Discover the birthday of Matthew Nathaniel Cleveland, a Florida State Seminoles collegiate basketball player.
As a senior, Matthew was nominated to the All-American Second Team. In 2021, he was selected to the All-America Honorable Mention honors at Pace Academy in Atlanta.
Matthew Cleveland Age
Matthew is currently 19 years old.
He was born in Atlanta on September 15, 2002. He is an American citizen.
Sandra and Ralph Cleveland are the parents of Matthew. He has three older sisters: Veronica, Alyssa, and Bryana.
Matthew Cleveland Biography Explored
Matthew Nathaniel Cleveland is his full name. Both of his parents preferred the name “Matthew,” while Nathaniel comes from his grandpa and uncle’s first names.
He completed his high school at Cambridge High School and Pace Academy. Cleveland was a basketball player at Cambridge High School and then transferred to Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, for his junior year.
Matthew Cleveland highlights with Pace Academy at the Chicago Elite Classic! ? @MCleveland35 pic.twitter.com/WpVnxxKIrB
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) December 9, 2019
From 2021, Matthew is pursuing his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.
He is a college basketball player for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Florida State Seminoles (ACC), representing his University.
Matthew Cleveland Career
At Pace Academy, Cleveland led his team to the Class 3A state championship as a junior, averaging 22.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.9 steals per game.
He was awarded “Georgia 3A Player of the Year”.
247Sports and Rivals rated Cleveland as a five-star recruit, while ESPN rated him four-star. On July 21, 2020, he chose Florida State over Kansas, Michigan, Stanford, and NC State as his college basketball team.
Cleveland defeated Boston University 81-80 in overtime on November 24, 2021, scoring 17 points, including a put-back basket with 2.1 seconds remaining.
In his Florida State debut against Penn in the Donald L. Tucker Center as a freshman, he scored 9 points, five rebounds, and one assist in 20 minutes.
Cleveland is an excellent addition to Florida State’s team on both sides of the court, which quickly adapts to the Seminoles’ system.
He steadily gained the national recruiting rankings throughout his senior year and was a top-25 national recruit.
Meet Matthew On Instagram And Twitter
Matthew has a verified Instagram account with over 12 thousand followers. His Instagram account handle is @mcleve35.
He also seems active on his Twitter account @MCleveland35, which he joined in March 2017.
Why Did Cleveland Choose No. 35?
Matthew revealed that he would wear No. 35 at Florida State because it was the number he had been wearing in his high school since freshman year.
“We won two state championships while I was wearing that number, so I asked if I could wear it when I came to Florida State.” He addressed.
Matthew Cleveland is the 13th player in Florida State history to wear the No. 35 jersey. Dick Kendall was the first player in Florida State history to wear No. 35 during the 1949-50 season.