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- Height:
- 5'7
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Swampscott, Mass.
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- High School:
- St. Mary's
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- Position:
- G
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- gp
- 27
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- pts/g
- 13.3
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- fg %
- 36.6
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- 3pt %
- 31.5
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- ft %
- 68.0
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- reb/g
- 3.6
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- a/g
- 2.7
Bio
CAREER BESTS
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
26 (11/28/23 vs. Westfield St.) | 16 (2/18/23 @ Rivier) | 8 (11/28/23 vs. Westfield St.) | 6 (1/14/23 @ Colby-Sawyer) | 2 (1/24/24 vs. Regis) |
AS A JUNIOR...
- Played and started in all 28 games for Emmanuel as a junior, joining only one other player to start all 28 games. Averaged 13.8 points, second-most on the team, while playing a team-high 27.3 minutes per game
- Finished the season with career-highs in scoring average (13.8 PPG), field goal percentage (40.7 percent), and three-point field goal percentage (36.6 percent)
- Among GNAC players, Matela had the second-most three-pointers made (71) on the season and fifth-best three-point shooting percentage
- Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting on Jan. 31, 2023, in an 82-62 win vs. Norwich
- Finished with at least 10 points in 23 of the Saints 28 games in the 2022-23 season
- Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds at Rivier in a win on Feb. 18, 2023
- Finished with a career-high of six steals in a game on Jan. 14, 2023 at Colby-Sawyer
- Voted to the GNAC Third Team following the 2022-23 campaign
- Recipient of the team's Unsung Hero Award following the season
AS A SOPHOMORE...
- Appeared in all 27 games for the Saints during the team's GNAC Championship campaign.
- Finished the year averaging 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc, all in an average of 14.8 minutes per game.
- By season's end, Matela was ninth in the conference in three-point percentage (34.8 percent) while making the 12th-most three-pointers (39) in the 2021-22 campaign.
- Made collegiate debut on Nov. 13, 2022, coming in a 76-60 win over Salve Regina.
- Scored a career-high 18 points in Round One of the NCAA tournament vs. Brooklyn. Matela was 8-of-14 from the floor, playing a career-high 26 minutes.
- A three-point threat all season, Matela made at least one three-point field goal in 22 of the Saints 27 games in the 2021-22 season.
- Named to the GNAC Honor Roll on Week 6 of the conference's weekly report.
- Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team.
AS A FIRST YEAR...
- The 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic forcing the ECWBB team to not compete in any games
- Honored as the program's Coaches' Appreciation Award during rookie campaign
BEFORE EMMANUEL...
- Two-sport varsity athlete at St. Mary's (Lynn, Mass.), playing both basketball and lacrosse for the Spartans
- Selected to the CCL All-Conference team while earning team MVP accolades
- Honored as the Offensive Player of the Year during junior and senior campaign
- Holds the single-season program records for most 3-pointers and highest field goal percentage
PLAYER PROFILE
Major: Business
Career Aspirations: To be successful in whatever I do and help people that are less fortunate than me
Favorite Movie: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Favorite Book or Podcast: The Hunger Games
Favorite Pre-game Meal: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some fruit
Favorite Late Night Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Muddy River Cafe
Favorite Class at EC: Macroeconomics
Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Playing at TD garden twice and making the game-winning shot to send us to the MA State Championship
Most Respected Professional Athlete: LeBron James
Recent games
Season Statistics
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Career Stats: Shooting per game
Career Stats: Shooting totals
Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min
Career Stats: Ball control per game
Career Stats: Ball control totals
Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min
Splits Stats: Shooting per game
Splits Stats: Shooting totals
Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min
Splits Stats: Ball control per game
Splits Stats: Ball control totals
Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min