2036/37 Farewell
MATT VALENTINE
Delaware's Mr. Basketball as a high school senior was the first player in his class to commit to us. When we recruited him, we envisioned Matt as a do-everything guard. He turned out to be an dangerous offensive threat (Max Bennett ended up being a more well-rounded player).
Code:
#31 SF Matt Valentine - Villanova - Junior
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 205
High School: Middletown High School
Hometown: Middletown, DE
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 82 68 46 65 49 45 11 35 41 21 15 30 82 43 55 95
2035: 78 65 46 62 46 42 10 34 38 19 14 28 81 41 55 84
2034: 72 62 46 59 44 40 9 32 36 17 13 27 80 39 54 75
2033: 64 54 42 53 40 36 7 30 32 15 11 25 78 33 53 45
Potential: A B C B C C F D C D F C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 36
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2034 29 0 6.2 2.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.73 0.3 0.1 0.3
2035 39 0 7.1 4.9 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.47 0.2 0.1 0.5
2036 36 23 23.7 15.9 0.7 3.2 1.9 1.4 1.31 0.6 0.2 2.6
Career 104 23 12.6 8.0 0.3 1.7 1.0 0.8 1.31 0.4 0.1 1.2
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2034 0.9 2.0 .439 0.6 0.7 .842 0.2 0.7 .286 1.26 0.21
2035 1.5 2.6 .583 1.2 1.6 .750 0.6 0.9 .611 1.84 3.26
2036 6.1 11.6 .530 2.1 2.9 .748 1.5 3.2 .474 1.38 12.67
Career 2.9 5.5 .530 1.4 1.8 .758 0.8 1.7 .480 1.45 5.66
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2034 29 0 180 72 3 18 19 11 9 3 10
2035 39 0 278 190 6 41 22 15 8 2 21
2036 36 23 852 574 25 114 68 52 23 8 93
Career 104 23 1310 836 34 173 109 78 40 13 124
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2034 25 57 16 19 6 21 6
2035 60 103 48 64 22 36 127
2036 221 417 77 103 55 116 456
Career 306 577 141 186 83 173 589
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 30 3 8 7 3 1 5 12 19 6 8 4 7
Career 30 3 8 7 3 1 5 12 19 6 10 4 7
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 6
2033 High School: Rated **** and #92 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2033 High School: All-State (Delaware)
2033 High School: Mr. Basketball (Delaware)
2035 NCAA Champion
2036 NCAA Champion
Matt saw action in most games as a freshman and sophomore. The outrageously good shooting he provided during his second season turned everyone's head, and we envisioned him as our sixth man this season. That's the role he played as the season began, and he was very good at it.
Charlie Lambert's suspension opened up a spot for Matt in the starting lineup, and he was effective in that role, too. He ended the season as our team's leading scorer. He dropped a career-best 30 points in the final game of his career--which happened to be the NCAA championship game.
Matt admittedly enjoys basketball much more than school. The breakout season he enjoyed as a junior has made him a pro prospect, and he'll try his luck in the draft. If he doesn't hear his name, he'll seek a free agent contract, or pursue overseas options.
Thanks for the memories, Matt.