James, Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley, and Antonio Davis. Dellavedova's offensive strengths includes his three-point shot, his floater, and his passing ability. International career Dellavedova competed for the Australian junior national team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He was the team's third leading scorer – averaging 10.1 points per game – for the fourth-place Australians. He was named in the Australian senior national team, the Boomers, to compete for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship. At age 19, he was the youngest Australian player at the competition. He went on to compete for the Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics, the 2014 World Cup in Spain, the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the 2019 World Cup in China. At the 2020 Olympics, he helped Australia win bronze. Personal life Dellavedova's father, Mark, grew up playing Australian rules football and his mother, Leanne, played netball. Both of Dellavedova's sisters, Yana and Ingrid, play basketball as well. Dellavedova married his long-time girlfriend, Anna Schroeder, on 1 July 2017, after proposing to her on 10 September 2016. Dellavedova met Schroeder at Saint Mary's, where she played volleyball and was an honor roll student. They started dating after his senior year. On 5 July 2019, the couple announced they were expecting their first child, a boy. On 6 November, he announced the birth of his son, Anders Ralph Dellavedova. He has a second cousin, also named Matthew Dellavedova, who is a tennis player in Australia. Dellavedova is good friends with his former Cavaliers teammate, Joe Harris. Dellavedova is an avid supporter of the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League. Community involvement On 28 March 2015, Dellavedova escorted Jackie Custer, a 17-year-old cancer patient, to Akron Children's Hospital's "A Prom to Remember" event. Custer was asked to choose a celebrity guest to escort her to the event, and chose Dellavedova. Custer stated, "Going to prom with Delly was a night I'll never forget. It was definitely magical, and he's the sweetest guy I've ever met." References External links and NBL.com.au Matthew Dellavedova at Official Site of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team Saint Mary's Gaels bio 1990 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Australian men's basketball players Australian people of Italian descent Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics