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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster

43 Matt Smith

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Whitewright, TX
  • High School Whitewright

Biography

2013-14
Started lone contest of season on Senior Day vs. Eastern Michigan (3/8) and averaged 3.8 ppg with a 35.5 3PTFG% (27-of-76)...Shot 71.4 percent (15-of-21) from charity stripe...Tied season high with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in nine minutes at Miami (1/29) and followed that up with seven points and five rebounds at Ohio (2/1)...Score season-high 10 points in 16 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/28)...Buried season-best three treys and scored nine points in 15 minutes at CMU (3/4)...Grabbed team-high five boards and scored six points at No. 16 Kansas (12/30).

2012-13
Started all 28 games and averaged 9.8 ppg and 3.6 rpg while playing 26.3 mpg...Led MAC with 44.4 3PTFG% (36-of-81) and ranked third in MAC with 83.1 FT% (59-of-71)...Averaged 10.1 ppg with 52.3 FG%, 41.7 3FG% and made 30-of-36 FTs in MAC play...Streak of 22 straight free throws ended at Northern Illinois (Feb. 2)...Scored season-high 20 points — career best vs. NCAA Division I opponent — and knocked down three treys at Cleveland State (Dec. 1)...Tallied MAC-high 19 points and drilled career-high five-of-six treys at Ball State (Jan. 30)...Scored nine points and grabbed career-high 10 boards vs. UIC (Dec. 29)...Averaged 12.0 ppg with 57.5 FG% (23-of-40) and 56.5 3FG% (13-of-23) in last five games.

2011-12
Averaged 8.6 ppg and 4.1 rpg with a team-best 45.5 3PTFG% (20-of-44) and ranked sixth in MAC with team-high 54.0 FG% (108-of-200) while playing 24.0 mpg...Tied for 10th in MAC with team-high 0.8 bpg...Shot 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from three-point range during the month of February...Posted a 78.6 FT% (33-of-42) during MAC play and 72.7 percent (64-of-88) for year...Tallied career-high 21 points (8-of-9 shooting) and six boards against IU-Northwest (1/3)...Scored MAC-high 18 points and grabbed six boards vs. Ohio (2/8)...Scored 15 points and blocked career-best four shots in season opener vs. Texas State (11/18)...Grabbed season-best nine rebounds to go along with 14 points at Chicago State (12/3)...Tallied 15 points and six rebounds against Western Michigan (2/25)...Posted first double-figure scoring contest in MAC play with 13 points and seven boards vs. Kent State (1/28).

2010-11
Sat out 2010-11 campaign after transferring from UW-Green Bay.

2009-10 - UW-Green Bay
Started 34 of 35 games...Averaged 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per contest...Scored season-high 13 points in 16 minutes against UW-Milwaukee (2/6)...Tallied nine points and six boards at Valparaiso (1/2)...Registered eight points and eight rebounds vs. Loyola (IL) (12/3).

High School - Whitewright
A 2009 graduate of Whitewright High School...Received letters in basketball, football, track and tennis...Earned first-team all-state accolades as sophomore and senior...Three-time all-region and District 15 MVP honoree...Earned District 15-2A Newcomer of Year...Averaged 23 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks per game as senior...20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as junior...20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as sophomore...17 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks as freshman...Teams won 28 games as senior, 28 games as junior, 30 as sophomore and 26 as freshman.

Personal
Full name: Matthew Blake Smith...Born in Sherman, TX...Age: 22 (born August 6, 1991)...Son of Craig Riggins and Helena Smith...Both parents played basketball at Tarleton (TX) State University...Has a brother, Mason Riggins (16) and sister, Kiauana Riggins (16)...Mother works as supervisor at Tyson Foods...Interests include listening to music, going to movies and bowling...Majoring in education.

MATT SMITH'S CAREER STATISTICS (@TOLEDO & UW-GREEN BAY)

Year

G/GS

MIN

FG-FGA

PCT

3FG-ATT

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

PTS

AVG

REB

AVG

A

BS

S

2009-10

35/34

415

41-95

.432

2-7

.286

27-46

.587

111

3.2

74

2.1

6

8

6

2011-12

35/34

839

108-200

.540

20-44

.455

64-88

.727

300

8.6

143

4.1

8

28

20

2012-13

28/28

735

90-176

.511

36-81

.444

59-71

.831

275

9.8

102

3.6

16

24

12

2013-14

 34/1

 374

43-108

.398 

27-76 

.355 

15-21 

.714 

128

3.8

61 

1.8

 7

 6

Totals

132/97

2363

282-579

.487

85-208

.409

165-226

.730

814

6.2

380

2.9

37

66

44

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2010-11Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2011-12Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2012-13Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2013-14Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    43