Matt Benson - 2004-05 - Men's Basketball

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Position Guard
Class Junior
Hometown Chico, CA
High School Chico Senior HS

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After UC Riverside Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene where he played for two years ...

2004-05 Did Not Play

2003-04 Scored a season-high 16 points vs. Northern Arizona on December 15 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high two rebounds on eight occasions ... Handed out a season-high three assists at Arizona State on November 29 (box score/recap) ... Scored 10 or more points on three occasions ...

2002-03 (College of the Sisklyous) Helped the Eagles to a 22-9 overall record and an 8-2 mark in the Golden Valley Athletics Conference ... Averaged 16.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while shooting 84 percent from the free throw line ... Named to the All-Conference Team ... Attended Choat Rosemary Hall Prep School in Wallingford, Connecticut prior to attending CotS ...

High School Played for Sam Simmons at Chico Senior High School ... Helped the team to a 19-9 record as a junior and a second place finish in the Eastern Athletic League ... As a senior, team was 9-3 when he suffered a season-ending injury (broken wrist) ... Had a 4.0 GPA as a senior ...

Personal Mathew Stephen Benson is the son of Steve and Carol Benson ... Nickname is "Old School" ... Bill Bradley is his biggest influence as an athlete ... Cheers for the UC Riverside Men's Basketball Team and the Men's and Women's Soccer Teams ... His favorite athletes are Pete Maravich, Michael Cooper, Bill Russell, Dave DeBusschere and Mike Tyson ... Enjoys reading the written works of J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald ... Favorite novels are "Catcher In The Rye," "A Sense of Where You Are," "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" and "A Separate Peace" ... "Hoosiers," "The Matrix," "Rounders" and "The Shawshank Redemption" are his favorite movies ... Enjoys watching "SportsCenter," "The World Poker Tour" and "Newlyweds" on television ... Enjoys listening to the Dave Mathews Band ... Favorite foods include tri-tip steak and mashed potatoes ... Hobbies include reading, playing guitar and watching movies ... Favorite quote is "Be the change you want to see in the world"—Ghandi ...

Matt Benson's Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min	Avg	FG-FGA	FG%	3G-3GA	3G%	FT-FTA	FT%	O	D	Tot	Avg	PF-DQ	A	TO	B	S	Pts	Avg
2003-04	25-1	303	12.1	32-102	.314	25-86	.291	18-27	.667	6	13	19	0.8	32-0	15	28	0	16	107	4.3
2004-05	Did Not Play
Totals	25-1	303	12.1	32-102	.314	25-86	.291	18-27	.667	6	13	19	0.8	32-0	15	28	0	16	107	4.3