NBA.com. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Langham, Geoff (November 4, 2019). "Memphis Hustle announce final roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Cavs Sign Matt Mooney to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "Matt Mooney scores first NBA points with Cavaliers". KLBK. January 20, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "RAPTORS 905 ANNOUNCE ROSTER AND SEASON SCHEDULE". NBA.com. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  15. ^ Jamshidi, Soheil (March 19, 2021). "Sanders Named NBA G League Executive of the Year". NBA.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "Capitanes begin to announce 2021-22 roster". NBA.com. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Knicks Sign Matt Mooney to a 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Almo, Alder (December 31, 2021). "Knicks sign Damyean Dotson, Matt Mooney to second 10-day contracts". Empire Sports Media. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  19. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 31, 2022). "Matt Mooney signs at Unicaja". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  20. ^ "Más refuerzos para el Unicaja: llega Matt Mooney". unicajabaloncesto.com (in Spanish). January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  21. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 12, 2022). "Matt Mooney joins Chemnitz Niners". Sportando. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  22. ^ "Besiktas tab Matt Mooney, ex Chemnitz". Eurobasket. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "Beşiktaş'tan ayrıldı, Daçkalı oldu" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  24. ^ @SSBasketbol (July 12, 2023). "Welcome Matt Mooney!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Aquila Trento officially signs Matt Mooney". Sportando. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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