Matthew Dellavedova

Matthew William Dellavedova (born 8 September 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Saint Mary\'s College and has played on the Australian national team. Dellavedova won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.\n', ' Born and raised in Maryborough, Victoria, Dellavedova is the oldest of three children in his family and is a sixth-generation Italian Australian. His father, Mark, grew up playing Australian rules football and his mother, Leanne, played netball.\n', ' Dellavedova began playing basketball at the age of four. He attended Maryborough Regional College and played junior basketball for the Maryborough Blazers and played in under-12 and under-14 Bendigo Braves squads. Along with basketball, he played tennis, soccer, and Australian rules football at the junior level. In the latter sport, Dellavedova played the position of wing and kicked a total of 32 goals in 26 games between 1999 and 2001, but gave the game away to focus solely on basketball. Despite giving the game away at a young age, he is an avid supporter of the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League.\n', '