Matt Janning

Matt Janning

Matt Janning with Montepaschi Siena in 2013
No. 23 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born June 22, 1988
Watertown, Minnesota
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 1⁄2 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Watertown-Mayer
(Watertown, Minnesota)
College Northeastern (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Pro career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Maine Red Claws
2011 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011–2012 Junior Casale
2012–2013 Montepaschi Siena
2013 Cibona Zagreb
2014 Montepaschi Siena
2014–present Anadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards

Matt Janning (born June 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). He is a 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) tall point guard-shooting guard.[1]

College career

A combo guard, Janning attended and played college basketball with the Northeastern University Huskies. He was proclaimed as one of Northeastern University's most prolific scorers of the program.[2]

Professional career

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. 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.[3] On January 20, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, in exchange for Antonio Anderson. He led the Rio Grande Valley to the NBDL Finals, averaging 11 points per game.

On July 16, he signed a 1 year contract for $120,000 with Junior Casale of the Lega Basket Serie A. 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. 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.[4] He was released in December 2013, due to financial problems of the club.[5] On January 3, 2014, he signed with his former club Montepaschi Siena for the rest of the season.[6]

On July 10, 2014, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[7][8]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

College

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[9] 128 127 35.9 .419 .345 .757 4.2 2.8 1.3 0.2 14.3

Euroleague

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 1.6 .7 .0 6.9 4.5
Career 48 36 20.8 .419 .397 .647 1.8 1.6 .7 .1 8.4 5.6

References

  1. ↑ Legabasket – Matt Janning
  2. ↑ Janning’s round trip brings him to Celtics
  3. ↑ Red Claws add Northeastern's Janning
  4. ↑ Korać, Branimir. "Cibona osigurala šutersko pojačanje, Darko Planinić vrlo blizu Zagreba". Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cibona otpustila američki dvojac" (in Croatian). Crosarka.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ufficiale il ritorno di Matt Janning" (in Italian). Menssanabasket.it. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Matt Janning Anadolu Efes'te...". anadoluefessporkulubu.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Anadolu Efes inks sharpshooter Janning". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Matt Janning, sports-reference.com, accessed 25 October 2010.

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