Jared Rhoden | |
Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 210 |
Team: | Free agent |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1999 |
Birth Place: | Baldwin, New York, U.S. |
High School: |
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College: | Seton Hall (2018–2022) |
Draftyear: | 2022 |
Career Start: | 2022 |
Years1: | 2022 |
Team1: | College Park Skyhawks |
Years2: | – |
Team2: | Detroit Pistons |
Years3: | 2022–2024 |
Team3: | →Motor City Cruise |
Team4: | Charlotte Hornets |
Years5: | 2024 |
Team5: | →Greensboro Swarm |
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Matthew Jared Rhoden (;[1] born August 27, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates of the Big East Conference.
Rhoden played basketball for Baldwin Senior High School in Baldwin, New York. As a junior, he averaged 19.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Rhoden led his team to the Long Island AA championship and was named Nassau County Player of the Year.[2] He reclassified to the 2018 class and transferred to Our Saviour Lutheran School in The Bronx.[3] As a senior, Rhoden averaged 29.3 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game, earning All-USA Today New York First Team honors.[4] He competed for the New York Lightning on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[5] [6] He committed to playing college basketball for Seton Hall over offers from Saint Louis, Wichita State and Penn State.[7] [8]
Rhoden underwent shoulder surgery before his freshman season at Seton Hall.[9] As a freshman, he averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.[10] He averaged 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his sophomore season as a part-time starter.[11] On December 23, 2020, Rhoden posted a season-high 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in a 78–67 win against Georgetown.[12] As a junior, he averaged 14.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Rhoden was named to the Big East All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games during the 2021 Big East tournament.[13] On November 22, 2021, he scored a career-high 29 points in a 79–76 loss to Ohio State.[14] Rhoden was named to the First Team All-Big East as a senior.[15]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Rhoden signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 3, 2022,[16] but was waived prior to the start of the season.[17] On November 4, he was named to the opening night roster for the College Park Skyhawks.[18]
On December 26, 2022, Rhoden signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons, splitting time with their NBA G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.[19]
On July 2, 2023, Rhoden signed another two-way contract with the Pistons.[20] and joined them for the 2023 NBA Summer League[21]
On August 19, 2024, Rhoden signed with the Toronto Raptors,[22] [23] but was waived on October 19.[24]
On October 21, 2024, Rhoden was claimed off waivers by the Charlotte Hornets, subsequently converting his deal into a two-way contract.[25] On November 30, he was waived by the Hornets.[26]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit| 14 || 0 || 14.1 || .386 || .250 || 1.000 || 2.6 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit| 17 || 0 || 14.4 || .500 || .387 || .625 || 1.9 || .8 || .2 || .8 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte| 4 || 0 || 2.9 || .250 || .000 || || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 35 || 0 || 13.0 || .441 || .321 || .786 || 2.1 || .6 || .2 || .4 || 3.8
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Seton Hall| 34 || 0 || 12.8 || .342 || .246 || .568 || 2.6 || .4 || .5 || .3 || 3.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Seton Hall| 30 || 15 || 25.7 || .441 || .337 || .623 || 6.4 || 1.1 || 1.2 || .3 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Seton Hall| 27 || 27 || 34.6 || .429 || .303 || .833 || 6.7 || 1.9 || 1.2 || .4 || 14.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Seton Hall| 31 || 30 || 33.1 || .390 || .336 || .803 || 6.7 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .6 || 15.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 122 || 72 || 26.0 || .407 || .312 || .754 || 5.5 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .4 || 10.4