Career notes
Played 15 games as a freshman at Georgia Tech … Asked for and was granted his release to transfer following the 2016-17 season … Three-star wing prospect who enjoyed a strong high-scoring senior season at National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Md. … Has the size, athletic ability and skill package to play multiple positions … Can score from three-point range as well as off the dribble … The Washington Post described Matthews as “blessed with soft touch and plenty of range.”
2016-17 – Game-by-Game Statistics
Played in 15 games, five ACC games … Played season-high 14 minutes at Wake Forest, hitting a pair of threes and scoring eight points … Followed that with a career-best 12 points (4-6 FG, 3-5 FT) vs. Tusculum in a career-high 21 minutes … Played 13 minutes at Tennessee and 11 at VCU for his only extended minutes during the non-conference schedule … Scored season-high 14 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 on 3s, 4-5 FT) at Tennessee … Scored five points (2-4 FG) in 12 minutes in his collegiate debut against Tennessee Tech.
High School
Three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout who made the Washington, D.C., All-Metro team in both 2015 and 2016 … Attended the National Christian Academy where he played for coach Trevor Brown and was a teammate of current Tech red-shirt freshman forward Sylvester Ogbonda … Became the program’s all-time leading scorer … CBS-affiliate 247sports.com listed Matthews among the nation’s top 150 players while Scout.com ranked him 30th among the country’s small forwards and the best in Maryland … As a senior, Matthews helped National Christian Academy to a 30-2 record and the Capital Beltway League championship, and he was named tournament MVP after scoring 15 points in the championship game … NCA went 20-6 and reached the finals his junior year, averaging 22.4 points per game … Played AAU ball for Team Takeover.
Personal
Full name is Christian Evan Matthews … Born August 6, 1998 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Cedric and Celeste Matthews … His father played basketball at the University of the District of Columbia … Intends to major in literature, media and communications at Tech.
| Career Statistics |
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2016-17 | 15-0 | 110 | 7.3 | 15 | 39 | .385 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 15 | 20 | .750 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 3.4 |
| TOTAL | 15-0 | 110 | 7.3 | 15 | 39 | .385 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 15 | 20 | .750 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 3.4 |