PLAYER DETAILS
Bennedict Mathurin profile
- Club
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Position
- Guard/Forward
- Nationality
- Canada
- Date of birth
- 2002-06-19
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Weight
- 210 lb (95 kg)
- Shirt number
- 24
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Bennedict Mathurin
Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin ( MATH-ər-in, French: [matyʁɛ̃]; born June 19, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he was named a consensus second-team All-America and Pac-12 Player of the Year after his sophomore season. Mathurin was selected sixth overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2022 NBA draft. He was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2023 and finished fourth in voting for the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year award.