Dakota Daniel Mathias (born July 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League.

[2] Prior to Mathias's freshman season at Purdue, he suffered from mononucleosis and threw up before every practice.

[1] In the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament, he hit the critical 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining that decided Purdue's 76–73 victory over Butler.

Mathias finished sixth in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 46.6 percent and owns the Purdue record for career threes with 250.

[8] After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Mathias signed a partially guaranteed contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, joining the team for Summer League.

[10] After an ankle injury that sidelined him between October and December, some pain remained which prevented him from playing regularly, and on March 3, 2019, he and the club agreed to cancel their contract.

[12] He was waived on October 16, 2019,[13] but later added to the roster of the Mavs' NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.

[17] On December 3, 2020, Mathias signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, splitting time with their G League affiliate the Delaware Blue Coats.

[31] Mathias was a part of the Purdue team chosen to represent the United States in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.