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Jersey Number 35
Matt Risse
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 195
- Hometown:
- Barrington, N.J.
- High School:
- Paul VI
- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
2015-16 as a Redshirt Freshman:
2014-15 as a Freshman:
Before College:
Personal:
Quick Hits with Matt:
Best part about playing for Coach Brady: Fun coach to play for and he will make me the best player I can be
Place in the CAA you're most looking to travel to: Delaware
Favorite NBA player: Steve Nash
Favorite class at JMU: Writing
Favorite quote: If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.
- Saw his first collegiate playing time in JMU's 106-74 win over Eastern Mennonite where he scored a career-high five points on a perfect 2-for-2 shooting from the floor, including 1-for-1 from behind the arc, and pulled down one rebound.
- Saw action against Drexel on Feb. 4 and went a perfect 1-1 from the floor, while also grabbing a rebound in three minutes of play
- Earned 2 minutes vs. Delaware on Feb. 20
2014-15 as a Freshman:
- Redshirted in his first collegiate season
Before College:
- Played for Tony Devlin at Paul VI
- Second Team All-South Jersey
- All-Olympic Conference selection
- Scored more than 1,000 points in his career at Paul VI
- Averaged 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior
- Averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a junior
- Played for Rob Brown and Team Final in the EYBL
Personal:
- Son of Tracy and Rich Risse
- Majoring in business management
Quick Hits with Matt:
Best part about playing for Coach Brady: Fun coach to play for and he will make me the best player I can be
Place in the CAA you're most looking to travel to: Delaware
Favorite NBA player: Steve Nash
Favorite class at JMU: Writing
Favorite quote: If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.
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