Matthew Wright (basketball)
Wright in 2025 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 7, 1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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 |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Quimper |
| 2015–2016 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| 2016–2022 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
| 2022–2024 | Kyoto Hannaryz |
| 2024–2025 | Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Career highlights | |
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Matthew Andrew Christopher Wright (born February 7, 1991) is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University. He has since become an ABL champion, a two-time PBA All-Star, and a member of Gilas Pilipinas.
In college, Wright helped lead the St. Bonaventure Bonnies to an Atlantic 10 championship and into the 2012 NCAA tournament. In his senior season, he led the team in scoring.
After college, Wright started his professional career in France. He then went to play for the Westports Malaysia Dragons, with whom he won an ABL championship with. He then spent six seasons with the Phoenix Fuel Masters before joining Kyoto Hannaryz in 2022.