CEO and chairman of United Wholesale Mortgage
Majority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA
Family
Justin Ishbia (brother)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
Seaholm (Birmingham, Michigan)
College
Michigan State (1999–2002)
Position
Point guard
Number
11
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2000)
Mathew Randall Ishbia (born in 1980)[1] is an American billionaire businessman who is CEO and chairman of mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage. He is the majority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA alongside his older brother, Justin.[2]
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^"Sources: Mat Ishbia's purchase of Suns, Mercury to be official soon". espn.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
FOIA. Ishbia is divorced and has three children. "MatIshbia". Forbes - The World's Billionaires. Retrieved 20 December 2022. "Sources: MatIshbia's purchase...
the WNBA along with his brother MatIshbia. He is also a minority owner of Major League Soccer team Nashville SC. Ishbia was raised in a Jewish family in...
1976/1977), American billionaire MatIshbia (born 1980), American billionaire This page lists people with the surname Ishbia. If an internal link intending...
lending market. Jeff's son MatIshbia was the president of the company until he was named CEO in 2013. Under the younger Ishbia, UWM grew from a local mortgage...
extra minority stakes to a new ownership group led by MatIshbia and his older brother Justin Ishbia on December 20, 2022, which was made official on February...
February 7, 2023. At 43 years old, MatIshbia became the 2nd youngest team owner in league history. During Ishbia's first few days of ownership, the Suns...
Years". Forbes. "NBA board of governors approves sale of Suns, Mercury to MatIshbia". "Portland Trail Blazers on the Forbes NBA Team Valuations List". Forbes...
Brittney Griner, and Australian guard Penny Taylor. In February 2023, MatIshbia completed the acquisition of Phoenix Mercury. The team was among Robert...
the entire 2022-23 NBA season until the sale of the Suns to MatIshbia and Justin Ishbia on February 7, 2023 became official. Sam Garvin was born in Pittsburgh...
2023. "MatIshbia agrees to Suns purchase for record $4 billion". ESPN.com. December 20, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023. "Sources: MatIshbia's purchase...
25, 2023). "Sources: MatIshbia's purchase of Suns, Mercury to be official soon". espn.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023. MatIshbia’s purchase of Phoenix Suns...
September 21, 2022. "Ishbia agrees to Suns purchase for record $4B". ESPN.com. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022. "MATISHBIA ASSUMES CONTROLLING...
signing, get themselves a new owner later in the season with MatIshbia and Justin Ishbia purchasing the team from Sarver, and would later trade Mikal...
ownership group led by United Wholesale Mortgage's CEO MatIshbia and his older brother Justin Ishbia where Sarver would sell his majority shares of both...
three professional teams. Under new Suns and Phoenix Mercury team owner MatIshbia, both the Suns and Mercury signed a deal to move their games to broadcast...
the future. However, beginning in the 2023–24 season, under new owner MatIshbia, the Suns resumed retiring jersey numbers on the Ring of Honor starting...
Sarver eventually sold the team to new ownership led by MatIshbia and his brother Justin Ishbia, Najafi was one of three minority team owners to keep all...
Connor. Cleaves joined United Wholesale Mortgage and former teammate MatIshbia in 2019 as a leadership development coach. In 2021 he was promoted to...
founder of Icahn Enterprises Justin Ishbia (born 1976/1977), founding partner of Shore Capital Partners MatIshbia (born 1979/1980), CEO and chairman of...
Hayes (1955–1984), economist Laura Innes, actress and television director MatIshbia, owner of the Phoenix Suns[citation needed] Haley Kopmeyer, professional...
operations to its President of Basketball Operations and General Manager. MatIshbia bought a majority share of the Suns from Robert Sarver in February 2023...