Sukhmail Mathon

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Sukhmail Mathon

| image =

| caption =

| image_size =

| league = LKL

| team = Juventus Utena

| position = Center / power forward

| number = 41

| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|1}}

| height_ft = 6

| weight_lbs = 225

| height_in = 10

| high_school = Holderness School
(Holderness, New Hampshire)

| college = Boston University (2017–2022)

| draft_year = 2022

| career_start = 2022

| years1 = 2022

| team1 = Landstede Hammers

| years2 = 2022–2023

| team2 = NH Ostrava

| years3 = 2023–2024

| team3 = Nymburk

| years4 = 2024–2025

| team4 = M Basket Mažeikiai

| years5 = 2025–present

| team5 = Juventus Utena

| highlights = * Patriot League Player of the Year (2022)

First-team All-Patriot League (2022)
2× Patriot League All-Defensive Team (2021, 2022)

}}

Sukhmail Mathon (born May 1, 1998) is an American basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He competed in college for the Boston University Terriers of the Patriot League where he was the 2022 Patriot League Player of the Year.

High school career

As a senior at Holderness School in Holderness, New Hampshire, Mathon scored over 1,000 points and he was a team captain.{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Dallas |date=2017-12-21 |title=Dallas grad Sukhmail Mathon playing basketball as Boston U freshman |url=https://www.mydallaspost.com/sports/local-sports/31031/dallas-grad-sukhmail-mathon-playing-basketball-as-boston-u-freshman |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Dallas Post |language=en-US}} He was an unranked recruit and he committed to play college basketball at Boston University.

College career

Mathon played in every game in his freshman and sophomore years. He made his first start against Northeastern. In his junior year, Mathon led the Terriers to the 2020 Patriot League tournament championship but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cancelled before the NCAA tournament.{{Cite web |title=Men's Basketball Upsets Colgate, Wins First-Ever Patriot League Championship |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/mens-basketball-upsets-colgate-wins-first-ever-patriot-league-championship/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Boston University |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2020-ncaa-tournament-canceled-due-to-growing-threat-of-coronavirus-pandemic/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} As a senior, Mathon was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team.{{Cite web |title=Patriot League Men's Basketball Announces Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams (3.2.21) |url=https://patriotleague.org/news/2021/3/2/patriot-league-mens-basketball-announces-basketball-major-awards-and-all-league-teams-presented-by-penfed-credit-union.aspx |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=patriotleague.org |language=en}} As a graduate student, Mathon would have a breakout year in which he ranked top ten in the NCAA in rebounds. His efforts led to him being named the Patriot League Player of the Year and being named to the First-team All-Patriot League.{{Cite web |title=Men's basketball season falls short, but is defined by resilience, toughness – The Daily Free Press |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2022/03/29/mens-basketball-season-falls-short-but-is-defined-by-resilience-toughness/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |language=en-US}} Mathon's college career ended on a 46–76 loss to Middle Tennessee State in the 2022 CBI tournament.{{Cite web |last=Organ |first=Mike |title=How MTSU basketball beat Boston University and advanced to the semifinals of the CBI Tournament |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2022/03/21/how-mtsu-basketball-beat-boston-university-cbi-tournament/7114477001/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}

Professional career

On July 11, 2022, Mathon signed his first professional contract with Dutch club Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-11 |title=Sukhmail Mathon naar Landstede Hammers |url=https://landstedehammers.nl/sukhmail-mathon-naar-landstede-hammers/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Landstede Hammers |language=nl}}

On July 7, 2023, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the Czech National Basketball League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nymburk.basketball/clanek.asp?lang=cz&id=PRICHAZI-MATHON-Z-OSTRAVY-5253|title=Přichází Mathon Z Ostravy|last=|first=|date=July 7, 2023|website=nymburk.basketball|publisher=|language=cs|access-date=October 13, 2023}}

On November 26, 2024, Mathon signed with M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{Cite web |title=Mažeikių klube – aukštaūgis iš JAV |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-215391-mazeikiu-klube-aukstaugis-is-jav.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=basketnews.lt |language=lt}} On April 14, 2025, he terminated his contract and signed with Juventus Utena to finish out the 2024–25 LKL season.{{Cite web|title=„Uniclub Bet – Juventus“ priekinę liniją papildė S.Mathonas|url=https://utenosjuventus.lt/2025/04/15/uniclub-bet-juventus-priekine-linija-papilde-s-mathonas/|website=utenosjuventus.lt|language=lt|date=April 15, 2025|access-date=April 22, 2025}}