Virgil Matthews
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| Full name | Virgil Micheaux Matthews | |
| birthday | 17th July 1983 | |
| size | 190 cm | |
| position | construction | |
| college | Centralia Montana |
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2002–2004 Centralia College 2004–2006 University of Montana 2006–2007 Munich Basket 2007 Tacoma Jazz 2008–2009 Schwelmer Baskets 2010 Olympia Reign 2010 Seattle Aviators 2010–2011 Ehingen / Urspring 2011 Olympia Reign 2011–2012 Ehingen / Urspring 2012 Olympia Reign 2012– 2013 Ehingen / Urspring 2013 Olympia Reign 2013–2014 Ehingen / Urspring 2014 Olympia Reign 2014–2017 BV Chemnitz 99 2017–2018 Nürnberg Falcons BC since 2018 BV Chemnitz 99 
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Virgil Micheaux Matthews (born July 17, 1983 ) is an American basketball player .
career
Matthews first played at Centralia College in Washington State during his university days , followed by two more years at the University of Montana . In his final 2005/06 season, the playmaker scored an average of 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per match.
He gained his first experience as a professional basketball player in the 2nd basketball league at Munich Basket . Between his engagements in Germany (2008/09 with the Schwelmer Baskets in the Regionalliga, from 2010 with the Ehingen / Urspring syndicate in the second division) Matthews played for teams in the US IBL and NABL leagues. During his four seasons in Ehingen, he rose with the club as a champion of the 2nd Bundesliga ProB in the 2nd Bundesliga ProA . After winning the title, he was named “ProB Development Player of the Year” by the internet service eurobasket.com .
In 2014, Matthews moved from Ehingen to BV Chemnitz 99 within ProA . There he was one of the best preparers of basket successes in the second highest German league until 2017 and became a favorite of the Chemnitz supporters.
In October 2017, Matthews was brought to the Nürnberg Falcons BC (also 2nd Bundesliga ProA) by Ralph Junge , under whom he had already played in Ehingen . The American returned to Chemnitz for the 2018/19 season. At the end of April 2019, he narrowly missed promotion to the Bundesliga in the ProA semifinals with Chemnitz, in the 2019/20 season, which was shortened due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, Matthews and his team were granted the right to promotion, as they were in the middle of the season at the end of the season March 2020 were leaders.
Web links
- Virgil Matthews - player profile on the website of the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ( ProA and ProB )
Individual evidence
- ^ NCAA Statistics. Retrieved October 31, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgil-matthews-55602484
- ↑ Matthews is the name of the new structure at Baskets Amerika from August 1st in Schwelm . ( wp.de [accessed October 31, 2017]).
- ^ International Basketball League - Virgil Matthews Stats. Retrieved October 31, 2017 .
- ↑ PROB_2010-2011 Basketball League GERMANY - eurobasket . In: www.eurobasket.com . ( eurobasket.com [accessed October 31, 2017]).
- ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | NINERS hire experienced pointguards. Accessed October 31, 2017 (German).
- ↑ http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Virgil-Matthews/Germany/Nuernberg-Falcons-BC/52608
- ↑ Over and over! Niners star Virgil Matthews leaves Chemnitz . In: TAG24 . ( tag24.de [accessed October 31, 2017]).
- ↑ Nürnberg Falcons bring Virgil Matthews back into the ProA . In: Nuremberg Falcons BC . October 26, 2017 ( n-bc.de [accessed October 31, 2017]).
- ↑ https://www.2basketballbundesliga.de/virgil-matthews-kom-zurueck/
- ↑ mdr.de: Niners Chemnitz miss promotion to the 1st Bundesliga | MDR.DE. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Coronavirus: Game operations in the ProA and ProB will be ended prematurely. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Matthews, Virgil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matthews, Virgil Micheaux (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1983 |