2021 NBA Draft Profile

Matt

Coleman III

Position
G
Height/Weight
6-2 / 180 lbs
School/Club
Texas
Country
USA
Status
Senior
Birthday
01/22/1998
Draft 2021

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-Big 12 Third-Team selection as a junior and senior.
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick as a freshman and sophomore.
• Became the first player in Texas program history to lead the team in assists four consecutive seasons.
• Ranks fourth in school history in career assists (477).

SENIOR (2020-21)
• Finished second on Texas in scoring (13.2 ppg) and led the team in assists (4.0 apg), steals (1.19 spg) and minutes (34.4 mpg).
• Shot a career-high 48.5% from the field, 37.7% from three-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line.
• Named MVP of the Big 12 Tournament after scoring a career-high 30 points in a win over Oklahoma State in the final (March 13).
• Led Texas to its first Big 12 Tournament title.
• Selected as MVP of the Maui Invitational after scoring 22 points in a win over North Carolina in the championship game (Dec. 2).

STRENGTHS
• Athletic guard with a well-rounded game.
• Capable scorer and effective distributor.
• Tough-minded defender with good hands and length.
• Will contribute on the glass from the backcourt.

PERSONAL
• Earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication & Leadership with a minor in Business in May 2021.
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
• Younger brother, Chase, plays college basketball at Virginia.
• Father, Cliff, is head coach at Bryant & Stratton Junior College (Virginia Beach, Va.) and a former star guard at USCAA program The Apprentice School.

128
Coleman started 128 games at Texas, the third most in school history.

QUOTE
“He’s grown in a lot of ways. He’s gained a lot of wisdom. He’s got so much better of an understanding of what goes into winning.”
– Former Texas and current Marquette head coach Shaka Smart, to The Athletic

— Profile by NBA Communications