In his freshman season, Matthews averaged 1.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 10.3 minutes per game. Towards the end of the season, he was hampered by a hip injury, for which he had a minor procedure a few weeks ago. The 6’6″ Chicago native picked Kentucky over Illinois, Kansas, Marquette, and Michigan State, committing on February 26, 2014.
According to our source, Matthews wants the opportunity to be more of a scorer rather than the energy guy Calipari and staff saw him as. To be clear, we’re hearing that Calipari did want Matthews to return for his sophomore season.