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Matthew Lawrence Janning (born June 22, 1988) is an American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard that played college basketball for Northeastern University.[1]

Matt Janning

Janning with Saski Baskonia in 2017
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Position	Shooting guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1988-06-22) June 22, 1988 (age 34) Watertown, Minnesota
Nationality	American / Georgian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Watertown-Mayer (Watertown, Minnesota)
College	Northeastern (2006–2010)
NBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Maine Red Claws
2011	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011–2012	Casale Monferrato
2012–2013	Montepaschi Siena
2013	Cibona
2014	Montepaschi Siena
2014–2015	Anadolu Efes
2015–2016	Hapoel Jerusalem
2016–2017	Lokomotiv Kuban
2017–2020	Saski Baskonia
2020–2021	Manresa
2021–present	Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Career highlights and awards
Italian League champion (2013) Italian Cup winner (2013) Turkish Cup winner (2015) Spanish League champion (2020)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

A combo guard, Janning attended Watertown-Mayer High School, where he averaged a Metro-high 31.8 points per game and 8.4 rebounds, earning All-Conference honors three times, a two-time All-Area award and was a two-time team MVP.[2]

College career

After high school, Janning played college basketball with the Northeastern University Huskies. He was proclaimed as one of Northeastern University's most prolific scorers of the program[3] after ending as the program's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,836 points. He was a three-time All-CAA performer, including first-team honors in 2009 and 2010.[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.[4] 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.[5] On January 20, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, in exchange for Antonio Anderson. He led the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to the NBDL Finals, averaging 11 points per game.

On July 16, he signed a 1-year contract for $120,000 with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of the Lega Basket Serie A.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] He was released in December 2013, due to financial problems of the club.[9] On January 3, 2014, he signed with his former club Montepaschi Siena for the rest of the season.[10]

On July 10, 2014, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[11][12]

On September 28, 2015, Janning signed with the Denver Nuggets.[13] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 15 in order for him to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[14] On February 7, 2016, he parted ways with Hapoel Jerusalem.[15] Two days later, he signed a deal with Lokomotiv Kuban until the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]

On September 15, 2017, Janning signed a two-month deal with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague to replace the injured Jordan McRae.[17] He finally extended his contract for the whole season on November 17.[18]

On July 6, 2018, Janning re-signed a one-year deal with Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[19] On July 7, 2020, Janning was officially released from the Spanish club.[20]

On December 23, 2020, he has signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[21]

On June 30, 2021, Janning with Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League for the 2021–22 season.[22][23]

Georgia national team

On September 4, 2018, Janning got a Georgian passport, becoming a member of the Georgia national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.[24]

On September 13, 2018, he made his first appearance for the Georgian team in an 85–80 win over Israel, recording 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.[25]

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

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[26]		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	1.4	.7	.04	6.9	4.5
2015–16	Lokomotiv Kuban	14	0	21.9	.443	.393	1.000	1.8	1.4	.4	.1	8.6	7.8
2017–18	Baskonia	34	15	22.4	.431	.388	.905	1.7	1.5	.6	.2	8.3	6.6
2018–19	Baskonia	28	17	25.0	.413	.377	.795	2.1	1.8	.8	.1	10.1	8.8
2019–20	Baskonia	28	13	22.7	.303	.285	.909	2.0	1.5	.8	.04	6.0	6.6
Career		152	81	22.2	.402	.370	.809	2.1	1.7	.7	.1	8.0	6.9

References

External links

• Matt Janning's Northeastern bio.
• Matt Janning at eurobasket.com
• Matt Janning at euroleague.net
• Matt Janning at fiba.com
• Matt Janning at legabasket.it (in Italian)
• Matt Janning at rivals.com
• Matt Janning on Twitter

На других языках

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- [en] Matt Janning

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[es] Matt Janning

Matt Lawrence Janning (nacido el 22 de junio de 1988 en Watertown, Minnesota, USA) es un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que milita en el Kawasaki Brave Thunders de la B.League. Con 1,97 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de escolta.

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[ru] Дженнинг, Мэтт

Мэттью Лоренс Дженнинг (англ. Matthew Lawrence Janning; род. 22 мая 1988, Уотертаун, штат Миннесота, США) — американский и грузинский профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции атакующего защитника.

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