Bennedict Mathurin Dating Status, Parents & Family Background

Bennedict-Mathurin
Published Date: 08 Nov, 2022 Updated date: 08 Nov, 2022 By Daniel Roffer

Bennedict Mathurin always gets motivated by family tragedy, losing his closest friend in 2014. He demonstrative himself as a prospective player in his rookie season in the biggest basketball league.

Does Bennedict Mathurin have a girlfriend? Get to know his dating status, parents, family, ethnicity & interesting facts here.

Canadian basketball player Bennedict Mathurin plays for the NBA team Indiana Pacers. He played college football at the University of Arizona.

Bennedict Mathurin Girlfriend & Dating Status

Mathurin is yet to reveal his girlfriend and dating status to the media.

The player has kept his relationship status in the dark. Likewise, there is no glimpse of his possible girlfriend on his social media.

Bennedict is active on Instagram with over 119k followers. There, he mostly shares updates related to his basketball career.

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Who Are Bennedict Mathurin’s Parents: Inside His Family Life

Bennedict is the son of parents Felix Mathurin and Elvie Jeune. He was born Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin on 19 June 2002 in Montreal, Canada.

The 20-year-old never had a relationship with his father Felix who died in 2013. His mother Elvie raised him working long hours as a nurse to support the family.

 

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Mathurin grew up with his sister Jenn Mathurin and a half-brother named Dominque Jeune in Montreal-Nord. He lost his brother Dominque in 2014 who died at age 15 in a bicycle accident.

Bennedict Mathurin Ethnicity

Mathurin is Haitian-Canadian by ethnicity as his mother is from Haiti. He is proud of his Haitian heritage.

Moreover, he loves his family roots and Haitian foods made by his mother. He can speak French, Spanish, and Creole languages fluently.

His NBA Journey

Mathurin with a height of 6 feet 6 inches began playing basketball at an early age. For further development, he joined the NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico City, Mexico in 2018.

In January 2020, he committed to play college football at the University of Arizona. He ended his collegiate career averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.

The Indiana Pacers selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Subsequently, he made his NBA Summer League debut against the Charlotte Hornets on 8 July 2022.

 

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Moreover, he made his NBA debut against the Washington Wizards on 19 October 2022. Ge came off the bench, recording 19 points in a 114–107 loss against the Wizards.

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Some Interesting Facts About Bennedict Mathurin

  • Bennedict played ice hockey and football as a quarterback in his early days.
  • Before the NBA draft, he made a comment about LeBron James stating, “A lot of people say he’s great. I want to see how great he is. I don’t think anybody is better than me. He’s going to have to show me he’s better than me.”
  • He has inked a tattoo of the name of his late brother, the date he was born, and the date he passed on his forearm.
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