Matthew Adekponya

Matthew Adekponya (born 9 June 1990) is an Australian-based professional basketball player and filmmaker.[1] He plays for Mackay Meteors as a professional basketball player.[2][3][4]

Matthew Adekponya
Mackay Meteors
PositionPoint Guard
LeagueNBL1 North
Personal information
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990
Perth, Australia
NationalityAustralian-Ghanaian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Cairns Taipans
2013–2014Barcelos Hotel Terco
2014-2015Nidaros Jets
2016-2017Team FOG Naestved
2017-2018Mahameru Indonesia
2018-2019Gold Coast Rollers
2021–presentMackay Meteors

Career

Adekponya started his professional basketball career in 2011 for Cairns Taipans in the NBL.[5][6] Three years later, he joined Mackay Meteors for the season and even won the MVP NBL1 2013 and Best Defensive Player NBL1 2014 awards. In this span, he also played for Obradoiro Spain, Barcelos Hotel Terco, and Mackay Meteors.[7] In 2014, Adekponya played for the Nidaros Jets in the Basketball League Norway.[8][9] In 2015, Adekponya played for Mackay Meteors and then a year later joined Geraldton Buccaneers and Grand Rapids Drive in the NBA G League.[10] By the end of 2016, Adekponya started playing for Team FOG Naestved and then for Mahameru Indonesia.[11] By the end of 2016, Adekponya started playing for Team FOG Naestved and then for Mahameru Indonesia.[12][13] In 2018 he joined Gold Coast Rollers and three years later again started playing for Mackay Meteors, of which he is presently a part of.,[14] of which he is presently a part of.[15]

Adekponya, in 2019, became a content creator for Illawarra Hawks (National Basketball League). In the same year, he also began working for Australian Boomers. Adekponya is also a filmmaker and is known as the director of Building Titans, a film based on Gold Coast NRL Club, which aired on Fox League, Kayo and Nine Australia, and 9go.[16][17] As of 2020, he is working with Patty Mills.[18][19][20][21]

Awards
  • 2013 Mackay Meteors MVP NBL1
  • 2014 Mackay Meteors Best Defensive Player NBL1
  • Norway 2015 League leading scorer, All-Import First team, All-League First team[22]
  • 2016 Nbl1 West All-star, All League first team[23]
  • 2017 Perry Lakes Hawks MVP NBL1
  • 2019 NBL Media Award for Illawarra Hawks[24]

Personal life

Adekponya has a sister named Rachel, who is married to NBA star Aron Baynes.

References
  1. "Building Titans 2021 Building Titans, Watch TV Online". 9now.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. "Matthew Adekponya Player Profile, Mackay Meteors, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. "'Building Titans' airs tonight". Gold Coast Titans. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "show building titans". kayosports.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. readOctober 27, Danaella Wivell2 min (27 October 2017). "Change of game". heraldsun. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. readOctober 25, Rmcnicolless than 2 min (24 October 2013). "Meteor's European dream comes true in Portugal". couriermail. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. readAugust 27, less than 2 min (26 August 2014). "Matt Adekponya packing winter woollies ready for Norway". couriermail. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. "Geraldton Buccaneers look to keep up win streak against Slammers". The West Australian. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. "Matthew Adekponya". NBA G League. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. "Matthew Adekponya Player Profile, Team FOG Naestved, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. "Geraldton Buccaneers look to keep up win streak against Slammers". The West Australian. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  15. "Future's looking reel bright for Adekponya". heraldsun. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  16. "Building Titans: Episode 1". Gold Coast Titans. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. Wenzel, Murray (12 May 2021). "Deep-dive sports docos here to stay: Watt". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. "Depiro finish at the top - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. "The 'brave' move that saved NRL club from disaster". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  20. Stein, Marc (31 July 2020). "'The Better I Got in Sports, the Worse the Racism Got'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  21. "Patty Mills: The Green (and Gold) Machine". Rolling Stone Australia. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  22. "Historikk BLNO M". www.basket.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. "MSBL All-Star Starters - WA State Basketball League". GameDay. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  24. "National Basketball League | NBL". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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