Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Ryan was born on April 17, 1997.  He is a small forward in the NBA. He played college basketball for Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Chattanooga.

Ryan went undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft and did not play during the 2020–21 season due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on his post-college basketball prospects. He resorted to working for DoorDash and UberEats while coaching a grassroots basketball team. He also worked at a cemetery in Yonkers, New York.

On September 26, 2022, Ryan signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. On November 2, 2022, Ryan hit a corner 3-pointer to tie the game at the regulation buzzer against the New Orleans Pelicans, with the Lakers going on to win 120–117 in overtime.