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23 Matt Cartwright

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • High School O'Gorman HS

Biography

2021 (Senior): Saw action in three games before season derailed by injury … totaled 15 points including 10 against Concordia-St. Paul (Jan. 15).

2019-20 (Junior): Was leading team in scoring at 13.8 points per game before season ended due to injury … was perfect from the charity stripe for the year (21-of-21) … sank game-winning shot as part of 29-point outburst over Black Hills State (Nov. 15) … played in nine games, tallying double-digit scoring in five of those … named NSIC Player of the Week on Nov. 12.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Named All-NSIC Second Team … Started and played and all 29 games for the Vikings … played a team-high 1040 minutes or 35.9 per game ... led the team with 463 points and a 16.0 points per game average … finished 12th in the NSIC in points per game … scored a career-high 37 points against Minnesota Crookston … the 37th points was 7th-best in the NSIC for a single game in 2018-19 … also hit a career-best five triples in the 37-point game ... contributed 4.2 rebounds per game … dished out 2.1 assists per evening … finished 4th in the NSIC with a 42.5 percent three-point percentage … made an average of 2.6 three-pointers per game, which is 6th in the NSIC … finished the year 49-of-56 from the line (87.5 percent) … led the team with just 24 turnovers on the year.

2017-18 (Freshman): Saw action in all 30 games off the bench ... scored six points in his collegiate debut vs. USI (11/3) ... scored six points and added two steals vs. Montevallo (11/4) ... scored four points in 21 minutes vs. Graceland (11/16) ... scored four points and grabbed a game- and career-high eight rebounds at Wayne State (11/20) ... scored double figure points for the first time with 12 points vs. Doane (11/22) ... set career-highs with 22 points and with six 3-pointers, and tied career-highs with two each in steals and blocks at Concordia-St. Paul (12/1) ... played a career-high 29 minutes at Minnesota State (12/2) ... notched 14 points in 27 minutes vs. Minot State (12/8) ... scored eight points and dished out a career-high three assists vs. U-Mary (12/9) ... finished with 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting vs. Wayne State (12/19) ... scored 14 points in a career-high 33 minutes at Sioux Falls (12/31) ... poured in a career-high 23 points in 31 minutes at MSU Moorhead (1/12) ... snapped a two-game scoreless streak with 11 points vs. SMSU (2/10) ... one of five Vikings in double figures, finishing with 10 points at Winona State (2/16) ... scored 12 points off the bench in the NSIC Tournament first round game vs. Bemidji State (2/21).

High School: 2017 graduate of O'Gorman High School ... four-year letterwinner ... team captain senior season ... named 2017 South Dakota Mr. Basketball award winner ... averaged 20.2 points per game senior season ... helped to team state title in 2017 ... scored 505 points senior season ranking second in a single season at O'Gorman ... set a school record with 68 3-point field goals as a senior ... averaged 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 2017 ... averaged 13 points and 4 rebounds per game as a junior ... shot 43 percent from 3-point range junior year ... two-time all-city and all-state selection.

Personal: Son of Bill and Jen Cartwright ... born Sept. 30, 1998 ... biology major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Junior

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    2020-21Senior

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