Scouting Report
Strengths
Three level scorer capable of rising up from three, getting to the rim or pulling up for a midrange shot.
Solid rebounder who attacks the offensive glass as well.
Moves well without the ball coming off screens for catch and shoot attempts.
Physical tools to score and defend at a high level are present.
Strong frame for getting to the rim.
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Weaknesses
Can get lost on defense when playing off the ball.
Comes out of his defensive stance when on ball at times.
Settled for contested midrange shots a little to frequently.
Needs to improve his handle outside of being a straight-line driver.
Doesn’t project as a playmaker.
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Summary
Mathurin is a three-level scorer who can operate in the pick and roll or take defenders one-on-one. Mathurin is a threat off the ball who looks to come off screens for catch and shoot opportunities. He has the physical tools to defend at a high level and uses his strong frame to finish at the rim and crash the glass. Mathurin still needs refinement on defense as he can get lost off the ball. His offensive IQ also needs work as he settles for contested midrange shots and doesn't project as a playmaker.
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Video
Honors
The Wooden Award All American Team (2022)
Consensus All-American Second Team (2022)
AP All-American Second Team (2022)
Pac-12 Player of the Year (2022)
All-Pac-12 First Team (2022)
Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022)
Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2022)
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
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Statistics
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Reports
Notes
NBA Academy Games - Atlanta, GA - 7/11-14/2019
Tough as nails! Plays with a high motor on every play. Can shoot it well from the perimeter can lockup in the defensive end and finish in the lane with contact. - played the entire tournament on a busted ankle that he re-injured at least 2x that?s I saw!
Basketball without Boarders Global Camp - Chicago, IL - 2/14-16/2020
Showing off a much-improved shooting stroke. Also showing off his tenacious ability to attack the basket off the dribble. He still needs to improve his passing ability as several were off target.
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Offers
Volume Shooting Analytics:
Mathurin has data significant enough to make evaluations on his ability to shoot at volume. However, he does not meet the threshold to be considered a high efficiency volume shooter. It is expected that Maturin could be respectable in that role however, as he shot 38% from three in games with a high frequency of attempts.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aG211evz2ZzDpikNCjNT-D5RLXM9iXRP/view?usp=sharing
This data was created by AJ Wahl by ploting each game of a player's most recent season. The x-axis represents the amount of threes taken per minute, in order to normalize for minutes played. The y-axis is simply the player's three point percentage in that particular game. The line represents the trend between a player's three point volume, and their success. A upward slope means that a player gains efficiency as they shoot more often, and a downward slope means that a player loses efficiency the more shots they take. Note that 0.2 3PA/36 is roughly 7 3s, and 0.3 translates to 11 3s. Only players with an R^2 value above .04 were analyzed, to ensure that each player has at least some correlation between their attempts and their frequency.
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Defensive Versatility Analytics:
Despite his size and athletism, Mathurin ranks in the 44th percentile in defensive versatility. He guards bigs quite well, despite not doing it too often.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1Cwe0Msyg4kNn_gr_--EOhEuZPOj7t7/view?usp=sharing
This data was hand-tracked by AJ Wahl and Bryon Cook. Every single defensive possesion of each player's season was analyzed. This dataset includes all possessions when the defender is guarding on-ball, in man-to-man, and against a player not within their position group who shoots the ball, is fouled, or commits a turnover. The percentile listed above is a players standing compared to their postion group calculated by compliling and weighing various different metrics derrived from the hand-tracked data. This data only measures a portion of a player's impact, but it is clear that the ability to defend out of one's position group is a vital skill to contributing to winning basketball at the professional level.