| Wes Matthews | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| High School: | Warren Harding (Bridgeport, Connecticut) |
| College: | Wisconsin (1977–1980) |
| Draft Year: | 1980 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 14 |
| Draft Team: | Washington Bullets |
| Career Start: | 1980 |
| Career End: | 1996 |
| Career Number: | 1, 14 |
| Career Position: | Point guard |
| Team1: | Washington Bullets |
| Years2: | – |
| Team2: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Years3: | 1983–1984 |
| Team3: | Ohio Mixers |
| Team4: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Team5: | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Team6: | Chicago Bulls |
| Team7: | San Antonio Spurs |
| Years8: | – |
| Team8: | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Years9: | 1988–1989 |
| Team9: | Tulsa Fast Breakers |
| Years10: | 1989 |
| Team10: | Ranger Varese |
| Team11: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Years12: | 1991 |
| Team12: | Atlanta Eagles |
| Years13: | 1991 |
| Team13: | Ginebra San Miguel |
| Years14: | 1992–1993 |
| Team14: | Rapid City Thrillers |
| Years15: | 1993–1994 |
| Team15: | Rochester Renegade |
| Years16: | 1994–1995 |
| Team16: | Fort Wayne Fury |
| Years17: | 1995 |
| Team17: | Florida Sharks |
| Years18: | 1995 |
| Team18: | Atlanta Trojans |
| Years19: | 1995 |
| Team19: | Memphis Fire |
| Years20: | 1996 |
| Team20: | Atlanta Trojans |
| Years21: | 1998 |
| Team21: | COC-Ribeirão Preto |
| Highlights: |
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| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 3,654 (7.9 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 626 (1.3 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 1,955 (4.2 apg) |
Wesley Joel Matthews Sr. (born August 24, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the father of current NBA player Wesley Matthews.
Matthews graduated from Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1977. A point guard at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th pick of the 1980 NBA draft. He played nine seasons in the league with the Bullets, Atlanta Hawks (two stints), Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. Averaging eight points and four assists per game, he scored 3,654 career points and earned NBA Championship rings with the 1987 and 1988 Lakers.
Matthews retired from professional basketball in 1996. Besides his NBA stints, he also played in the United States Basketball League, in the Continental Basketball Association and in Italy, spending the 1989–90 season at Ranger Varese before being called by the Hawks for one regular season match.
He had a stint in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), winning the best import award in 1991 for Ginebra San Miguel.
|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | style="text-align:left;"|Washington| 45 || || 25.8 || .499 || .333 || .767 || 1.5 || 4.4 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 34 || || 32.5 || .488 || .000 || .837 || 2.1 || 6.2 || 1.8 || 0.2 || 12.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 47 || 5 || 17.8 || .440 || .250 || .759 || 1.2 || 3.0 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 6.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 64 || 0 || 18.5 || .403 || .292 || .768 || 1.4 || 3.9 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 6.9|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 6 || 0 || 16.0 || .533 || .000 || .818 || 0.7 || 3.5 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 8.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 14 || 5 || 20.9 || .446 || .143 || .643 || 1.6 || 4.4 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 7.1|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago| 78 || 38 || 19.5 || .495 || .125 || .694 || 0.9 || 4.5 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 5.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 75 || 46 || 24.7 || .531 || .160 || .820 || 1.7 || 6.3 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 10.9|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers| 50 || 0 || 10.6 || .476 || .333 || .806 || 0.9 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 4.2|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers| 51 || 8 || 13.8 || .460 || .233 || .831 || 1.3 || 2.7 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 5.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 1 || 0 || 13.0 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 5.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 465 || 102 || 20.0 || .478 || .225 || .788 || 1.3 || 4.2 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 7.9|- class="sortbottom"
|-| style="text-align:left;"|1982| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 4 || || 14.0 || .200 || || 1.000 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 4.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|1983| style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta| 3 || || 12.7 || .333 || .000 || .800 || 0.0 || 3.7 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 3.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|1984| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 4 || || 5.8 || .500 || .500 || .500 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 2.5|-| style="text-align:left;"|1985| style="text-align:left;"|Chicago| 4 || 4 || 22.8 || .344 || .000 || .778 || 1.5 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 7.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|1986| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 3 || 3 || 38.7 || .648 || .000 || .750 || 2.3 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 25.3|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|1987†| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers| 12 || 0 || 5.1 || .478 || .000 || .857 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 2.3|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|1988†| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers| 10 || 0 || 2.7 || .400 || .000 || .800 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 38 || 7 || 10.1 || .482 || .111 || .800 || 0.5 || 1.7 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.6
Matthews' son, Wesley, also a basketball guard, played for Marquette University,[1] and has played in the NBA since going undrafted in 2009.