Matthew Wright (basketball)
| No. 35 – Phoenix Fuel Masters | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 7, 1991 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 |
| Selected by the Phoenix Fuel Masters | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Quimper |
| 2015–2016 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| 2016–present | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Matthew Andrew Cristopher Wright (born February 7, 1991) is a Filipino-Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played collegiate basketball at St. Bonaventure University.
After he had graduated, he signed a professional contract to play for the French club Quimper. He made his debut in a 91-87 loss to Cognac on October 25, 2014. He did not score but he dished out three assists in 14 minutes of action.
In the 2015–16 ABL season, Wright was named as the ASEAN Heritage MVP after he helped lead the Westports Malaysia Dragons to the finals of the ASEAN Basketball League on his maiden season with an average of 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
On September 16, 2016, it was reported that he will be part of the Mighty Sports lineup for 2016 Merlion Cup. In the team's second game on the group stages, he scored 20 points against Westports Malaysia Dragons to help the team get a semifinals berth.Mighty Sports eventually lost to the Shanghai Sharks in the finals of the 2016 Merlion Cup after Jimmer Fredette was fouled in the final possession taking a triple who then drained the 3 free throws.
He reunites with Ariel Vanguardia who was his coach when he played for the Westports Malaysia Dragons, after he was selected by the Phoenix Fuel Masters as their Gilas draft selection in the 2016 PBA draft. On November 8, 2016, he signed a 3-year, P8.5M rookie max deal with Phoenix. Due to food poisoning he missed the team's first game of the 2016-17 PBA Philippine Cup where they lost 94-87 to Blackwater Elite. In his PBA debut, he scored 14 points to help his team have an upset win against the San Miguel Beermen.
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