Matthew Andronicos
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 24/12/91
- Place of Birth: Sydney (NSW)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 208
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Hills
- College: None
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
TEAM HISTORY
- Cairns2013-15
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneBIO: Matthew Andronicos was born in Sydney (NSW) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Hills basketball program. Andronicos received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2012. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Matthew Andronicos made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 20 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
2014/15
Cairns entered 2014/15 after a 12-16 season had left the Taipans outside the playoffs. Aaron Fearne retained Alex Loughton, Cameron Gliddon, Cameron Tragardh, Stephen Weigh, Matt Burston, Mitchell Young and Shaun Bruce, while Jamar Wilson (to Adelaide), Clint Steindl (to Townsville) and Demetri McCamey departed. Scottie Wilbekin (via Florida), Torrey Craig (via USC Upstate) and Corey Maynard (via Bryant) were added to the main roster.
Andronicos (0.5 points across 4 games) returned for a third season as a Cairns development player after also spending the 2014 QBL season with the Cairns Marlins. He remained outside Fearne’s regular rotation, with his on-court minutes coming in three regular-season games.
His best and highest-scoring appearance came against Melbourne on February 13, when Andronicos (2 points) made his only field-goal attempt in 3:52. Craig (21 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Wilbekin (17 points and 3 rebounds) led a comfortable 84-62 Cairns victory, while Daniel Kickert scored 17 points for Melbourne.
Wilbekin (15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists across 32 games) became Cairns’ leading scorer and playmaker, won the club MVP award and earned All-NBL First Team honours. Tragardh (12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds across 32 games) was named NBL Best Sixth Man, while Loughton (11.2 points and 4.5 rebounds across 32 games), Gliddon (10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals across 32 games) and Craig (8.9 points and 5.7 rebounds across 32 games) supplied much of the remaining production. Fearne was named NBL Coach of the Year as Cairns finished 21-7, secured the first minor premiership in club history and became the first regional team since Geelong in 1984 to finish on top of the NBL ladder.
Andronicos did not play in the opening semifinal against Perth, where Wilbekin (23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) and Tragardh (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists) led Cairns, while Jermaine Beal scored 20 points for the Wildcats. The Taipans won 71-64 to take a 1-0 series lead.
He remained out of the lineup for game two at Perth Arena, with Wilbekin (16 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists) and Weigh (16 points and 3 rebounds) leading Cairns, while Beal scored 21 points and Matthew Knight added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Perth. The Taipans won 80-68 to complete the sweep and reach the second Grand Final series in franchise history.
Andronicos did not take the court in game one of the Grand Final against New Zealand. Wilbekin scored 16 points and Gliddon added 13 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals, but Cedric Jackson (22 points and 7 rebounds) and Ekene Ibekwe (19 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks) carried the Breakers to an 86-71 victory.
He again remained out of the playing lineup in game two in Auckland, where Tragardh (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block) and Craig (16 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists) led Cairns, while Thomas Abercrombie scored 19 points for New Zealand. Wilbekin tied the game from the free-throw line with 1.2 seconds remaining before Ibekwe hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to give the Breakers an 83-81 victory and complete the 2-0 Grand Final sweep. Jackson was named Grand Final MVP.
Matthew Andronicos played three seasons with the Cairns Taipans.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 23 | Cairns | 21-7 (1) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 53% | 100% | 2 |
| 2013-14 | 22 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| 2012-13 | 21 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | Totals | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 69% | 100% | 2 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 23 | Cairns | 21-7 (1) | 3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% | 53% | 100% | 2 |
| 2013-14 | 22 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| 2012-13 | 21 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | Total | 11 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 69% | 100% | 2 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Canberra (2012), Hills (2011), Cairns (2013–2015), Bendigo (2016–2019, 2021)
Andronicos joined Hills for the 2011 Waratah League season, giving him the earliest supplied state league stop of his senior career while based in New South Wales before moving into the AIS pathway.
The following year, Andronicos joined the AIS for the 2012 SEABL season and continued his development in Canberra. The AIS men’s group during that period included Andronicos alongside players such as Dante Exum, Mirko Djeric, Darcy Harding, Owen Odigie, Ben Richmond, Jaecob Snow and Cade Towers, with his AIS tenure running across 2011 and 2012.
Andronicos moved to Cairns for the 2013 QBL season, joining the Marlins frontcourt during a year in which the team finished second with a 14–2 regular-season record. Cairns lost 99–86 to Townsville in the elimination finals, while Andronicos led the league in field goal percentage at 63.51 percent.
He continued with Cairns for the 2014 QBL season and remained part of a Marlins team that again finished near the top of the competition. Cairns ended the regular season third with a 13–3 record and reached the elimination finals before losing 83–63 to Mackay.
Andronicos stayed with Cairns for the 2015 QBL season, completing the supplied 2013–2015 Marlins stint. Cairns finished seventh with a 10–7 record and missed the finals that year.
Bendigo added Andronicos for the 2016 SEABL season, bringing in a 6’10 centre as part of the Braves’ senior frontcourt. Bendigo won the East Conference championship with a 76–64 overtime victory against Nunawading, then claimed the SEABL national championship by defeating Mount Gambier 79–61 in the final.
Returning to Bendigo for the 2017 SEABL season, Andronicos remained with the Braves after their championship-winning year. He delivered one of his key Bendigo performances against Hobart, scoring 21 points and making the go-ahead jump shot with 31 seconds remaining in an 89–87 win over the Chargers.
Andronicos continued with Bendigo for the 2018 SEABL season and stayed with the Braves through the final year of the SEABL era. Bendigo finished sixth at 12–10, with the league’s senior men’s competition then shifting into the NBL1 structure the following season.
The 2019 NBL1 season kept Andronicos in Bendigo for his fourth season with the Braves. He averaged 7.0 points and 2.8 rebounds across 23 games, while Bendigo reached the inaugural NBL1 men’s Grand Final after entering the finals from eighth place and winning through the playoff bracket. The Braves defeated Melbourne 86–76 in the elimination final, beat Kilsyth 115–104 in the semi-final and defeated Ballarat 75–68 in the preliminary final before losing 99–90 to Nunawading in the Grand Final.
Andronicos rejoined Bendigo for the 2021 NBL1 South season, with the Braves confirming his return on 13 April 2021 alongside Jake Lloyd. He was part of Bendigo’s listed men’s roster with Ray Turner, Javaan Mumtaz, Nelson Larkins, Luke Rosendale, Jacob Foy, Jake Lloyd, Taylor Bell, Chris Hogan, Brennan Rymer, Jack White, Trent Leech and Matthew Johnston, and scored eight points in five first-half minutes off the bench against Hobart in Round 10.
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