1 Keith Matthews
1 - Keith Matthews
Height: 6-6
Weight: 186
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Columbia, SC
High School: Blythewood HS
Previous College: Stetson University
Position: F
Major: Human Resources and Sports Management
gp 2
pts/g 12.0
fg % 42.9
3pt % 20.0
ft % 80.0
reb/g 8.5
a/g 1.5

FMU: First-year player at FMU....Transfer from NCAA Division I Stetson University, where he played two seasons....SU: As a sophomore, appeared in 28 games, making 12 starts, and averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...Shot 40.4 percent from the floor and 72.7 percent at the foul line....Grabbed 26 steals....Career-high 16 points in win over UNC Asheville....As a freshman, played in 31 of 32 games, and tallied 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game....Connected on 46.9 percent of his field goal attempts. 

PERSONAL:

  • Born Keith Orlander Matthews, Jr. in Lakeland, Fla.
  • A graduate of Blythewood High School
  • Earned multiple All-State honors as a senior after helping lead BHS to a runner-up finish in the 5A state tournament
  • Led BHS on a 14-game winning streak which ended in the state title game
  • Averaged 10.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior
  • Named to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association’s 5A All-State team
  • Selected to the USA Today All-USA South Carolina Boys Basketball first-team
  • MVP of the South Carolina North-South All-Star Game
  • As a junior, averaged 9.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game
  • Earned All-Region honors as Blythewood went 21-8 and lost in the third round of the 5A state playoffs
  • As a sophomore, averaged 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game
  • Blythewood was 62-21 in his three seasons on the varsity
  • Mother (Shawndell) played basketball at College of Charleston

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Basketball player
  • Favorite Superhero: Black Panther
  • Favorite Athlete: LeBron James
  • Favorite Sports Team: Los Angeles Lakers
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Martin
  • Favorite Food: Chicken & shrimp Alfredo
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: Hawaii
  • Twitter Handle: @_eassymoneyy
  • Instagram Account: easymoney.1k
  • Your Motivation Music: Rap
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: How diverse the student population is
  • Favorite Off-Field Activity: Spending time with my family and friends
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Win as many games as we can
  • Why you first chose your sport: I’ve been playing basketball my whole life it’s just the sport that I fell in love with
  • The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: Just staying confident and believing in my skills every game even when I’m having a tough night
Recent Games
Nov 8 Newberry L, 85-71
Nov 9 Catawba L, 86-72
Nov 23 Johnson & Wales (NC) W, 108-100
Nov 29 at Eckerd L, 89-76
Nov 30 vs. Tampa L, 72-67
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 2 -
Games started 2 -
Minutes 61 -
Minutes per game 30.5 -
FG 9-21 0-0
FG Pct 42.9 -
3PT 2-10 0-0
3PT Pct 20.0 -
FT 4-5 0-0
FT Pct 80.0 -
Off rebounds 4 -
Def rebounds 13 -
Total rebounds 17 -
Rebounds per game 8.5 -
Personal fouls 9 -
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 3 -
Turnovers 3 -
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 -
Steals 3 -
Blocks 0 -
Points 24 0
Points per game 12.0 -
Points per 40 min 15.7 -
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Newberry L, 85-71 1 30 4-10 40.0 0-5 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Nov 9 Catawba L, 86-72 1 31 5-11 45.5 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 15
Nov 23 Johnson & Wales (NC) W, 108-100 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Eckerd L, 89-76 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. Tampa L, 72-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Mount Olive   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 North Georgia   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 Young Harris   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Fayetteville St.   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Columbus St.   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Lander   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Augusta   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Clayton St.   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Ga. Southwestern   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Georgia College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Flagler   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Ga. Southwestern   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Young Harris   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Augusta   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Clayton St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Georgia College   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lander   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Flagler   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 Newberry L, 85-71 1 30 3 4 7 3 1 3.0 1 0 5 0
Nov 9 Catawba L, 86-72 1 31 1 9 10 0 2 0.0 2 0 4 -
Nov 23 Johnson & Wales (NC) W, 108-100 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 at Eckerd L, 89-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 vs. Tampa L, 72-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Mount Olive   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 North Georgia   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 Young Harris   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 at Fayetteville St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Columbus St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Lander   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Augusta   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Clayton St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Ga. Southwestern   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Georgia College   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Flagler   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Ga. Southwestern   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 USC Aiken   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Young Harris   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Augusta   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Clayton St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Georgia College   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Lander   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Flagler   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
Total 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
Total 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
Total 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
Total 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
Total 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Total 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Losses 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
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November 2 2 30.5 4.5-10.5 42.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 2.0-2.5 80.0 12.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Home 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
Away - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
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November 2 2 61 9-21 42.9 2-10 20.0 4-5 80.0 24
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Losses 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
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November 2 2 30.5 5.9-13.8 42.9 1.3-6.6 20.0 2.6-3.3 80.0 15.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
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November 2 2 30.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
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November 2 2 61 4 13 17 9 0 3 3 1.0 3 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
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November 2 2 30.5 2.6 8.5 11.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0