St. Cloud State University

The Matt Schneck File

2008-09: Junior season … team captain … named to the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team … was named Honorable Mention All-American in the preseason by Street & Smith … named to the All-Tournament team after his showing in the NSIC Tournament where he averaged 17.0 points and 13.3 rebounds in the three games while posting a double-double in each contest … scored 16 points with 10 rebounds against Augustana in first round on Mar. 4 … scored 19 points with 13 rebounds against host Winona State in the semifinals on Mar. 7 … scored 16 points with a career high 17 boards to beat Minnesota State in the championship game on Mar. 8 … was named NSIC Player-of-the-Week twice on the season, one of just four players in the conference to earn the honor twice … first POW came on Nov. 18, as the first award of the season, after leading the Huskies to a 2-0 start to the season and averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game … second POW came on Jan. 5 after leading the Huskies to another 2-0 week and a 5-0 NSIC record averaging a double-double of 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game … charted eight total double-doubles on the season, tying with three others for the NSIC lead … now has 15 double-doubles in his career … in the season’s second game on Nov. 16, had 24 points at 10 reounds … in the following game on Nov. 22 had 11 points and 10 boards … scored 20 points with 11 rebounds in the first NSIC home game on Dec. 12 … began the new year with season high 24 points and 14 rebounds on Jan. 3, as the Huskies moved into first place at 5-0 in the NSIC … closed the season with 17 points and 11 boards in the NCAA regional first round game on Mar. 14 … played in 23 games with 20 starts … had string of 69 straight starts, dating back to the third game of his first year, broken on Jan. 10 … played 509 minutes for 22.1 minutes per game … only player to score in every game he played in during the season … has scored in every game he has played in his career … averaged career highs of 14.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game … closed season with 979 career points … scoring average was second on the team while rebounding average led the Huskies … 178 total rebounds was second on the team … tallied a rebound in 22 of 23 games played … on Feb. 13, played just nine minutes and did not collect a rebound for the first time in his career, breaking a string of 71 straight games with at least one board …  … also tallied 23 steals (1.0 spg), 14 blocks (0.6 bpg) and 13 assists (0.6 apg) … led the team with a .578 (130-of-225) shooting mark from the field … shot .555 (61-of-110) from the free throw line … only player on the team not to attempt a three point shot … although season totals rivaled the leagues best, playing in 74% of the Huskies games left him just shy of the 75% minimum to qualify for the NSIC rankings … 17 rebounds on Mar. 8 is tied with one other at the second best single game in the NSIC this season, but is the best mark for a non-overtime game … went to the free throw line a career high 15 times on Feb. 7 … posted first perfect game at the free throw line in the Central Region tournament on Mar. 14, finishing 5-of-5 … 523 career rebounds is currently 16th in SCSU men’s basketball history … career mark of 6.5 rebounds per game is 15th all-time … 44 career blocked shots 11th all-time … 76 career starts is 15th in team history … … made a team season high 10 field goals on his way to 24 points on Nov. 16 …  also made nine field goals on Jan. 3 … led the Huskies in scoring in six games and in rebounds in 11 games … scored in double figures in 19 games and had double digit rebounds in eight games.

2007-08: Sophomore season...Academic All-NCC...Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...ESPN the Magazine District V All-Academic Third Team...starter in all 28 games playing 25.9 minutes/game...logged 724 minutes on the floor which was third on the team...teams second leading scorer at 13.0 points/game and averaged 14.3 points/game in the conference...one of only two players to score in every game this season...led team with 6.6 rebounds/game and 6.9 rebounds/game in league games...notched 21 assists, 25 steals and 17 blocks...shot team best .589 (146-248) from the field as well as .590 (72-122) from the charity stripe...NCC ranks in conference games include 4th in field goal percentage (.588), 4th in offensive rebounds (2.42), 9th in rebounds (6.3), 11th in scoring (14.3)...field goal percentage of .589 ranks 30th in the nation...scored a career high 25 points on 12/30 in 57-61 road loss to Concordia-St. Paul...scored 20 or more points on three occasions...scored in double figures 20 times, including 10 game stretch from 1/12 to 2/16...recorded three double-doubles including 15 point, 11 rebound effort in 72-57 home won over Concordia-St. Paul on 12/13...four times recorded 10 or more rebounds and 10 times had at least eight boards...as SCSU sprinted to 9-0 record to start the season, had 10 or more points in seven games, one of just two Huskies to accomplish the feat...on 2/2 on the road in 76-93 loss to Nebraska-Omaha notched 21 points and 10 boards and shot a SCSU season best 9-10 from the field while playing 30 minutes...six times made eight or more field goals in a game...in four games made 10 or more trips to the free throw line...in seven games logged over 30 minutes on the floor, including season high 36 on 2/14 in 87-99 home loss to Nebraska-Omaha...sank season high nine free throws on 12/20 in 68-82 road loss to Southwest Minnesota State...took season high 14 shots, making eight, on 2/16 in 75-71 upset of then 10th ranked South Dakota...in 10 games finished with field goal percentage of 70% or better...carried a field goal percentage above 60% for a majority of the season.

2006-07: Schneck started 28 straight games for the Huskies...recorded a team high four double-doubles during the season...scored his career high 22 points against MSU, Mankato on Jan. 11...had a career high 15 rebounds against South Dakota on Feb. 24...scored in double figures 16 times during the season...winner of the "Beard of the Year" award.

Prior to SCSU: 2006 graduate of Whitefish Bay (WI) High School...three-year letterwinner in basketball and one year letterwinner in football...averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game his senior season of basketball...prep team was the #1 ranked team in Wisconsin AA and posted a 20-2 overall record this past season...a North Shore All-Conference team player Schneck was selected to play on the Wisconsin All-Star team...National Merit Semi-finalist.

Personal: Born on April 4, 1988...son of Mary and Kent Schneck of Whitefish Bay, Wisc...winner of Herberg Business Award...named to Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll...marketing major and manegement minor.

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