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-====== Wesley Matthews IV #23 ======+====== Wesley Matthews IV ======
 {{men_s_basketball:matthews_wesley.jpg  }}  {{men_s_basketball:matthews_wesley.jpg  }} 
-**Nickname:** "The Fearless One" (Jazz)+**Nickname:** "The Fearless One" (Jazz)\\ 
 +**Number:** 23\\
 **Position:** Guard\\ **Position:** Guard\\
 **Height:** 6'5"\\ **Height:** 6'5"\\
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 **Born:** October 14, 1986\\ **Born:** October 14, 1986\\
 **Hometown:** Madison, WI\\ **Hometown:** Madison, WI\\
-**High School:** Memorial H.S.\\ +**High School:** [[Madison Memorial H.S.]]\\
-\\+
  
 ===== Madison Memorial High-School ===== ===== Madison Memorial High-School =====
  
-{{  men_s_basketball:wes_matthews_madison_memorial.jpg?150}}+{{  men_s_basketball:wes_matthews_madison_memorial.jpg?100}}
 Named Mr. Basketball for the state of Wisconsin by the WBCA/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel... 2005 Associated Press Wisconsin Player of the Year... AP and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first team all-state selection... Averaged 22.5 points in leading his team to a 24-2 record and state championship as a senior.... Rated No. 56 by Hoopmasters.com following his senior season... Named second team all-state by the Journal Sentinel as a junior, averaging 15.8 points and helping Memorial reach the state championship game.  Named Mr. Basketball for the state of Wisconsin by the WBCA/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel... 2005 Associated Press Wisconsin Player of the Year... AP and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first team all-state selection... Averaged 22.5 points in leading his team to a 24-2 record and state championship as a senior.... Rated No. 56 by Hoopmasters.com following his senior season... Named second team all-state by the Journal Sentinel as a junior, averaging 15.8 points and helping Memorial reach the state championship game. 
  
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 == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == == All-Time Senior Season Rankings ==
   *3rd, Points (641)   *3rd, Points (641)
-  *10th, Scoring Average (18.314) 
   *1st, Free Throws Made (213)   *1st, Free Throws Made (213)
   *1st, Free Throws Attempted (257)   *1st, Free Throws Attempted (257)
-  *7th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (82.7%) +  *9th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (82.7%) 
-  *8th, Steals (43)+  *10th, Steals (43)
  
 == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == == All-Time Junior Season Rankings ==
-  *7th, Free Throws Made (132) +  *8th, Free Throws Made (132) 
-  *7th, Free Throws Attempted (167)+  *8th, Free Throws Attempted (167)
   *7th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (79%)   *7th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (79%)
  
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   *10th (tied), Steals (29)   *10th (tied), Steals (29)
  
- +===== Utah Jazz ===== 
-===== Professional Career ===== +{{  men_s_basketball:matthews_nba.jpg?100}} 
- +=== 2009 - 2010 === 
-**2008-09** +Wes played with the Utah Jazz Summer League team in Orlando and with the Sacramento Kings Summer League team in Las Vegas during the summer of 2009. He would eventually accept an opportunity to play on the Utah Jazz's pre-season team.
-{{  men_s_basketball:matthews_nba.jpg|}}Wes played with the Utah Jazz Summer League team in Orlando and with the Sacramento Kings Summer League team in Las Vegas during the summer of 2009. He would eventually accept an opportunity to play on the Utah Jazz's pre-season team.+
  
 A free-agent invitee to training camp, Matthews earned a spot on the opening-night roster being a regular starter during the preseason campaign. He concluded the eight-game slate averaging 8.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44.4 percent from behind the 3-point line and 88.5 percent from the charity stripe.  A free-agent invitee to training camp, Matthews earned a spot on the opening-night roster being a regular starter during the preseason campaign. He concluded the eight-game slate averaging 8.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44.4 percent from behind the 3-point line and 88.5 percent from the charity stripe. 
  
-**2009-10** +===== Portland Trailblazers ===== 
-After a successful rookie campaign as an undrafted rookie who played in all 82 regular season games - plus the playoffs, Matthews signed a five-year, $34 million contract to play with the Portland Trailblazers. Though the Utah Jazz had the opportunity to match the offer, they chose not to do so.+ 
 +=== 2010 - 2011 === 
 +{{  :men_s_basketball:matthews_wes_portland.jpg?200}}After a successful rookie campaign as an undrafted rookie who played in all 82 regular season games - plus the playoffs, Matthews signed a five-year, $34 million contract to play with the Portland Trailblazers. Though the Utah Jazz had the opportunity to match the offer, they chose not to do so.
  
 He will be wearing the #2 jersey for the Trailblazers in the upcoming season. He will be wearing the #2 jersey for the Trailblazers in the upcoming season.
 +
 +{{:men_s_basketball:2010.07.20_wes_signs_with_portland.jpg?600x399|July 21, 2010 - Wes signs with Portland and meets the press}}
  
 ===== Personal =====  ===== Personal ===== 
  
 Son of Pam Moore and Wes Matthews...mother was a two-sport athlete and track standout at the University of Wisconsin and was inducted in to the school's hall of fame in September 2006...father played basketball at Wisconsin and spent nine years in the NBA with six different teams....majors in advertising.  Son of Pam Moore and Wes Matthews...mother was a two-sport athlete and track standout at the University of Wisconsin and was inducted in to the school's hall of fame in September 2006...father played basketball at Wisconsin and spent nine years in the NBA with six different teams....majors in advertising. 
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