As of November 2024, Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin, a Canadian professional basketball player, is playing as a shooting guard/small forward for the Indiana Pacers. Mathurin attended the University of Arizona in Tucson and joined the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team in 2020. After playing for two seasons for the Wildcats, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility on April 14, 2022. In college, he earned the titles of Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 tournament MOP, both in 2022. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds over 25 minutes per game in the Wildcats, according to his NBA 2022 Draft Prospects profile. Additionally, Mathurin was named to the Consensus second-team All-American in 2022, First-team All-Pac-12 in 2022, and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2021.
Mathurin was selected by the Pacers as the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft. He was awarded the NBA Rising Stars Challenge MVP in 2024 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2023. According to his NBA 2022 Draft profile, he is described as a dangerous jump shooter with impressive leaping ability. Internationally, he competed in the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia for the Canada men's national basketball team, winning the bronze medal, as of November 2024.
Bennedict Mathurin Siblings
Bennedict Mathurin was born on June 19, 2002, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to his mother, Elvie Mathurin. According to the Andscape, Bennedict Mathurin has two siblings, Dominique Jeune and Jennifer Mathurin. Bennedict Mathurin never had a close relationship with his father, who passed away in 2013. Both his parents are from Haiti.
Jennifer Mathurin
Jennifer Mathurin, born on January 14, 1993, in Montreal, Canada, is the oldest of three siblings. She played basketball at North Carolina State University and later played professionally in Finland and Australia. During her time at NC State from 2013 to 2017, she scored a total of 934 points, with 15 blocks, and 62 steals, according to her college profile. Jennifer Mathurin was named to the ACC All-Academic Team during her sophomore season. She started playing basketball at the age of 6, according to the Andscape.
In an interview with Andscape, Bennedict Mathurin shared that he always wanted to be better than his sister. In a TSN Original interview, Jennifer Mathurin said that she always aimed to be a mentor and an example for her younger siblings. In that same interview, Bennedict Mathurin credits his sister as the reason he began playing basketball.
Dominique Jeune
An Andscape article published on December 13, 2022, reported that Dominique Jeune, Bennedict's older brother, passed away at the age of 15 after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. Mathurin has a tattoo on his left arm displaying the text: "02.12.1999, Dominique Jeune, 09.30.2014". After his older brother, Dominique Jeune's death, the family moved to live with his sister's youth basketball coach, Michel Mettelus. Bennedict Mathurin later became the first Canadian-born student-athlete to join the NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico City, according to Andscape. On his NBA draft night in 2022, he wore a custom red and black suit featuring a photograph of himself, Dominique Jeune and Jennifer as children that he uploaded on his Instagram account.
FAQs on Bennedict Mathurin Siblings
A. As of November 2024, Bennedict Mathurin is 22 years old.
A. Bennedict Mathurin's jersey number is 0 in the Indiana Pacers.
A. Bennedict Mathurin is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall.
A. Bennedict Mathurin weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).
A. Bennedict Mathurin's wingspan is 6 feet 9 inches (2.57 m).
