2021/22 Senior Tribute
MATTHEW ACKERMAN
Graham Sims has recruited two players from outside the United States. The first was
Venceslás Castillo, one of the most popular players in Lafayette history. The other one was this dynamic scorer from Staffordshire who leaves the program as the Patriot League's reigning Player of the Year.
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#15 SG Matthew Ackerman - Lafayette - Senior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 194
High School:
Hometown: Rugeley, UK
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 49 63 37 82 54 14 19 11 30 70 39 51 70 44 97 66
2020: 44 59 35 76 51 13 18 11 28 60 36 47 69 42 95 57
2019: 41 55 34 71 48 12 17 11 26 51 33 44 67 40 93 48
2018: 39 52 33 67 46 12 17 10 25 44 31 42 66 38 91 39
2017: 35 48 31 61 44 12 17 8 23 36 29 40 64 34 90 19
Potential: C B C B C F D F C B C C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 66
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2018 36 0 5.5 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.71 0.2 0.1 0.8
2019 35 0 16.3 6.7 0.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 0.82 0.3 0.2 1.6
2020 27 25 27.0 13.9 1.1 3.1 1.7 1.8 0.94 1.4 0.2 2.4
2021 34 34 30.0 18.1 1.0 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.09 1.3 0.3 3.0
Career 132 59 19.1 9.8 0.7 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.09 0.8 0.2 1.9
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2018 0.6 1.5 .370 0.4 0.8 .519 0.3 0.9 .344 1.20 -0.06
2019 2.0 4.8 .413 1.4 2.0 .690 1.3 3.5 .380 1.40 1.74
2020 4.7 11.6 .409 2.2 3.0 .741 2.2 7.4 .296 1.20 5.19
2021 6.1 12.2 .504 2.3 3.6 .639 3.5 8.0 .439 1.48 9.32
Career 3.2 7.2 .449 1.5 2.3 .668 1.8 4.7 .377 1.36 3.91
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2018 36 0 198 65 2 15 12 17 7 2 27
2019 35 0 572 233 18 59 36 44 11 7 57
2020 27 25 729 375 31 85 46 49 39 6 66
2021 34 34 1021 615 35 94 76 70 44 11 102
Career 132 59 2520 1288 86 253 170 180 101 26 252
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2018 20 54 14 27 11 32 -2
2019 69 167 49 71 46 121 61
2020 128 313 60 81 59 199 140
2021 209 415 78 122 119 271 317
Career 426 949 201 301 235 623 516
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 31 3 7 7 3 3 5 10 19 7 12 8 14
Career 31 4 8 7 5 3 5 10 22 10 12 8 16
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 16
2017 High School: Rated *** and #191 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2020 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
2021 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
2021 Conference Player of the Year (Patriot League)
One of the most highly regarded recruits we've signed, Matthew still had to wait his turn before becoming a starter. He earned First Team All-Patriot League honors in both his years as a regular. Matthew lived up to his potential as a three-level scorer, especially during his senior season; his 615 points are the fourth-highest single season total in the program's history.
Matthew's name appears several times on our all-time lists: sixth in scoring, fifth in steals, sixth in field goals made, fifth in three-pointers made.
He appears in a few mock drafts as a late second-round pick, and if he doesn't hear his name called on Draft Night, he'll return to his native England and play professionally there.
Thanks for the memories, Matthew.