2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Emmitt Matthews Jr.
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson HS
- Prev School:
- Washington
West Virginia (2022-23)
- For his career, he scored 1,279 points and grabbed 597 rebounds
- Played in 155 career games with 130 starts
- Started 32 of 32 games played
- Averaged 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game
- Had 13 points against Texas Tech and 10 points versus Kansas in Big 12 Championship
- Matched his season high with 20 points against Kansas State on Senior Day
- Scored 13 points at Kansas and at Iowa State
- Finished with a team-high 17 points at Baylor
- Scored a team-high 13 points at Texas
- Finished with a season-high 20 points against Iowa State
- Scored 10 points vs. TCU and at TCU
- Scored 11 points against Kansas and at Oklahoma
- Had 12 points at Kansas State
- Missed Buffalo & Stony Brook games with a left knee injury
- Scored 16 points with nine rebounds against UAB
- Had 12 points at Xavier
- Scored 13 points against Florida
- Reached 1,000 points for his career with 14 against Portland State
- Had 10 points at Pitt
- Team-high 15 points with seven rebounds and five assists in his return game against Mount St. Mary’s
Washington (2021-22)
- Started 31 of 31 games played, averaging 32.0 minutes per game
- Averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.4% from the floor and making 40 3-point field goals
- Had a season-high 25 points against Oregon, had 20 points at USC and had three double-figure rebounding games (Seattle, Colorado and Utah)
- The Seattle (17 points and 11 rebounds) and Colorado (15 points and 11 rebounds) games were double-doubles
West Virginia (2020-21)
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Second Team
- Averaged 7.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, while averaging 25.9 minutes per game
- Started 25 of 29 games played and helped lead the Mountaineers to a No. 6 ranking in the Associated Press poll
- Matched his season best with 14 points against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament
- Had eight points and seven rebounds against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship
- Finished with 11 points against Oklahoma State
- Had nine points against TCU
- Finished with eight points against Kansas State
- Posted 14 points with seven rebounds at Texas
- Had 10 points and five rebounds in the home win over Kansas
- Finished with 13 points and seven rebounds at Iowa State
- Had nine points and eight rebounds against Texas
- Scored 11 points at Oklahoma
- Finished with 13 points and five rebounds against Northeastern
- Had nine points against Iowa State
- Scored six points with six rebounds against Richmond
- Had six points and six rebounds against North Texas
- Finished with 13 points in 35 minutes of action at Georgetown
- Had seven points and four rebounds against Gonzaga
- Recorded seven points and had four rebounds against Western Kentucky
- Had four points against VCU
- Scored seven points against South Dakota State
West Virginia (2019-20)
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team
- Played in all 31 games, starting 30
- Averaged 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
- Averaged 21.3 minutes per contest
- Had eight games in double figures
- Posted a season-high 18 points in the win over No. 4 Baylor
- Scored four points with four rebounds against Oklahoma
- Finished with six points against Oklahoma State
- Had 12 points against Iowa State
- Scored six points against Kansas State
- Posted six points at Texas Tech
- Had eight points and four rebounds against Texas
- Scored four points with five rebounds at Kansas State
- Finished with three points, three rebounds and three steals in the win over No. 22 Texas Tech
- Had six points in the win over No. 2 Ohio State
- Scored 10 points against Nicholls
- First career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Austin Peay
- Scored 14 points against Rhode Island
- Finished with 13 points against Wichita State
- Had seven points against Northern Iowa
- Had four points and seven rebounds against Boston U.
- Scored six points and had three rebounds against Northern Colorado
- Had 17 points and eight rebounds in the win at Pitt
- Scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Akron
West Virginia (2018-19)
- Named to the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
- Averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
- Played in 32 games, starting 12
- Shot 40.9 percent from the field and 80.9 percent from the free throw line
- Averaged 16.4 minutes per game
- Reached double figures in six games
- Posted double figures in the two CBI games and finished the season in double figures four of the last six games
- Had 21 points and eight rebounds against Coastal Carolina in the CBI
- Finished with 11 points and three steals against Grand Canyon in the CBI
- Had a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship
- The 28 points were the second-most points scored by a Big 12 freshman in 2018-19
- Had seven points and eight rebounds against Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship
- Finished with 13 points and five rebounds at Oklahoma State
- Had seven points and six rebounds against Iowa State
- Scored eight points and had 10 rebounds at Oklahoma
- Finished with three points and three rebounds against TCU
- Had nine points against Kansas State
- Made first collegiate start at Kansas and finished with seven points and five rebounds
- Finished with two points against Texas
- Had three points at Texas Tech
- Matched a season high with 11 points at Iowa State
- Scored two points at Tennessee
- Had two points, three rebounds and two blocks at TCU
- Finished with four points against Oklahoma State
- Had two points, four rebounds and two steals against Jacksonville State
- Had two rebounds against Rhode Island
- Posted two points against Pitt
- Had two points against Youngstown State
- Scored 11 points against Rider
- Finished with five points and five rebounds against Valparaiso
- Scored five points and grabbed two rebounds against Saint Joseph’s
- Had two rebounds against Monmouth
Prior to West Virginia
- Averaged 22.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior at Woodrow Wilson High
- Led Woodrow Wilson deep into the state playoffs for the third consecutive season
- Was The News Tribune’s 2017-18 All-Area Player of the Year
- Had 40 points and 13 rebounds against Central Kitsap
- Posted 31 points, 21 rebounds and four blocks against Kelso
- Earned the 3A Pierce County league MVP
- Was the 3A senior state player of the year from the state coaches’ association
- Finished his career with 1,614 points and 744 rebounds
- Ended as Woodrow Wilson’s all-time winningest player with 80 victories
- Averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior
- Led the squad to the 3A state tournament
- Named to The News Tribune’s All-Area Team
Personal
- Son of Emmitt Matthews Sr. and April Phillips
- Birthday is November 1
- Graduated from WVU in December 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sport management
- Pursuing a master's degree in sport management
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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