Matt Kenyon (basketball)

Matthew Dylan Kenyon (born 8 February 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He attended Hunter Sports High School in Newcastle, New South Wales before moving to Canberra in 2016 to play basketball for the Basketball Australia Center of Excellence. He then spent two seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Brisbane Bullets.

Matt Kenyon
No. 1 – Tasmania JackJumpers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998
Avoca Beach, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolHunter Sports
(Newcastle, New South Wales)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016BA Centre of Excellence
2016–2018Brisbane Bullets
2017Sunshine Coast Phoenix
2019Dandenong Rangers
2019–2020Capital City Go-Go
2020South Bay Lakers
2020Central Coast Crusaders
2021Ballarat Miners
2021–presentTasmania JackJumpers
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Kenyon grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales and played junior basketball with the Gosford City Basketball Association. Between 2013 and 2016, he played for New South Wales under 16s, under 18s and under 20s at the Australian Junior National Championships. At the Under 20 National Championships in February 2016, he averaged 18.5 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for NSW Country.[1]

Professional career

Brisbane Bullets (2016–2018)

Following his performance at the Under 20 National Championships, Kenyon joined the BA Centre of Excellence's SEABL team for the 2016 season.[2] In 16 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[3]

Kenyon signed with the Brisbane Bullets on 27 July 2016,[4] and appeared in 21 NBL games over two seasons.[5] During the 2017 off-season, Kenyon averaged 12.2 points per game for the Sunshine Coast Phoenix of the Queensland Basketball League,[6][7] and was subsequently named the QBL's U23 Player of the Year.[8]

Toward the end of the 2017–18 NBL season, Kenyon suffered a dislocated knee, which ruled him out for a year.[9]

NBA G-League

After playing for the Dandenong Rangers in the NBL1 during the 2019 season,[10] Kenyon moved to the United States, where he completed workouts with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls.[9] On 27 October 2019, Kenyon was drafted by the Capital City Go-Go with the 19th overall pick in the NBA G League Draft and was included in the team's training camp roster.[11] He was waived by the Capital City Go-Go on 22 January 2020, and was subsequently picked up by the South Bay Lakers on 7 February 2020.[12]

Tasmania JackJumpers (2021–present)

During the 2020 Waratah League season, Kenyon played for the Central Coast Crusaders.[13]

On 4 March 2021, Kenyon signed with the Ballarat Miners of the NBL1 South.[14]

On 17 August 2021, Kenyon signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers for the 2021–22 NBL season.[15]

On 7 April 2022, Kenyon re-signed with the JackJumpers for the 2022–23 NBL season.[16]

National team career

In June 2017, Kenyon was selected in the Australian Emerging Boomers squad for the Summer Universiade in Taipei.[17]

In February 2021, Kenyon was selected to play for Australia in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification against New Zealand. Australia won the game 81–52 and Kenyon helped contribute with 6 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.[18][19][20]

References
  1. "Player statistics for Matthew Kenyon – AJNC". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "2016 Season Preview: BA Centre Of Excellence". SEABL.com.au. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Player statistics for Matthew Kenyon – SEABL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Young Gun Joins Bullets Family". BrisbaneBullets.com.au. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. "Matt Kenyon". RealGM.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. Taylor, Steele (27 February 2017). "Sunshine Coast Phoenix signs Brisbane Bullets guard". SunshineCoastDaily.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. "Player statistics for Matthew Kenyon". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. "2017 QBL Season Award Winners". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  9. Uluc, Olgun (27 October 2019). "From dislocated knee to NBA G-League draftee: Matt Kenyon ready to make the most of new opportunity". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. "Matt Kenyon". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. Rakusin, Kelly (27 October 2019). "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. "NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  13. "Player statistics for Matthew Kenyon". Waratah League. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  14. "Miners ink more names to squad | Ballarat". timesnewsgroup.com.au. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "JackJumpers Complete Inaugural Roster". NBL.com.au. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  16. "Kenyon jumps at second season in Tasmania | NBL". JackJumpers.com.au. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "NBL YOUNG GUNS NAMED IN EMERGING BOOMERS TEAM". NBL.com.au. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  18. "Dyson Daniels shines with talents aplenty in Boomers revenge win over Tall Blacks". FIBA.Basketball. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  19. "New Zealand v Australia boxscore". FIBA.Basketball. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  20. "Kenyon pivotal in Boomers win". Coast Community News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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