Texas A&M International University Athletics

Personal: Son of Mark and Debbie Matteson... Has two brothers, Colin and LaRod... Brother Colin plays professional basketball in Australia... Started playing basketball at three years old... Majoring in sociology... Hopes to one day play professional basketball in Spain, Greece or Japan... Hopes to coach college basketball when playing career is over... Favorite Athlete is Dirk Nowitzky... Favorite pro sports team is the Dallas Mavericks... Most admired historical figure is Nikola Tesla... Favorite vacation spot is Honolulu, Hawaii... Favorite book is [quote]Drive[quote] by Larry Bird... Favorite quote is, [quote]What[apos]s worse than working hard? Losing! What[apos]s worse than losing? Nothing![quote] Before TAMIU: University of Alaska Fairbanks: Played one year for the Nanooks... Averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds as a freshman Meadowdale High School: Lettered in basketball ... Earned honorable mention All-Western Conference South Division honors... Set school record for blocks in a season with 147. Stats: 2009 - Played in all 27 games in a reserve role in his first season as a Dustdevil ... contributed a season-high eight points in three games and a season-high six rebounds in two games 2010 - Played in all 31 games with 28 starts... Third on the team in scoring averaging 10.4 points per game shooting .520 from the field... Shot .436 from three-point range with 17 three pointers made... Second on the team in rebounds with 142... Led the team in blocks with 27... Fourth on the team in steals with 24