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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Dave Eggen/Inertia
Joclyn Haven
Wyatt Jelden
Matt Mims HS 2023

1 Matt Mims

  • Position
    Guard
  • Height
    6-0
  • Weight
    175
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • High School
    Xavier H.S.

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

Honors and Awards
  • 2022-23 Summit League All-Defensive Team
  • Two-Time NABC Honors Court (2022 & 2023)
  • 2022-23 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2022-23: A Summit League All-Defensive Team performer … played second most minutes on team at 32.1 minutes per contest … competed in all 32 games and started in last 22 contests of the season … had a career-high 45 minute appearance in overtime loss at Western Illinois on Jan. 28 … averaged career highs in points (7.9 PPG) and rebounds (2.3 RPG) along with bests in field goals (80) and 3-pointers (61) … also had a 37% field goal percentage and 37.4% mark from 3-point range … scored a career-high 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting with five rebounds in Summit League Championship semifinal loss to NDSU on March 6 … registered seven double-digit scoring games, five of which came in conference play … set a career high by going 8 of 8 free throws in loss to nationally-ranked Arkansas on Nov. 16 … made a 3-pointer in 20 of 32 games played.

2021-22: Played in 34 games and started two during the season … averaged 4.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in 17.7 minutes per contest … shot 49% from the field, 46.3% from deep and 84.2% at the charity stripe … scored a season-high 15 points (5-7 FG) versus Denver on Feb 10 to go along with three rebounds and two assists … had six double-digit scoring performances including a 13-point effort on Dec. 30 over NDSU … appeared for 20 minutes or more in 13 games … played a season-high 26 minutes against Minnesota-Morris on Dec. 3 … Had season highs of five assists, four rebounds and three steals versus the Cougars … ended season competing for 13 minutes in NCAA Tournament matchup against Providence in Buffalo, N.Y. ... member of the 2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and NABC Honors Court.

2020-21: Appeared in 19 games playing 327 minutes (17.2 per contest) … averaged 3.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … logged an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.33:1 … logged 13 steals, nine of which came against league opponents … scored a season-high nine points on a 3-4 night from three-point range at North Dakota State (2/19) … tallied eight points and a rebound against South Dakota (12/12) … made at least one three pointer in nine games, including six of the final seven games to close the season.
 
2019-20: Appeared in 23 games, including the final 17 of the season as a key reserve, logging 13.3 minutes per game … averaged 3.0 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game for the season, but in league play had two double-figure scoring games and had a 3.9 scoring average … buried 17 3-pointers on the season, including a 15-of-32 effort from beyond the arc (46.9 percent) against Summit League teams … shot 39.6 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from deep and 90 percent (9-of-10) at the free throw line … posted 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio for the year … scored career-high 15 against North Dakota (1/15) with four 3-pointers (out of five attempts) … dropped 10 points two games later against North Dakota state (1/22) and hit 5-of-6 at the charity stripe … dished two or more assists in five games and had steals in eight games (seven conference) had two or more 3-pointers in four games.
 
2018-19: Did not play … redshirted.
 
BEFORE SDSU: Graduated from Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) in May 2018 ... 2018 IBCA State Class 3A Player of the Year ... two-time First Team All-State and All-Conference Selection (2017 and 2018) with conference Player of the Year honors in final year ... earned All-Area Player of the Year honors as well in 2018 ... averaged 21 points, five assists and six rebounds per game during senior campaign ... put up 15.5 points, five assists and 2.3 steals per game as a junior ... two-time Iowa State Champion (2016 and 2017) with All-State Tournament Team Captain honors as a junior and an All-Tournament Team nod as a senior ... four-year academic honor roll member and 2018 academic letterwinner ... played AAU ball with Martin Bros.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'0" 170 lbs
    11
  • 1

    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
    6'0" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 175 lbs
    1
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