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Matt Cole
5 Matt Cole
  • Height:
    6'6
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, FL
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    17
  • pts/g
    5.6
  • fg %
    49.4
  • 3pt %
    16.7
  • ft %
    80.0
  • reb/g
    3.5
  • a/g
    0.5

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 at Truett McConnell L, 77-67
Feb 13 at CIU L, 88-68
Feb 15 at Bluefield W, 78-69
Feb 17 Montreat W, 98-91
Feb 20 St. Andrews (AAC Tournament) W, 83-81
Feb 25 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (AAC Tournament) L, 88-81
  Total Conference
Games 17 14
Games started 4 3
Minutes 248 208
Minutes per game 14.6 14.9
FG 38-77 36-68
FG Pct 49.4 52.9
3PT 3-18 3-17
3PT Pct 16.7 17.6
FT 16-20 12-14
FT Pct 80.0 85.7
Off rebounds 13 11
Def rebounds 47 42
Total rebounds 60 53
Rebounds per game 3.5 3.8
Personal fouls 27 22
Disqualifications - -
Assists 9 9
Turnovers 15 13
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.7
Steals 2 2
Blocks 18 16
Points 95 87
Points per game 5.6 6.2
Points per 40 min 15.3 16.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 at No. 15 Cumberlands L, 81-56 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Nov 7 Point W, 102-100 0 15 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 5
Nov 14 at Tennessee Wesleyan L, 85-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 Bluefield W, 87-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Kentucky Christian W, 91-84 0 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 5 Brenau W, 105-96 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Bryan L, 88-83 0 13 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 10
Dec 10 Reinhardt L, 94-89 0 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 12 at Montreat W, 88-83 0 2 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 5 at St. Andrews W, 95-87 0 22 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 9 CIU L, 80-64 0 9 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 at Brenau W, 82-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Union   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Tennessee Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Union L, 84-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Reinhardt W, 80-73 1 29 11-15 73.3 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 24
Feb 4 Kentucky Christian W, 83-63 0 16 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 6 at Point L, 84-82 0 12 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Feb 9 Truett McConnell W, 67-63 0 11 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 at Truett McConnell L, 77-67 1 19 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 13 at CIU L, 88-68 1 25 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Feb 15 at Bluefield W, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Montreat W, 98-91 0 17 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 20 St. Andrews (AAC Tournament) W, 83-81 0 13 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 5
Feb 25 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (AAC Tournament) L, 88-81 0 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 3 at No. 15 Cumberlands L, 81-56 1 18 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 Point W, 102-100 0 15 1 4 5 0 0 0 0
Nov 14 at Tennessee Wesleyan L, 85-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 24 Bluefield W, 87-78 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Kentucky Christian W, 91-84 0 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dec 5 Brenau W, 105-96 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Bryan L, 88-83 0 13 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
Dec 10 Reinhardt L, 94-89 0 9 1 2 3 1 2 0 0
Dec 12 at Montreat W, 88-83 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 5 at St. Andrews W, 95-87 0 22 2 2 4 0 3 0 1
Jan 9 CIU L, 80-64 0 9 2 2 4 1 0 0 2
Jan 12 at Brenau W, 82-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Union   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Tennessee Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 Union L, 84-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Reinhardt W, 80-73 1 29 3 8 11 0 0 0 0
Feb 4 Kentucky Christian W, 83-63 0 16 1 5 6 3 2 1 6
Feb 6 at Point L, 84-82 0 12 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 9 Truett McConnell W, 67-63 0 11 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
Feb 11 at Truett McConnell L, 77-67 1 19 0 3 3 1 0 0 1
Feb 13 at CIU L, 88-68 1 25 0 5 5 0 3 0 2
Feb 15 at Bluefield W, 78-69 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Montreat W, 98-91 0 17 0 2 2 2 0 0 2
Feb 20 St. Andrews (AAC Tournament) W, 83-81 0 13 0 4 4 0 1 0 2
Feb 25 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (AAC Tournament) L, 88-81 0 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 3 at No. 15 Cumberlands L, 81-56 1 4 - -
Nov 7 Point W, 102-100 0 2 - -
Nov 14 at Tennessee Wesleyan L, 85-68 - - - -
Nov 24 Bluefield W, 87-78 - - - -
Nov 27 Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - -
Nov 27 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene   - - - -
Dec 2 at Kentucky Christian W, 91-84 0 1 - -
Dec 5 Brenau W, 105-96 - - - -
Dec 8 Bryan L, 88-83 0 0 - -
Dec 10 Reinhardt L, 94-89 0 1 - 0.5
Dec 12 at Montreat W, 88-83 0 0 - 0.0
Jan 5 at St. Andrews W, 95-87 0 3 - 0.0
Jan 9 CIU L, 80-64 0 0 - -
Jan 12 at Brenau W, 82-72 - - - -
Jan 16 at Union   - - - -
Jan 23 Tennessee Wesleyan   - - - -
Jan 26 St. Andrews   - - - -
Jan 28 Union L, 84-77 - - - -
Jan 30 at Reinhardt W, 80-73 1 4 - -
Feb 4 Kentucky Christian W, 83-63 0 2 - 1.5
Feb 6 at Point L, 84-82 0 0 - 0.0
Feb 9 Truett McConnell W, 67-63 0 1 - 0.0
Feb 11 at Truett McConnell L, 77-67 1 2 - -
Feb 13 at CIU L, 88-68 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 15 at Bluefield W, 78-69 - - - -
Feb 17 Montreat W, 98-91 0 3 - -
Feb 20 St. Andrews (AAC Tournament) W, 83-81 0 1 - 0.0
Feb 25 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (AAC Tournament) L, 88-81 0 0 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 26 10.5 1.3-2.5 0.3-0.7 0.9-1.4 3.7
2020-21 17 14.6 2.2-4.5 0.2-1.1 0.9-1.2 5.6
Total 43 12.1 1.7-3.3 0.2-0.8 0.9-1.3 4.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 26 0 273 33-65 50.8 7-17 41.2 24-37 64.9 97
2020-21 17 4 248 38-77 49.4 3-18 16.7 16-20 80.0 95
Total 43 4 521 71-142 50.0 10-35 28.6 40-57 70.2 192

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 26 273 10.5 4.8-9.5 1.0-2.5 41.2 3.5-5.4 14.2
2020-21 17 248 14.6 6.1-12.4 0.5-2.9 16.7 2.6-3.2 15.3
Total 43 521 12.1 5.5-10.9 0.8-2.7 28.6 3.1-4.4 14.7

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 26 0.5 2.5 3.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.7
2020-21 17 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.5 0.9 0.1 1.1
Total 43 0.6 2.6 3.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.8

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 26 0 14 66 80 7 18 3 17
2020-21 17 4 13 47 60 9 15 2 18
Total 43 4 27 113 140 16 33 5 35

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 26 2.1 9.7 11.7 1.0 2.6 0.4 2.5
2020-21 17 2.1 7.6 9.7 1.5 2.4 0.3 2.9
Total 43 2.1 8.7 10.7 1.2 2.5 0.4 2.7

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 17 14.6 2.2-4.5 0.2-1.1 0.9-1.2 5.6
Conference 14 14.9 2.6-4.9 0.2-1.2 0.9-1.0 6.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 8 12.9 1.5-3.6 0.4-1.1 1.1-1.1 4.5
Away 8 17.0 3.2-5.9 0.0-1.0 0.9-1.4 7.4
Neutral 1 9.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result            
Wins 9 14.9 2.4-4.7 0.2-1.2 1.1-1.2 6.2
Losses 8 14.3 2.0-4.4 0.1-0.9 0.8-1.1 4.9
Month            
November 2 16.5 1.0-2.5 0.0-0.0 2.0-3.0 4.0
December 4 8.3 1.5-2.8 0.2-1.2 0.2-0.2 3.5
January 3 20.0 4.7-8.0 0.0-1.7 0.7-1.0 10.0
February 8 15.3 2.0-4.6 0.2-1.0 1.1-1.2 5.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 17 4 248 38-77 49.4 3-18 16.7 16-20 80.0 95
Conference 14 3 208 36-68 52.9 3-17 17.6 12-14 85.7 87
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 8 0 103 12-29 41.4 3-9 33.3 9-9 100.0 36
Away 8 4 136 26-47 55.3 0-8 0.0 7-11 63.6 59
Neutral 1 0 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 1 134 22-42 52.4 2-11 18.2 10-11 90.9 56
Losses 8 3 114 16-35 45.7 1-7 14.3 6-9 66.7 39
Month                    
November 2 1 33 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
December 4 0 33 6-11 54.5 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 14
January 3 1 60 14-24 58.3 0-5 0.0 2-3 66.7 30
February 8 2 122 16-37 43.2 2-8 25.0 9-10 90.0 43

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 17 248 14.6 6.1-12.4 0.5-2.9 16.7 2.6-3.2 15.3
Conference 14 208 14.9 6.9-13.1 0.6-3.3 17.6 2.3-2.7 16.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 8 103 12.9 4.7-11.3 1.2-3.5 33.3 3.5-3.5 14.0
Away 8 136 17.0 7.6-13.8 0.0-2.4 0.0 2.1-3.2 17.4
Neutral 1 9 9.0 0.0-4.4 0.0-4.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 134 14.9 6.6-12.5 0.6-3.3 18.2 3.0-3.3 16.7
Losses 8 114 14.3 5.6-12.3 0.4-2.5 14.3 2.1-3.2 13.7
Month                
November 2 33 16.5 2.4-6.1 0.0-0.0 - 4.8-7.3 9.7
December 4 33 8.3 7.3-13.3 1.2-6.1 20.0 1.2-1.2 17.0
January 3 60 20.0 9.3-16.0 0.0-3.3 0.0 1.3-2.0 20.0
February 8 122 15.3 5.2-12.1 0.7-2.6 25.0 3.0-3.3 14.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 17 0.8 2.8 3.5 0.5 0.9 0.1 1.1
Conference 14 0.8 3.0 3.8 0.6 0.9 0.1 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 0.8 2.9 3.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.8
Away 8 0.8 3.0 3.8 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.5
Neutral 1 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 0.9 3.1 4.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 1.3
Losses 8 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.8
Month                
November 2 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.3
January 3 2.3 4.0 6.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.0
February 8 0.4 2.9 3.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 1.8

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 17 4 13 47 60 9 15 2 18
Conference 14 3 11 42 53 9 13 2 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 8 0 6 23 29 7 6 2 14
Away 8 4 6 24 30 2 8 0 4
Neutral 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Result                  
Wins 9 1 8 28 36 6 8 2 12
Losses 8 3 5 19 24 3 7 0 6
Month                  
November 2 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0
December 4 0 1 7 8 2 3 0 1
January 3 1 7 12 19 1 3 0 3
February 8 2 3 23 26 6 9 2 14

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 17 2.1 7.6 9.7 1.5 2.4 0.3 2.9
Conference 14 2.1 8.1 10.2 1.7 2.5 0.4 3.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 2.3 8.9 11.3 2.7 2.3 0.8 5.4
Away 8 1.8 7.1 8.8 0.6 2.4 0.0 1.2
Neutral 1 4.4 0.0 4.4 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 2.4 8.4 10.7 1.8 2.4 0.6 3.6
Losses 8 1.8 6.7 8.4 1.1 2.5 0.0 2.1
Month                
November 2 2.4 6.1 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 1.2 8.5 9.7 2.4 3.6 0.0 1.2
January 3 4.7 8.0 12.7 0.7 2.0 0.0 2.0
February 8 1.0 7.5 8.5 2.0 3.0 0.7 4.6

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