West Virginia University Athletics

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