Audie Matthews
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 196
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Illinois
- NBL DEBUT: 7/02/82
- AGE AT DEBUT: 0
- LAST NBL GAME: 18/09/87
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 0
- NBL History: Brisbane 1982, 1985 | Sydney 1096-87
- Championships: 1
- Brisbane (1985)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Audie Matthews made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets on 7/2/1982. He scored 35 points in his first game.
After falling short against Canberra Cannons in the previous years Grand Final, the Brisbane Bullets added the legendary Cal Bruton to the squad and young John Dorge to the squad and played with a renewed vigor in 1985. Matthews averaged 16.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals to help guide the Bullets to a first place with a record of 20-6. Matthews and his new teammates then received a first round bye in the NBL playoffs and would meet the winner of the elimination final between the Coburg Giants and last year’s champions Canberra. Canberra eliminated Coburg convincingly by 23 points, setting up a grand final re-match between the two team in the semifinals.
Matthews contributed 13 points and 8 rebounds assists in the 93-76 win over Canberra, which earned them a Grand Final matchup against the Adelaide 36ers.
Matthews delivered another great game in the Grand Final, notching up 16 points (6/12 shooting), 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the 121-95 victory that saw win their first NBL championship on their home court at the Sleeman Sports Centre (Brisbane).
Audie Matthews played four seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Brisbane Bullets and the Sydney Supersonics. He averaged 13.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 89 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 822.0 | 306 | 167 | 63 | 87 | 80 | 63 | 6 | 78 | 73 | 128 | 292 | 44% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 50 | 64 | 78% | 47% | 44% | |
| 1986 | 0 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 260 | 170 | 66 | 72 | 98 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 62 | 112 | 230 | 49% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 36 | 56 | 64% | 51% | 49% | |
| 1985 | 0 | Brisbane | 20-6 (1) | 24 | 0.0 | 390 | 169 | 57 | 74 | 95 | 31 | 4 | 79 | 58 | 151 | 320 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 88 | 115 | 77% | 52% | 47% | 30 |
| 1982 | 0 | Brisbane | 12-14 (8) | 15 | 0.0 | 285 | 93 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 120 | 215 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 | 71 | 63% | 57% | 56% | 35 | Totals | 89 | 822 | 1241 | 599 | 199 | 273 | 326 | 160 | 13 | 261 | 233 | 511 | 1057 | 48.3% | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 219 | 306 | 71.6% | 52% | 48% | 35 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 34.3 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 44% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 2.1 | 2.7 | 78% | 47% | 44% | |
| 1986 | 0 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 49% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.4 | 2.2 | 64% | 51% | 49% | |
| 1985 | 0 | Brisbane | 20-6 (1) | 24 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.7 | 4.8 | 77% | 52% | 47% | 30 |
| 1982 | 0 | Brisbane | 12-14 (8) | 15 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 56% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 3.0 | 4.7 | 63% | 57.3% | 56% | 35 | Total | 89 | 9.2 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 11.9 | 48.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 71.6% | 52% | 48% | 35 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 35 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Audie Matthews was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with pick #117 in the 1978 NBA Draft.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 79% | 80% | 96% | 57% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 511 | 1057 | 48.3% | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 822.0 | 306 | 167 | 63 | 87 | 80 | 63 | 6 | 78 | 73 | 128 | 292 | 44% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 50 | 64 | 78% | 47% | 44% | |
| 1986 | 0 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 260 | 170 | 66 | 72 | 98 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 62 | 112 | 230 | 49% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 36 | 56 | 64% | 51% | 49% | |
| 1985 | 0 | Brisbane | 20-6 (1) | 24 | 0.0 | 390 | 169 | 57 | 74 | 95 | 31 | 4 | 79 | 58 | 151 | 320 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 88 | 115 | 77% | 52% | 47% | 30 |
| 1982 | 0 | Brisbane | 12-14 (8) | 15 | 0.0 | 285 | 93 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 120 | 215 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 | 71 | 63% | 57% | 56% | 35 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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