Hokie Club22 - Bryant MatthewsPosition: Guard/Forward
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 215 lbs.
High School: Columbia
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
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Last year was the break-out season for Matthews ... Established himself as one of the top players in the BIG EAST Conference ... Could see increased time in the front court this season ... Team leader with a tremendous work ethic ... Played against some top level competition this summer ... Hard worker who has matured tremendously during his time in Blacksburg ... Versatile player who can play both forward positions and in the backcourt ... Spent most of the past three summers on campus, working on his conditioning and overall game ... Worked hard this summer on his shot selection ... Returning three-year starter at forward ... Very athletic player who attacks the rim ... Can score in a variety of ways; putting the ball on the floor, shooting the three or posting up ... Excellent rebounder for his size ... Very explosive in the transition game ... One of the most athletic players in the BIG EAST.
2002-03: Only Hokie to start all 29 games ... Scored in double figures in 27 games, including the team's last 18 games ... Led the team in steals, assists, scoring, blocked shots and rebounding, becoming the first BIG EAST Conference player ever to accomplish that feat ... Made more field goals last season than he had made in the two previous years combined ... Opened the season with a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) in the loss to St. Bonaventure ... Had a season-high 16 points and three blocked shots in the win over Toledo ... Had 10 points in the win over American and recorded 13 points and eight rebounds in the loss to Wofford ... Recorded a then career-high 26 points in the win over VMI ... Had 11 points in the loss at William & Mary ... Scored 17 points and led the team with four assists and four steals in the loss at East Carolina ... Scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win over Morgan State ... Led the Hokies with 23 points in the win over Towson ... Scored 15 points in the loss to Florida State ... Scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss at Villanova ... Led the Hokies with 16 points in the loss at #6 UConn ... Led the Hokies with a then career-high-tying 26 points in the win over Providence ... Led the Hokies with a career-high 30 points, with nine rebounds and a season-high five steals in the win over Virginia ... Led the Hokies with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the loss to St. John's ... Also had four steals in that game ... Scored 14 points and led the Hokies with seven rebounds and four assists in the loss to Boston College ... Led the Hokies with 18 points and nine rebounds in the loss at Providence ... Scored 13 points, blocked three shots and led the team with four assists in the win over #18/17 Connecticut ... Led the Hokies with 22 points and nine rebounds in the win at St. John's ... Scored 22 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in the loss at Miami ... Recorded his third double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to Georgetown ... Also dished out a career-high six assists in that game ... Led the Hokies with 23 points in the loss at Boston College ... Scored 19 points and had four assists in the loss at #12/10 Notre Dame ... Scored 17 points in the loss to #8/8 Pittsburgh ... Led the Hokies with 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Villanova ... Led the team with 16 points in the home loss to Miami ... Led the team with 24 points and 10 rebounds in the season-ending loss at West Virginia.
2001-02: Started 27 games and appeared in all 28 games ... Scored in double figures 14 times in 2001-02 ... Had 10 points and nine rebounds in the win over Mt. St. Mary's ... Had 11 points in the win over East Carolina ... Had 10 points and four assists in the win over Northeastern ... Led the team with 12 points, four assists and four blocked shots in the loss at #9/8 Virginia ... Tied a career-high with five assists in the win over VMI, also blocking three shots ... Had 10 points in the loss to Murray State and followed that with his first double-double of the season, 14 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... Scored a then season-high 18 points in the win over Radford ... Scored 10 points in the loss at Florida State ... Had four assists in the home loss to Villanova ... Had his best game of the season to date with a season-high 19 points on seven-of-nine from the field and six rebounds in the loss at #22/21 Boston College ... Followed that performance with a team-high 16 points in the loss at #12 Syracuse ... Scored 12 points in the loss at Villanova ... Recorded career-highs with 23 points and seven steals in the win at West Virginia, also grabbing 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season ... Had eight points and 10 rebounds in the loss at St. John's ... Came off the bench to lead the Hokies with 15 points and eight rebounds in the win over Rutgers ... Led Tech in scoring with 15 points in the season-ending loss at #22 Miami.
2000-01: Started the first 25 games for Tech ... Missed the Notre Dame game with a bruised right leg, but returned to action in the season finale at Pittsburgh ... Second among regulars in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and third among regulars in scoring (9.1 ppg) ... Second on the team in steals (32) and fourth in assists (46) ... Began his Tech career with 10 points and six rebounds in the win over VMI ... Had 11 points and six rebounds in the win over Fairfield ... Recorded his first double-double in the win over ETSU with 16 points and 13 rebounds ... Had nine points and nine rebounds at Mount St. Mary's ... Scored 14 points at Chattanooga ... Registered his second double-double with a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win over High Point ... Had 16 points and seven rebounds in the overtime loss to Villanova ... Had 16 points in the win over Miami ... Had 10 rebounds and four steals in the loss to Providence ... Had a career-high five assists in the loss at #20 Boston College ... Had 15 points and four assists in the loss at #23 Connecticut ... Scored 12 points in the loss at Miami and followed that with 11 points in the home loss to Boston College ... Dished out a career-high tying five assists in the loss to West Virginia.
High School: Averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds per game at Columbia High School in Columbia, S.C. ... Two-year letterwinner ... All-State as a senior; also all-city and all-region ... Pittsburgh Hoops Classic Dunk Champion in 2000 ... Played in North-South All-Star game.
Personal: Bryant Matthews ... Born January 12, 1982, in Columbia, S.C. ... Son of James and Robin Matthews ... Physical education major.
| YEAR | G-GS | FGM-Att | Pct | 3PTM-Att | Pct | FTM-Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | A | BK | S | TP | Avg |
| 00-01 | 26-25 | 78-193 | .404 | 16-60 | .267 | 64-101 | .634 | 136 | 5.2 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 236 | 9.1 |
| 01-02 | 28-27 | 91-249 | .365 | 27-94 | .287 | 67-95 | .705 | 143 | 5.1 | 57 | 26 | 32 | 276 | 9.9 |
| 02-03 | 29-29 | 178-428 | .426 | 40-121 | .331 | 107-182 | .588 | 206 | 7.1 | 64 | 34 | 48 | 503 | 17.3 |
| Totals | 83-81 | 347-885 | .392 | 83-275 | .302 | 238-378 | .630 | 485 | 5.8 | 167 | 74 | 112 | 1015 | 12.2 |
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