Matey returns with starting experience at point guard in 2016-17 … transferred to Gannon from NCAA Division I Morgan State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) prior to the 2015-16 academic year.
2015-16: Was one of four Golden Knights to play in all 26 games … started 17 contests at point guard … ranked fourth among Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) players in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.26) and 16th in assists per game (3.3) … finished 52nd among all NCAA Division II players in assist-to-turnover ratio … started 17 of the final 18 games of the season, including the final 12 … made his Gannon debut during the season opener at Clarion … recorded one rebound, one assist and one steal against the Golden Eagles … scored his first points in a Gannon uniform during the second contest against Millersville … recorded a season-high eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals while playing all 40 minutes during a 77-68 victory against California (Pa.) … grabbed a season-best nine rebounds during an 80-67 win against Mansfield … dished out a season-high nine assists with no turnovers in 33 minutes during an 80-79 overtime victory at Pitt-Johnstown … hauled down at least three rebounds in a game 12 times … generated at least four assists in game 12 times … reached the 30-minute plateau 11 times … logged all 40 minutes twice during the final three games.
2014-15 (at Morgan State): Averaged 13.7 minutes, 2.1 points, 2.5 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 29 games as a sophomore … scored at least five points in a game seven times … dished out at least eight assists in a game three times, including a season-high 11 during the season opener against Coppin State.
2013-14 (at Morgan State): Saw action in 26 games as a freshman, averaging 7.6 minutes per contest … finished his freshman season with 21 points, 21 rebounds and five steals.
High School: Played for head coach Brendan O'Connell at Eleanor Roosevelt (Md.) High School … helped Eleanor Roosevelt win the Prince George's County and Maryland 4A championships … set the school's single-game and single-season assist records, leading the Raiders to a 27-1 record and their first state title since 2002 … averaged seven assists during the regular season … dished out a season-high 15 assists twice, smashing the previous school record of 12 … averaged 4.5 points as a senior, posting a season-high of 10 points … played at Bishop McNamara and North County high schools prior to his senior year at Eleanor Roosevelt.
Personal: Accounting major … has one sister and one brother … is the son of Lillian and Justice.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 8 vs. California (Pa.), 2/17/16
Rebounds: 9 vs. Mansfield, 1/6/16
FG Made: 2, five times, last vs. California (Pa.), 2/17/16
FG Attempts: 6 at Slippery Rock, 2/20/16
3FG Made: 1 vs. Wheeling Jesuit, 12/12/15
3FG Attempts: 1, four times, last vs. California (Pa.), 2/17/16
FT Made: 4 vs. California (Pa.), 2/17/16
FT Attempts: 4, three times, last vs. California (Pa.), 2/17/16
Assists: 9 at Pitt-Johnstown, 2/6/16
Blocks: 1 vs. Edinboro, 1/27/16; vs. Le Moyne, 11/27/15
Steals: 3, four times, last at Slippery Rock, 2/20/16
