Matthew Dellavedova
- PositionPoint Guard
- D.O.B.08/09/1990
Debut: 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship Height: 193cm Major Tournaments - Olympics: 2012, 2016, 2020. FIBA World Cup: 2014, 2019. Current team: Melbourne United, NBL Junior club: Maryborough, Victoria
From overlooked for the NBA draft to NBA champion three years later, Matthew Dellavedova’s journey has been built on hard work and persistence.
The regional Victoria product took a scenic route to NBA after going undrafted in 2013 and three years later played in a title with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the 2022-23 season, the veteran guard was part of the Sacramento Kings outfit which broke a 16-year finals drought.
Dellavedova has been a mainstay for the Boomers through multiple World Cup and Olympic campaigns and was a key part of the historic bronze-medal performance in Tokyo.
The 32-year-old played with Melbourne United in 2021, springboarding him back into the NBA, and returns to the NBL in 2023-24.
Did You Know?
Dellavedova’s second cousin shares the same name and is an Australian professional tennis player with an ATP singles ranking of 553.
