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Jersey Number 31
Matt Parker
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 220
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Statesville Christian
Bio
2009-10
- Fourth-year Duke who appeared in each JMU game until missing the Dec. 12 Eastern Michigan game following a death in his family.
- Made his first career start Jan. 23 at UNC Wilmington. Played 18 minutes and had a three-point field goal, two rebounds and a steal. Had three-pointers as a starter vs. Radford and at Towson.
- Started Feb. 27 against Drexel during JMU's Senior Night and had 11 points, two rebounds and a blocked shot. Hit on three of six three-point attempts. The scoring effort was his second-best of the season and his best in 28 JMU games.
- Had 10 points, including two three-pointers, at George Mason. The scoring effort was his best in 19 JMU games.
- Had two three-pointers in a JMU's 65-63 win over William & Mary Jan. 27.
- Had career highs of 13 points and five rebounds while playing a then-season-high 21 minutes at Florida International during the 2K Sports Classic. Hit on five of seven shots, including three of four attempts from three-point range.
- Played a season-high 22 minutes in the following game vs. North Carolina Central and had six points and three rebounds.
2008-09
- Appeared in 21 JMU games off the bench, including each of three games through the Feb. 11 game at Virginia Commonwealth and JMU's last nine games.
- Vs. Mount St. Mary's played 18 minutes and had two three-pointers and two rebounds.
- At Liberty in a career-high 25 minutes had four points, two rebounds and a career-high two assists.
- At Virginia Commonwealth, played a then-career-high 23 minutes and had six points and a career-high four rebounds. Had a three-point field goal and hit on two free throws to give JMU a 56-55 lead with 3:40 left in regulation.
- Vs. Virginia Commonwealth at home Feb. 25 had eight points, two rebounds and an assist in 14 minutes. Had two three-point field goals.
- Matched his then-career high of 11 minutes at Longwood and scored a career-best nine points. Hit on each of three shots from three-point range and had a rebound.
- The three-pointers at Longwood were the first of his JMU career.
- In JMU's 68-66 win over George Mason Feb. 7 had a three-point field goal, two rebounds and an assist in eight second-half minutes.
- Had a field goal vs. Texas-El Paso.
- Had a three-pointer vs. Gardner-Webb.
- Had a rebound and a blocked shot in six minutes vs. UNC Wilmington Jan. 14.
2007-08
- Second-year Duke who made 12 appearances during the 2007-08 season.
- Played 10 minutes Feb. 20 vs. Old Dominion and had two points, a career-high three rebounds and an assist and a steal.
- Had two rebounds in five minutes vs. Georgia State March 1.
- Played eight minutes vs. Morehead State and had two points and two rebounds. Hit on two of two free throws.
- Played one minute and hit on his only field goal attempt vs. Siena in JMU's opener.
- In a career-high 11 minutes vs. Longwood, had two points, a rebound and a blocked shot.
- Had a rebound in one minute at the College of Charleston.
- Played three minutes at Hofstra and had three points and a rebound.
- Tied his career high with two rebounds in eight minutes at Old Dominion.
- Matched his career high of two rebounds at UNC Wilmington Feb. 9.
2006-07
- Played in 18 of JMU's 30 games.
- Had eight points and a rebound in JMU's exhibition game with Eastern Mennonite. Hit on two of three shots from the field and on each of his four free throw attempts.
- Played eight minutes in JMU's opener at Wake Forest and had two points.
- In two minutes at Old Dominion hit on two free throws.
- At Georgetown in seven minutes had a season-high six points. Hit on his only field goal attempt and on four straight free throws. Blocked a shot and had a steal.
- Had his first two career rebounds in two minutes against Youngstown State.
- Blocked a shot against Texas-Pan American and had an assist against New Jersey Institute of Technology in the UCF Classic.
- Hit on one of two free throws and had a rebound in eight minutes at George Mason.
- Had a rebound and a blocked shot in five minutes at Northeastern.
- Had a field goal and a rebound in four minutes at Towson Feb. 14.
Before JMU
- Member of Statesville Christian's 27-12 team as a senior in 2005-06 and averaged 13 points and seven rebounds.
- Was an All-Tournament selection at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament, an event Statesville Christian won.
- His team finished the season ranked among the top 40 scholastic teams nationally his senior season.
- A McDonald's All-America nominee as a Statesville Christian senior.
- Averaged 11 points and eight rebounds on a 19-12 team as a Statesville Christian junior.
- Played at South Mecklenburg High School as a sophomore.
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