2022/23 Senior Tribute
MATT ROBLES
I'll present the question right away: Is
Matt Robles the best big man
Graham Sims has ever coached?
Until this season, that title would unquestionably belong to
James Sanders.
Big Colonel was a two-time Patriot League Player of the Year and a second round pick in the pro draft. He started 125 games for us, scored nearly 1500 points, snagged nearly 900 rebounds, and was an indispensable member of the teams that established Lafayette as one of the nation's top mid major programs.
But, take a look the career
Matt Robles has just completed:
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#40 C Matt Robles - Lafayette - Senior
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 206
High School: Baraga Area High School
Hometown: Baraga, MI
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: 95 34 25 0 8 27 26 81 35 44 11 83 35 85 29 76
2021: 93 34 24 0 7 25 24 73 31 41 10 79 34 82 28 64
2020: 91 33 23 0 6 23 22 66 28 38 9 66 33 79 27 51
2019: 86 32 22 0 5 22 21 61 25 36 8 57 32 76 26 38
2018: 80 30 20 0 5 20 19 55 23 34 8 47 31 68 23 4
Potential: A D D F F D D B D C F B
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 34
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2019 35 0 12.9 4.7 0.5 3.1 0.5 0.9 0.61 0.1 0.3 1.2
2020 35 35 23.6 12.9 1.2 7.1 1.0 1.5 0.68 0.3 0.7 2.9
2021 34 34 30.1 13.9 1.6 8.5 1.8 2.1 0.86 0.4 1.5 2.5
2022 35 35 29.6 13.7 1.7 9.1 2.0 1.6 1.23 0.4 1.9 2.4
Career 139 104 24.0 11.3 1.3 6.9 1.3 1.5 1.23 0.3 1.1 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2019 1.7 3.7 .462 1.3 2.7 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.27 -0.46
2020 5.0 9.2 .545 2.9 5.2 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 1.40 6.63
2021 4.8 10.1 .474 4.2 7.4 .571 0.0 0.1 .500 1.37 9.71
2022 5.1 10.6 .480 3.5 6.4 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 1.29 9.43
Career 4.1 8.4 .494 3.0 5.4 .547 0.0 0.0 .250 1.34 6.30
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2019 35 0 450 165 19 109 19 31 5 11 43
2020 35 35 827 450 42 249 36 53 12 23 102
2021 34 34 1025 471 56 289 61 71 12 52 85
2022 35 35 1037 478 58 317 69 56 13 66 83
Career 139 104 3339 1564 175 964 185 211 42 152 313
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2019 60 130 45 96 0 0 -16
2020 175 321 100 181 0 1 232
2021 163 344 144 252 1 2 330
2022 178 371 122 223 0 1 330
Career 576 1166 411 752 1 4 876
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 27 5 16 7 4 5 5 12 20 12 20 0 1
Career 35 5 16 7 4 6 6 12 20 12 20 1 1
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 17
2018 High School: Rated *** and #298 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2019 Freshman All-Conference (Patriot League)
2020 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
2021 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
2022 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
2022 Conference Player of the Year (Patriot League)
When Matt arrived on campus, fresh from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, he could barely make it up and down the court. Look at his Stamina rating, and you'll see how hard he worked to transform himself into a durable player.
Standing 6'8" and weighing barely 200 pounds, Matt battled much larger centers every night. (
James Sanders is three inches taller, and played at over 300 pounds.) Nevertheless, he was named to the All-League First Team three times, a feat
Big Colonel didn't achieve.
Both players came up big when their teams needed them most, scoring and rebounding productively and providing their teammates with emotional lifts in tough moments.
Robles' career totals for points and rebounds are higher than Sanders'. Matt ranks third all-time in rebounds among Patriot League players.
I think I'd find a way to keep both men on the floor if I had them both on the same team, wouldn't you?
Matt has an outside chance of being drafted. He'd consider playing overseas, but otherwise, he's still considering several different job opportunities. He'd like to work with his hands, so contracting is an option.
Thanks for the memories, Matt.