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2018-19 RMU Men's Basketball Roster

23 Matty McConnell

23 Matty McConnell

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oakdale, Pa.
  • High School:
    Chartiers Valley

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting
- Inked a National Letter of Intent with Robert Morris in November of 2014
- Comes from a basketball family and is a student of the game
- Owns an uncanny ability to put the ball in the basket and can score from any spot on the floor
- Comfortable in the open court, can knock down the open shot and is good at driving to the rim
- Natural defender with an ability to step into lanes
- The lone senior on RMU’s 2018-19 roster
 
2017-18 Highlights (Junior)
- Started each of the 32 games he appeared in
- Ranked third for the Colonials in scoring with 10.8 points per contest
- Tallied 80 assists, 64 steals and 16 blocks
- Finished third in the Northeast Conference in steals (2.00 per game)
- Ranked sixth in the NEC in free-throw percentage (.796)
- Knocked down 82 of his 103 attempts at the charity stripe
- Against league foes paced the circuit in steals with an average of 2.18 per contest
- Scored in double figures 18 times, with RMU 13-5 (.722) in those games
- Tied for team-high honors with 22 points in season opener @ Ohio State (11/10/17)
- Contributed 18 points, six rebounds in an 81-74 victory @ Youngstown State (11/29/17)
- Notched his third career double-double with 10 points and 11 assists in a 74-60 win over Drexel (12/10/17)
- In a 68-54 triumph @ Bryant (12/29/17) paced RMU with 18 points and grabbed six rebounds
- Recorded 13 points, six rebounds, and four steals in an 80-79 overtime win over St. Francis Brooklyn (1/4/18)
- Hit a layup with 10.8 seconds left in overtime and his subsequent free throw helped lift Colonials over the Terriers
- Scored 16 points in a 64-56 victory @ Sacred Heart (1/18/18)
- Finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and four steals against Wagner (1/28/18)
- In a 96-82 win @ LIU Brooklyn (2/10/18) scored a career-high 23 points
- Averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two games of the 2018 NEC Tournament
- Contributed 18 points and nine rebounds in a 60-56 victory @ Mount St. Mary’s (2/28/18) in the NEC Tournament quarterfinals
- Scored 17 points, grabbed eight boards and notched five steals @ Wagner (3/3/18) in semifinals of the NEC Tournament
 
2016-17 Highlights (Sophomore)
- Appeared in all 33 games, earning 27 starts
- Posted averages of 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game
- Finished with 49 assists, 54 steals and 10 blocks
- Ranked third in the Northeast Conference in steals per game (1.64)
- Scored in double figures on 10 occasions
- Finished with 13 points @ Bucknell (11/16/16), hitting five of his seven shots from the field
- Reached double figures in nine of RMU’s last 16 contests
- Notched first career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) @ Wagner (1/14/17)
- Paced the Colonials @ Saint Francis U (1/28/17) with 16 points and added six rebounds
- Recorded 13 points, four rebounds and a career-high six steals against Mount St. Mary’s (2/9/17)
- Averaged 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two games of the 2017 NEC Tournament
- Scored 20 points to lead RMU in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament @ LIU Brooklyn (3/1/17)
- Knocked down seven of his 10 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 from deep, in a 69-68 win over the Blackbirds
- Finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds to post his second career double-double @ Mount St. Mary’s (3/4/17)
- Also recorded three steals in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament against the Mount
- Tied a career high with 10 rebounds @ Mount St. Mary’s
 
2015-16 Highlights (Freshman)
- Saw action in 29 contests, earning 26 starts
- Averaged 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game
- Tallied 66 assists, 57 steals and six blocks
- Led the Northeast Conference in steals per game (1.97)
- Reached double figures in scoring five times
- In collegiate debut scored seven points, dished out five assists and recorded two steals @ Penn (11/13/15)
- Missed three games in November due to a shoulder injury
- Scored 12 points @ Youngstown State (12/2/15)
- In a 69-67 victory over Lehigh (12/17/15) contributed 13 points
- Finished with 16 points and grabbed five rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s (1/14/16)
- Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and five steals @ Mount St. Mary’s (1/28/16)
- Contributed 13 points, eight assists and five steals against Central Connecticut (2/4/16)

High School Highlights
- Led Chartiers Valley to the 2015 WPIAL Class AAAA championship
- Scored 34 points for the Colts in the title game, a 78-67 victory over North Allegheny
- Led the WPIAL in 2014-15 in scoring at 29.5 points per game
- Averaged 9.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 4.9 steals per contest
- Converted 57 percent of his shots from the field and 78 percent at the free-throw line
- Named the 2015 Player of the Year by both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- As a junior in 2013-14 averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 5.1 steals per contest
- Finished his prep career by scoring 2,018 points

Personal
- Born September 9, 1996
- Major is communication

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