Matthew McCarthy (born 30 July 1996) is an Australian basketball player for Atletico Platense in the Argentinean Liga A He played four seasons collegiately in the United States for San Francisco before turning professionally.^[1] Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), McCarthy primarily plays as center.

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After graduating from Xavier College in Kew, Victoria,^[1] McCarthy committed to play for the San Francisco Dons. In his senior season, he averaged 8.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for San Francisco.^[2] McCarthy was also a valued member of the San Francisco track and field program.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 August 2019, McCarthy signed his first professional contract with Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).^[3] The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He averaged 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. On 17 August 2020, McCarthy signed with CSO Voluntari of the Romanian Liga Națională.^[4] He scored a career-high 22 points in a home game against Targu Jiu on January 15th 2021^[5]

For the 2021–22 season, McCarthy signed with Vitória of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).^[6]

For the 2022-23 season, McCarthy signed with BC Pärnu Sadam of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.^[7]For the 2023-24 season, McCarthy signed a deal with Atletico Platense of the Argentinean Liga A.