Matt Higgins - Men's Basketball - Clarkson University Athletics

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Position Guard
Height 6-4
Weight 192
Class Senior
Hometown South Glens Falls, NY
Highschool South Glens Falls

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2019-20: Played in and started all 25 games as a junior, averaging 29.2 minutes per game...Recorded 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.8 blocks per game...Shot 74.7% from the free throw line...Ranked eighth in the Liberty League in scoring and 11th in blocked shots...Also tied for eighth in the conference in 3-point field goals made (47)...Finished collegiate career ranking 10th in program history in scoring (1231) and fourth in 3-pointers made (186)...Enjoyed six 20 point games and scored in double figures on 17 occasions...Scored career-high 30 points on 10-for-17 shooting with six 3-pointers against Utica College (12/14/2019)...Had 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting, with five 3-pointers, in just 23 minutes versus Bard College (1/10/2020)...Had 24 points and seven rebounds, shooting 9-for-15 from the field, against RIT (1/25/2020)...Shot 8-for-12 from the floor for 22 points in win over Vassar College (1/31/2020)...Notched double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds against Ithaca College (2/14/2020)...Was picked for Liberty League Honor Roll on four occasions (11/18/2019, 1/13/2020, 1/27/2020, 2/17/2020).

2018-19: Started all 25 games in his junior year, averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest...Pushed career scoring total to 877 through 75 games...Moved up Clarkson career lists in 3-point field goals made (129, 11th) and blocked shots (40, 14th)...Scored in double figures 18 times and surpassed 20 points on five occasions...Tied for 12th in Liberty League in 3-point field goals made (47) and was 16th in the conference in scoring average...Produced three straight 20-point games near the midway point of the season, scoring 24 against SUNY Canton (12/30/2018), 22 versus Vassar College (1/4/2019) and 26 against Bard College (1/5/2019)...In that three-game stretch, shot 18-for-20 from the free throw line and 12-for-30 from beyond the 3-point arc...Scored season-high 29 points on 6-for-11 3-point shooting against St. Lawrence University (2/5/2019)...Produced double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds in win over RIT (2/12/2019)...Named Liberty League Performer of the Week once (1/7/2019) and was picked for the Liberty League Honor Roll on four occasions (11/26/2018, 1/7/2019, 2/11/2019, 2/18/2019).

2017-18: Started all 25 contests during sophomore season, averaging 18.5 points per game...Liberty League Second-Team All-Star...463 points were the second-most by a Clarkson sophomore in program history, short of only Russ Hall's total of 495 (1966-67)...Was second in the Liberty League in 3-point field goals made (76), the fifth-most in a single season in program history, and ranked fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.8%)...Also placed ninth in the conference in field goal percentage (43.8%)...Placed second on the team in both steals (23) and blocked shots (19)...Consistent scorer, was in double figures in all but one game in 2017-18, averaging 20.4 points per contest in league games...Surpassed 20 points in a game on 13 occasions, including a stretch of five straight league contests...Recorded collegiate-high of 30 points against Union (2/10/2018) despite making only two 3-pointer in the game...Tossed in 29 points versus Bard (1/6/2018)...Had double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against Vassar (1/5/2018)...Made 23 3-point field goals in the final five games of the season...Selected to Liberty League Honor Roll on three occasions.

2016-17: Played in all 25 games, averaging 13.6 minutes per game...Made 16 3-pointers in freshman season...Averaged 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest...Scored 11 points in just 17 minutes against SUNY Canton (11/30/2016)...Best effort in Liberty League play came against RIT (1/21/2017) when he tallied 10 points in only 16 minutes of action.