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Full Name: Matthew Wayne Freije

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: 6-10 (2.08 m) / 249 (112.9 kg)

Birthdate: October 2, 1981 (Overland Park, Kan.)

High School: Shawnee Mission West HS (Overland Park, Kan.)

College: Vanderbilt

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Vanderbilt
Season	G	GS	FGM	FGA	PCT	FTM	FTA	PCT	3PM	3PA	PCT	REB	AST	STL	BL	PTS	AVG
2000-01	27	18	98	197	.497	61	77	.792	23	59	.390	120	16	5	28	280	10.4
2001-02	32	32	171	367	.466	109	142	.768	33	97	.340	164	35	26	11	484	15.1
2002-03	29	28	178	402	.443	99	124	.798	65	185	.351	129	33	26	11	520	17.9
2003-04	33	33	185	446	.415	175	222	.788	62	174	.356	178	30	23	21	607	18.4
Totals	121	111	632	1412	.448	444	565	.786	183	515	.355	591	114	80	71	1891	15.6

Career Highlights: Earned Third Team All-American honors from the NABC and was a finalist for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award and the John R. Wooden Award. Named First Team All-SEC by AP and the league’s coaches as a senior. Completed career as Vanderbilt’s all-time leading scorer with 1,891 points, also ranking second in free throws made (446), third in blocked shots (72) and sixth in three-point field goals made (183).

Senior (2003-04): Averaged team-high 18.4 points (ranking first in the SEC) and 5.4 rebounds. Tied career high with 32 points at Alabama. Shot 18-for-18 from the free throw line in scoring 32 points, while grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds against Indiana. Tallied 31 points against Tennessee Tech. Recorded back-to-back double-doubles against South Carolina (23 points, 11 rebounds) and Kentucky (20 points, 11 rebounds). Became school’s all-time leading scorer while scoring 20 points at Ole Miss. Set a school record for an NCAA tournament game with 31 points in a second round win over North Carolina State.

Junior (2002-03): Averaged 17.9 points and 4.4 rebounds. Led team in scoring in 14 games. Registered season-high 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting against Georgia. Tallied 27 points at LSU. Posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds against Tulane. Scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Alabama in the SEC Tournament. Earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches.

Sophomore (2001-02): Averaged 15.1 points and 5.1 rebounds, leading team in both categories. Paced team in scoring 13 times and led in rebounding 14 times. Scored season-high 29 points against Auburn. Posted back-to-back 22-point efforts against Tulane and American. Tallied 19 points in upset win over Kentucky. Earned SEC Player of the Week honors Jan. 21. Named Third Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches.

Freshman (2000-01): Led team in three-point field goal percentage (.390) and blocked shots (28). Posted first career double-double with season-highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds against Birmingham Southern. Recorded 21 points at Kentucky and followed up that performance with 20 points against Alabama. Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Strengths: A consistent shooter and rebounder, he brings great effort to his play every game.

Personal: Is the second oldest of seven children, and is one of only two boys in the family. Majoring in economics.