  Matt Howard |
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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Connersville, Ind.
High School:
Connersville
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Height:
6-8
Weight:
230
Position:
F
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2008-09: Named preseason first team All-Horizon
League...Chosen first team preseason Mid-Major All-American by
Collegeinsider.com and Collegehoops.net...Named Horizon League
Scholar-Athlete of the Week Dec. 1, Dec. 29. and Jan. 12...Chosen
Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month for January...Named to
the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V team...Picked second
team by ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American...Midseason
top 30 for John R. Wooden Award...Named Horizon League Player of
the Year and selected first team All-Horizon League...Named to the
All-Horizon League Defensive Team...Named to the Horizon League
All-Tournament Team...Selected to the NABC All-District 12 first
team... Named first team Mid-Major All-American by
Foxsports.com...Led the Bulldogs in scoring(475), field goal
shooting(.551), rebounding(216) and blocked shots(48)...Also, Led
the Horizon League in blocked shots...Starter in all 32 games for
the Bulldogs...Posted 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocked
shots in Bulter's season opener against Drake...Led the team with
15 points, six rebounds and three assists against Ball
State...Recorded a career-high five assists against IU-South
Bend...Scored a game high 17 points and matched career-highs for
steals(3)and minutes (38)...Posted 11 points, including his first
career three-point field goal, and blocked four shots against
Evansville...Scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds against
Youngstown State...Had 11 points and 10 rebounds against Ohio State
in his first double-double of the season...Led the Bulldogs with 14
points and eight rebounds agianst Florida Gulf Coast...Posted
another double-double with team-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds
against #14 Xavier...Topped all scored with with 14 points against
Wright State at home...Recorded a third double-double with 18
points and 11 rebounds against Loyola...Had a game-high 11 rebounds
and a career-high three steals in 26 minutes against
Valparaiso...Was perfect from the field(6-6) and from the free
throw line(7-7) and led the team with 19 points and eight rebounds
vs. UIC at home...Hit 11 of 13 shots and scored a career-high 30
points, while grabbing 9 rebounds at home against Loyola...Scored
12 points in 20 minutes of play in the bracketbuster game against
Davidson...Recorded seventh career double-double with game-highs of
25 points and 10 rebounds against Youngstown State at home...Made a
career-high 14 free throws and led all scorers with with 24 points
in Butlers Horizon League Tournament semifinal victory over Wright
State...Scored 14 points in the Horizon League Tournament
championship game against Cleveland State...Led the Bulldogs with
22 points and eight rebounds against LSU in the NCAA Tournemnt
first round...Finished the season averaging 14.8 points and 6.8
rebounds per game.
2007-08: Named Horizon League Newcomer of the
Year...Named second team All-Horizon League...Picked to the
All-Tournament Team at the 2008 Horizon League Championship...Top
scoring freshman in the Horizon League...Also the League's top
freshman rebounder...First Butler freshman to record a
double-double (vs. Michigan) since 1998-99...Named Horizon League
Player of the Week (Dec. 3) after helping Butler to a victory over
Ohio State...Chosen Horizon League Player of the Week (Jan. 14)
after leading Butler in scoring in consecutive wins over Loyola,
Green Bay and Milwaukee...Boasts the second-highest single season
scoring total ever by a Butler freshman...Came off the bench with
14 points, 5 rebounds and a team-high four assists at Ball in his
first collegiate game...His 14 points were the most by a Butler
freshman in his first game since 1990 when Jermaine Guice scored 16
against Western Illinois...Posted second consecutive double-figures
game with 10 points in 16 minutes against Indiana State...Had seven
rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots, despite being limited
by foul problems at Evansville...Had Butler's first 2007-08
double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes in
Butler's victory over Michigan...Scored 11 points in 13 minutes of
reserve action against Texas Tech in the championship game of the
Great Alaska Shootout...Came off the bench with a career-high 23
points and a team-high seven rebounds in 29 minutes to help lead
Butler past Ohio State...Given first collegiate start at Detroit
and responded with 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots
in a career-high 38 minutes...Had a team-high eight rebounds and
three blocked shots at Wright State...Scored 11 points and matched
his career-high by hitting five of seven free throws against
Florida State...Had 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes
against Bradley...Scored 12 points in 18 minutes at Florida Gulf
Coast...Had 15 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots at
Southern Illinois...Limited by foul trouble, but still scored 12
points in 17 minutes against Valparaiso at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Led
the Bulldogs with 19 points and five rebounds in just 20 minutes at
Loyola...Topped Butler with 22 points and added nine rebounds and
two blocked shots in the Bulldogs' victory at home over Green
Bay...Led the Bulldogs with 17 points, seven rebounds and three
blocked shots in 26 minutes against Milwaukee at Hinkle
Fieldhouse...Had team-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds and a
career-high four blocked shots at Cleveland State...Posted a
team-high 20 points and shared the team lead with eight rebounds at
Youngstown State...Recorded his third double-double with team-highs
of 15 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola at Hinkle
Fieldhouse...Led the Bulldogs with 20 points in 29 minutes against
UIC at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Posted team-highs of 17 points and eight
rebound in Butler's victory over Cleveland State...Had 16 points
and a team-high nine rebounds against #16 Drake...Notched 12
points, five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals in
Butler' title-clinching victory over Wright State...Posted 16
points, five rebounds, three steals, two blocked shots and one
assist against Cleveland State in the championship game of the
Horizon League Tournament...Scored 11 points against South Alabama
in his first NCAA Tournament action.
High School: All-State forward at Connersville
High School...rated as a "Top 100" player by several recruiting
publications prior to his senior season...named to the Indiana
All-Star Team for the two-game summer series against
Kentucky...four-time all-conference performer...two-time team
co-captain...finished as the all-time leading scorer and all-time
leading rebounder at Connersville...averaged a double-double in
scoring and rebounding in each of his final two high school
seasons...led the state of Indiana in rebounding as a senior with
an average of 14.4 rebounds per game...posted a high game of 20
rebounds...ranked eighth in the state in scoring in 2006-07 with a
23.6 average...had a high game of 42 points...stood second in the
state in blocked shots (3.9 bpg)...ranked 17th in Indiana in field
goal percentage (.618)...averaged 19.1 points and 10.6 rebounds as
a junior...shot 57.8% from the field and 81.1% from the free throw
line in 2005-06...averaged 4.3 blocked shots in junior
season...named to the core group of the Indiana Junior All-Star
Team in 2006...led Connersville to four straight winning seasons,
including a 19-3 mark in 2005-06 and an 18-4 record in
2006-07...earned four varsity basketball letters...named Most
Valuable Player of the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions and the
Hoosier Shootout in the summer before his senior season...High
School Coach: Rodney Klein.
