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Jersey Number 1
Matt Lewis
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 195
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
- High School:
- Bishop O'Connell
- Major:
- Management
Bio
JMU Sports Update Podcast Interview - 11/27/20
Career Highlights:
Career Highlights:
- 2020-21 CAA Player of the Year
- 2020-21 First Team All-CAA
- 2019-20 Second Team All-CAA
- 2019-20 Second Team NABC All-Region
- 2019-20 Second Team VaSID All-State
- 2018-19 Third Team All-CAA
- 2017-18 CAA All-Rookie Team
- Finished career third in JMU history with 1,928 points and eighth with 341 assists
- First JMU player to ever be named All-CAA in three different seasons
- Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
- First Team All-CAA
- USBWA National Player of the Week (1/19)
- CAA Player of the Week (1/18)
- First JMU player in history to be named All-CAA in three different seasons
- Started in 18 games for the Dukes before missing final 2.5 games with knee injury
- Averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 assists, and 4.7 rebounds
- Had a season-high of 30 points against Towson (1/16)
- Led the Dukes in points, field goals, three pointers, free throws, defensive rebounds. assists, and minutes
- Led the CAA in scoring, and was second in field goal percentage and assist/turnover ratio
- Had double-digit points in all games played and finished
- Extended streak with at least one made three to 50 consecutive games
- Had a season-high 12 rebounds against VCU (12/22)
- Tied program record for most three pointers in a game with 9 (att. 12) against Towson (1/16)
- Ended career in third for all-time scoring at JMU with 1,928 points
- Preseason CAA Player of the Year
- Preseason CAA First Team All-CAA
- Second Team All-CAA
- Second Team VaSID All-State
- Started in all 30 games for the Dukes
- Averaged 19.0 points, 3.4 assists and 5.5 rebounds
- Scored 569 points, eighth-most in a single season in JMU history
- Hit 81 three-pointers, the most of his career and eighth-most ever at JMU
- Made 179 free throws, eighth-most in program history and his third year in JMU’s top-10
- Recorded a season-high of 33 points against Elon (1/25)
- Recorded a double-double three times during the season
- Had a season-high of 10 assists against East Carolina (11/30)
- Scored 28 points against Coppin St. (11/26) with eight rebounds and four assists
- Finished with a 41.0% FG, 37.3% from the 3-point line and 71.5% from the free throw line
- CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- Third Team All-CAA
- Started all 33 games for the Dukes, averaging 36.3 minutes per contest, seventh-most in program history
- Led the Dukes in scoring at 16.4 points per contest
- Double-digit scoring performances in 29 games, including final 20 games straight
- Nine 20+-point games for JMU
- CAA Player of the Week (2/25/19) after exploding for 40 points, including game-tying, buzzer-beating three-pointer in overtime win at first-place Hofstra
- Racked up 99 assists (3.0/game) on the year, improving on his freshman year despite moving off the ball
- Pulled down 4.2 rebounds per contest, third-most on the team
- Hit game-winning three-pointer with seconds left in CAA First Round win over Towson
- Scored 23 and 26 points in the Dukes' two CAA Tournament matchups
- Went 146-of-180 (81.1%) from the charity stripe, pushing his career percentage to 80.6%
- Played 1,198 minutes, second-most of any JMU player ever
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- Four-time CAA Rookie of the Week (11/27, 1/8, 1/29, 2/18)
- Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 15 of the final 16
- Scored in double-figures in 24 contests, including 20+ in eight
- Averaged 14.5 points per game, second-most on the team and third-most in JMU freshman history
- Racked up 31 steals, eighth-most of any freshman in program history
- Went 137-of-171 from the charity stripe, fifth-most made free throws in overall program history
- Tallied 72 assists (2.3/game), second-most on the team
- Scored career-high 33 points in overtime loss vs. College of Charleston (02/15/18)
- Had 19 points in the first half at William & Mary (1/11)
- Opened collegiate career with 14 points in win over Bridgewater (11/10)
- Double-digit scoring in final 18 games of the season
- Averaged 15.6 points and 5.5 rebounds for Bishop O'Connell HS as a senior in 2016-17
- Led Bishop O'Connell as a junior with 15.7 points per game while shooting over 48% from the floor in 2015-16
- Majoring in management
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Saturday, March 08
JMU Men’s Basketball | Coach Spradlin Postgame Press Conference Feb. 20
Friday, February 21
JMU Men's Basketball | Coach Spradlin Press Conference | Monday, February 17
Tuesday, February 18
JMU Men's Basketball | Player Postgame Press Conference Dec. 7
Tuesday, December 10
