The Matt Schneck File

2009-10: Was the starting center for the Huskies in his final collegiate season with St. Cloud State…played in 34 of 35 games...33 games started...scored 1,000th point against Michigan Tech Nov. 21...finished his career fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,599 points and 4th on the all-time rebounds list at 909...recorded a double-double in 23 games this season...recorded a double-double in every post season game…played in 969 minutes after sitting out one game with an injury...shot a team-high .614 from the field on 216-for-352 season...scored 629 points overall during season and averaged 18.5 per game...made 197-of-295 free throws to shoot nearly 67 perecent...led the team with 386 rebounds and was the only player in the conference with a double digit rebound average at 11.4 per game...recorded 39 assists...blocked 15 shots...stole 28 passes...was ranked 59th in the country in scoring average, 17th in field goal percentage, and 8th in rebouning...scored 26 points in 26 minutes and tied a season high with two blocks vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 17...was a solid 10-for-13 from the field vs. Concordia University, Jan. 2...dished out season-high three assists vs. Bemidji State, Jan. 9...scored a career-high 34 points and dished out a career-high five assists to go with 18 rebounds vs. Minnesota State, Feb. 13...was 8-for-8 from the free throw line vs. Minnesota, Crookston, Feb. 20 …scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds vs. Augustana College in the NCAA Central Region Championship game, Feb. 16...scored 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in his final game a Husky in the Final Four vs. Indiana (Pa.)…was named NSIC Player of the Week three times during the season...was the only player in the conference to be named player of the week three times...named 2009-10 NSIC Player of the Year and named first team All-NSIC…NSIC and CoSIDA All-Academic team member...named NSIC Tournament MVP and All-NSIC Tournament team member…named NCAA Central Regional Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NABC All-American First Team, Division II Bulletin First Team All-American, Daktronics All-American Third Team and NCAA Division II Elite Eight Tournament team…named by his teammates as the Team MVP this season...finished his career tied for 20th on the all-time scoring average list with 14.0 points per game...tied for 11th all-time in games played at 115...seventh all-time with 610 field goals made...third all-time in free throws made at 388...10th all-time in blocks with 59...third all-time with a free throw percentage of .588 (610-of-1,037)...set a single season record with 197 free throws made and attempted (295) in 2009-10.

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…in the season’s second game on Nov. 16, had 24 points at 10 rebounds...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 percent of the Huskies' games left him just shy of the 75 percent 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 …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 rebound totals 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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