Wesley Matthews
American basketball player
Wesley Joel Matthews Jr. (born October 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.
Early life
Matthews was born in San Antonio, Texas to Wesley Sr., a former NBA point guard and two-time NBA champion with the 1987 and 1988 Los Angeles Lakers, and Pam Moore, an All-American runner and basketball player. Matthews starred on the James Madison Memorial High School basketball and soccer teams. He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball in 2005.
College career
Matthews chose to attend Marquette University despite being pressured to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison like his father.
Wesley was the biggest of the "three amigos", the three guards in the starting lineup for Marquette.
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