2025-26 Season Recap — Dakota Mathias

Height: 6-4
Age: 30
Years Pro: 8
College: Purdue
Acquired: Joined the Boom on March 5, 2026 (Returning Player Rights)

The Purdue product returned for his second stint with the Boom after beginning the 2025–26 season playing internationally with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League before suffering an injury. Mathias lit up the league during his short stint with the team, showing no rust after a shoulder injury that sidelined him for nearly three months of the season.

The five-year G League veteran averaged 21.9 points, 4.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals across nine games, while shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 43.9 percent from three-point range. He instantly became one of the league’s premier long-range shooters, finishing the regular season ranked 13th among all players in three-point shooting percentage.

Mathias made his season debut just hours after joining the team on March 5, erupting for 27 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go along with six assists and four rebounds against College Park. A few games later, he delivered a career performance by recording the first triple-double of his G League career, posting 31 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting from the field -including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc - against Westchester on March 14.

On the season, Mathias reached double figures in scoring in all nine appearances, recorded six games with 20 or more points, and tallied three games with at least 10 made field goals. He also knocked down four or more three-pointers in five contests.

Notable Performances:
31 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals vs. Westchester (3/14/26)
26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists at Greensboro (3/18/26)
28 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Westchester (3/15/26)
27 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds vs. College Park (3/5/26)

Season Stats:
Games Played: 9
Points: 197 (21.9 per game) 
Rebounds: 36 (4.0 per game) 
Assists: 38 (4.2 per game) 
Steals: 12 (1.3 per game)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.3 (71-of-144)
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 43.9 (36-of-82) 
Free-Throw Percentage: 100.0 (12-of-12) 

Game Highs:
Points: 31, vs. Westchester (3/14/26)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Westchester (3/14/26)
Assists: 11, vs. Westchester (3/14/26)
Steals: 4, at Motor City (3/10/26)
Blocks: 2, vs. Austin (3/22/26)
Field Goals Made: 11 (2x), last at Greensboro (3/18/26)
Minutes Played: 43, vs. Westchester (3/15/26)