Matt Janning
Matthew Lawrence Janning (born June 22, 1988) is an American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard that played college basketball for Northeastern University.[1]
Janning with Saski Baskonia in 2017 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 22, 1988 Watertown, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American / Georgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Watertown-Mayer (Watertown, Minnesota) |
| College | Northeastern (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2011 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2011–2012 | Casale Monferrato |
| 2012–2013 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2013 | Cibona |
| 2014 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2014–2015 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2017–2020 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2020–2021 | Manresa |
| 2021–2023 | Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career Edit
A combo guard, Janning attended Watertown-Mayer High School, where he averaged a Metro-high 31.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds, earning All-Conference honors three times, a two-time All-Area award and was a two-time team MVP.[2]
College career Edit
After high school, Janning played college basketball with the Northeastern University Huskies. He was proclaimed as one of Northeastern University's most prolific scorers of the program[3] after ending as the program's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,836 points. He was a three-time All-CAA performer, including first-team honors in 2009 and 2010.[2]
Professional career Edit
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Janning played with the Boston Celtics in the Orlando Summer League and later for the Phoenix Suns in the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 4, 2010, he signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.[4] On November 16, he was released by the Phoenix Suns before appearing in a game for them.
On December 1, he was signed by the Maine Red Claws, after they released Jordan Eglseder, due to injury.[5] On January 20, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, in exchange for Antonio Anderson. He led the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to the NBDL Finals, averaging 11 points per game.
On July 16, he signed a 1-year contract for $120,000 with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of the Lega Basket Serie A.[6] In his first Italian League season, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, while shooting 41% from 2-point range, 38% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw stripe. Janning then played with the Indiana Pacers in the Orlando Summer League, and later for the Memphis Grizzlies, in the Las Vegas Summer League, during the 2012 summer.
Janning then signed with the reigning Italian League champions, Montepaschi Siena, in August 2012.[7] He made the Lega Basket Serie A BEKO All-Star team. In his 2nd Italian League season he is averaging 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 48% from 2-point range, 31% from 3-point range, and 87% from the free throw stripe.
On August 4, 2013, it was announced that Janning signed for Croatian champions Cibona Zagreb.[8] He was released in December 2013, due to financial problems of the club.[9] On January 3, 2014, he signed with his former club Montepaschi Siena for the rest of the season.[10]
On July 10, 2014, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[11][12]
On September 28, 2015, Janning signed with the Denver Nuggets.[13] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 15 in order for him to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[14] On February 7, 2016, he parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem.[15] Two days later, he signed a deal with Lokomotiv Kuban until the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]
On September 15, 2017, Janning signed a two-month deal with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague to replace the injured Jordan McRae.[17] He finally extended his contract for the whole season on November 17.[18]
On July 6, 2018, Janning re-signed a one-year deal with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[19] On July 7, 2020, Janning was officially released from the Spanish club.[20]
On December 23, 2020, he has signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[21]
On June 30, 2021, Janning with Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League for the 2021–22 season.[22][23]
Georgia national team Edit
On September 4, 2018, Janning got a Georgian passport, becoming a member of the Georgia national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.[24]
On September 13, 2018, he made his first appearance for the Georgian team in an 85–80 win over Israel, recording 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.[25]
Career statistics Edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
College Edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Northeastern | 32 | 31 | 35.4 | .414 | .353 | .724 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007–08 | Northeastern | 31 | 31 | 36.3 | .447 | .376 | .812 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.1 |
| 2008–09 | Northeastern | 32 | 32 | 36.0 | .406 | .323 | .742 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 14.3 |
| 2009–10 | Northeastern | 33 | 33 | 36.1 | .412 | .329 | .752 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| Career[26] | 128 | 127 | 35.9 | .419 | .345 | .757 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 14.3 |
EuroLeague Edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Montepaschi | 21 | 14 | 19.7 | .464 | .476 | .643 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 8.4 | 6.9 |
| 2014–15 | Anadolu Efes | 27 | 22 | 21.6 | .384 | .336 | .650 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .7 | .04 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| 2015–16 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 14 | 0 | 21.9 | .443 | .393 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
| 2017–18 | Baskonia | 34 | 15 | 22.4 | .431 | .388 | .905 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
| 2018–19 | Baskonia | 28 | 17 | 25.0 | .413 | .377 | .795 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
| 2019–20 | Baskonia | 28 | 13 | 22.7 | .303 | .285 | .909 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .8 | .04 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Career | 152 | 81 | 22.2 | .402 | .370 | .809 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
References Edit
- ^ . Legabasket.it. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Northeastern bio". GoNU.com. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Benbow, Julian (July 6, 2010). "Janning's round trip brings him to Celtics". Boston.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns sign Matt Janning". Sportando.com. August 5, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Red Claws add Northeastern's Janning". ESPN.com. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "Fastweb Casale announces Matt Janning". Sportando.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fastweb Casale announces Matt Janning". Sportando.com. August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Korać, Branimir (4 August 2013). "Cibona osigurala šutersko pojačanje, Darko Planinić vrlo blizu Zagreba". Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ (in Croatian). Crosarka.com. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ (in Italian). Menssanabasket.it. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ anadoluefessporkulubu.org (in Turkish). 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes inks sharpshooter Janning". Euroleague.net. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Matt Janning". Sportando.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Matt Janning, Hapoel Jerusalem officially part ways". Sportando.com. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ . lokobasket.com. February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ "Matt Janning sustituirá al lesionado McRae". Saski Baskonia (in European Spanish). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ (in Spanish). ACB.com. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Baskonia keeps sharpshooter Janning". EuroLeague.net. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Baskonia, Matt Janning officially part ways". Sportando. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Janning backs in Spain to sign with Baxi Manresa". Sportando. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ 川崎ブレイブサンダース⚡️#OVER TIME劇場版 好評上映中 [@brave_thunders] (June 30, 2021). "#川崎ブレイブサンダース は、#マット・ジャニング 選手と2021-22シーズンの選手契約を締結しました。kawasaki-bravethunders.com/news/detail/id=17967 @mjanning23" (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Matt Janning inks with Kawasaki Brave Thunders". Sportando. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Matt Janning posts an Instagram story with his new Georgian passport". Sportando.basketball. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Israel v Georgia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Matt Janning, sports-reference.com, accessed 25 October 2010.
External links Edit
- Matt Janning's Northeastern bio
- Matt Janning at eurobasket.com
- Matt Janning at euroleague.net
- Matt Janning[dead link] at fiba.com
- Matt Janning 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Matt Janning at rivals.com
- Matt Janning on Twitter