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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Marcus Mathieu

  • POSITION Guard
  • HEIGHT 5-11
  • CLASS Junior
  • HOMETOWN Richardson, Texas
  • HIGHSCHOOL Plano East HS

Biography

General Business major … True point guard who was one of new coach Cory Cole’s first two signees … A vocal leader with a high IQ who is a proven winner … Brings experience at the NCAA Division I level to the table for the Eagles … Also played in one of the nation’s top junior-college conferences … 2016-17: Played in all 26 games (18 starts), averaging 9.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game … Shot 79.8 percent from the free-throw line (83 of 104), 11th-best in the Heartland Conference … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … In his OC debut, had 13 points and six assists in loss at Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 11 … Posted consecutive double-digit-scoring games in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Nov. 29 (14 points, seven rebounds) and a loss to Southern Nazarene on Dec. 6 (12 points) … Began a run of five straight doubt-digit-scoring games with 14 points in loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Jan. 12 … Had 15 points four days later in loss at Rogers State … Scored 21 in loss to Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 21, then exploded for a career-high 25 in a win over Newman (Kan.) on Jan. 26, going 8-of-14 from the field … Went 12-of-16 from the free-throw line en route to a 23-point outing in overtime loss at St. Mary’s (Texas) on Feb. 9 … His layup with :04 left in regulation forced OT … Scored 16 points in a loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 18 … Previous school: Attended Seward Country (Kan.) Community College, where he played during the 2015-16 season … Averaged 12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a sophomore while shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and 82.3 percent from the free-throw line … Before Seward County, played his freshman season in 2013-14 at NCAA Division I McNeese State, where he averaged 1.2 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game … Before McNeese State, attended Plano East High School in Plano, Texas, where he was part of a prep program that, during his time there, produced 14 Division I signees.

Career highs: 25 points vs. Newman (Kan.) (1/26/17); 7 rebounds vs. Manhattan Christian (11/29/16); 6 assists vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (11/11/16); 1 block vs. 2 opponents; 3 steals vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) (2/9/17).

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