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  T.J. Mathis

T.J. Mathis

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
New Haven, Conn.

Last College:
Morgan State U.

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 155

Position:
G

2007-08: One of only two players to start all 28 games...Ranked second on the team with 32.4 minutes per game...Led the team in rebounding at 4.6 per game and ranked second in scoring at 13.5 points per outing...Ranked second on the team in assists with 69 and second on the team, second in the GLIAC and 44th in Division II in steals per game with 61 total and a 2.2 per game average...shot 44.8 percent from the field and hit 45 3-pointers...led the team in free throw percentage, shooting 33-of-41 from the line...Paced team in scoring five times...Led team in assists five times...Led team in rebounding six times...Finished as team-high in steals 10 times...Tallied two or more steals 19 times...Scored in double figures 20 times...Registered first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Edinboro on Dec. 5...Matched a career high with 24 points on a career-high four 3-pointers and 10 field goals against Hillsdale on Feb. 9...Totaled 22 points against Findlay on Feb. 14...Averaged 4.3 steals and 4.7 assists per game for the first three games of the season...Hit 15-straight free throws over a four-game span from Nov. 18-Dec. 1...Averaged 14.2 points per game in conference play...Scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds against No. 6 Findlay on Feb. 14...Hit game-winning jumper with five seconds left to beat Saginaw Valley State on Feb. 2...Totaled 17 points including 12 in the second period, grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and added three steals...Totaled a game-high 17 points and a game-high four steals to lead the Lakers past Salem International on Dec. 16...Finished career with 878 points, including 662 in two seasons at Mercyhurst...Grabbed 239 career rebounds (215 at MC)...Totaled 178 career assists (119 at MC) and 166 steals (114 at MC).

2006-07: Played in all 29 games, starting 28...Scored nine of Mercyhurst's first 11 points and finished with 16 total points in the win at Gannon on Feb. 24...totaled a team-high 18 points at Northern Michigan on Feb. 1...Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Ferris State on Jan. 18...Scored a career-high 24 points in win over Ashland on 10-of-16 shooting on Jan. 6...Was named to the all-tournament team at the Mercyhurst Tournament held on Dec. 16-17...16 of his 19 against Grand Valley State came in the second half on Dec. 9...Recorded three points and four rebounds in playoff victory against Wayne State on Feb. 27...Scored five points in GLIAC semifinals at Findlay on March 2...Had 19 points and five steals in win over Ohio Valley on Nov. 25...Scored 16 points, grabbed five boards and had five steals in win over Columbia Union on Dec. 16...Led team in scoring three times...Grabbed a team-high in rebounds on three occasions...Led team in assists six times...Scored in double digits 15 times...Led the team in steals and ranked fourth in the GLIAC (1.8)...Fourth on the team in scoring (9.8), second in assists (50), and third in offensive rebounds (34).

Prior to Mercyhurst: Transferred from Division I Morgan State, where he played two years of basketball...Started all nine games he played and averaged 9.9 points as a sophomore in 2005-06...Averaged 2.0 steals and 2.4 assists per game...Scored a career-high 22 points at Towson, adding six assists and six steals...Played in 25 games as a freshman, starting 17...Averaged 4.6 points per game during his rookie season...Named team Rookie and Freshman of the Year.

High School: Second-team all-state at Hamden High School...Named team MVP as a junior and senior...Won the division title three times...All-conference, all-area, and all-divison.

Personal: Majoring in sociology...Is the son of Richard and Renae Kennedy.

 

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