2024-25 USC Men's Basketball Roster
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Knowling, Matt
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Jersey Number 3
Matt Knowling
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- Ellington, Conn.
- High School:
- East Catholic High
- Prev School:
- Yale
Bio
2024-25: Played in 27 of the team’s 35 games this season, starting in five of those games … had three double-digit performances this season: 13 points against Chattanooga (Nov. 4), 12 points against San Jose State (Nov. 20), and 11 points against No. 20 Purdue (March 13) … also grabbed eight rebounds against San Jose State (Nov. 20) … finished his career with 954 points and 445 rebounds.
2023-24: Started in 26 of the 28 games he appeared in ... averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists ... finished third on the team in scoring average, second in assists per game, and third in rebounds per game ... ranked third in the Ivy League with a 56.7 field goal percentage (139-for-245) ... scored in double figures 21 times, including a season-best 20 points at Columbia (Feb. 24) ... had seven games with seven or more rebounds ... contributed a season-high 12 rebounds to go along with 15 points at Cornell (Feb. 23) for his only double-double of the season … recorded seven points vs. Auburn (March 22) and 11 points vs. San Diego State (March 24) in the Bulldogs’ two NCAA Tournament games.
2022-23: NABC All-District 13 Second Team honoree ... First Team All-Ivy League selection ... started in 21 of the 24 games he appeared in this season ... averaged 13.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... led the Ivy League and was 10th in the NCAA with a 62.5 field goal percentage ... finished ninth in scoring in the Ivy League ... was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Week selection ... named the MVP of the Rainbow Classic after averaging 21.3 points per game to lead Yale to the tournament title with wins over Eastern Washington, Mississippi Valley and at Hawai’i … scored a career-high 26 points in the win over Eastern Washington (Nov. 11) ... was co-recipient of the Dutch Arnold Award as the team’s most valuable player.
2021-22: Played in 31 games and made 18 starts ... averaged 7.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... shot at 63.0 percent from the field while averaging 10.8 points per game during Ivy League play ... named to the Ivy Madness All-Tournament Team ... received Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors three times.
2020-21: Games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated East Catholic High in Manchester, Connecticut, in 2020 ... averaged 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game as a senior to earn 2020 Connecticut Player of the Year ... was a two-time all-state and all-conference selection ... led East Catholic to a 101-5 record during his career and to the 2019 stat championship ... helped East Catholic win three league titles and a No. 1 ranking in Connecticut in 2019 and 2020 ... played AAU ball for the Middlesex Magic, which won the HGSL Championship ... named to the All-HGSL Team.
PERSONAL: Matt was born on Aug. 6, 2002 in Manchester, Connecticut ... son of Kristy and Michael Knowling ... has one sister, Megan ... volunteered at youth basketball camps and at Jubilee Celebrations at St. Patrick/St. Anthony Church in Hartford, Connecticut.
2023-24: Started in 26 of the 28 games he appeared in ... averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists ... finished third on the team in scoring average, second in assists per game, and third in rebounds per game ... ranked third in the Ivy League with a 56.7 field goal percentage (139-for-245) ... scored in double figures 21 times, including a season-best 20 points at Columbia (Feb. 24) ... had seven games with seven or more rebounds ... contributed a season-high 12 rebounds to go along with 15 points at Cornell (Feb. 23) for his only double-double of the season … recorded seven points vs. Auburn (March 22) and 11 points vs. San Diego State (March 24) in the Bulldogs’ two NCAA Tournament games.
2022-23: NABC All-District 13 Second Team honoree ... First Team All-Ivy League selection ... started in 21 of the 24 games he appeared in this season ... averaged 13.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... led the Ivy League and was 10th in the NCAA with a 62.5 field goal percentage ... finished ninth in scoring in the Ivy League ... was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Week selection ... named the MVP of the Rainbow Classic after averaging 21.3 points per game to lead Yale to the tournament title with wins over Eastern Washington, Mississippi Valley and at Hawai’i … scored a career-high 26 points in the win over Eastern Washington (Nov. 11) ... was co-recipient of the Dutch Arnold Award as the team’s most valuable player.
2021-22: Played in 31 games and made 18 starts ... averaged 7.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... shot at 63.0 percent from the field while averaging 10.8 points per game during Ivy League play ... named to the Ivy Madness All-Tournament Team ... received Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors three times.
2020-21: Games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated East Catholic High in Manchester, Connecticut, in 2020 ... averaged 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game as a senior to earn 2020 Connecticut Player of the Year ... was a two-time all-state and all-conference selection ... led East Catholic to a 101-5 record during his career and to the 2019 stat championship ... helped East Catholic win three league titles and a No. 1 ranking in Connecticut in 2019 and 2020 ... played AAU ball for the Middlesex Magic, which won the HGSL Championship ... named to the All-HGSL Team.
PERSONAL: Matt was born on Aug. 6, 2002 in Manchester, Connecticut ... son of Kristy and Michael Knowling ... has one sister, Megan ... volunteered at youth basketball camps and at Jubilee Celebrations at St. Patrick/St. Anthony Church in Hartford, Connecticut.
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