2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Emily Miller
Emily Miller

4 Wendell Matthews

  • Position F
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brooklyn Park, Minn.
  • Highschool Columbia Heights HS
  • Prev School North Iowa Area CC

Biography

GSC Player of the Week (1/31)

2022-23 (Sr.):
Started all 28 games in his third season for the Argonauts...Led team with a 50 percentage field goal mark and 26 blocked shots, tied for eighth most in the GSC...Averaged 11 points, five rebounds in 26.9 minutes per contest...Tallied 10 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals in season-opening win over Clark Atlanta (11/12)...Posted back-to-back double-digit point performances in victories versus Georgia College and Valdosta State (12/15 and 12/18)...Collected season-high in points (28) and field goals made (11) in contest against Montevallo (12/31)...Notched double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in win against Delta State (1/19)...Had season-best six straight contests with double-digit scoring figures (1/25-2/18), including 24-point night against West Georgia leading to GSC Player of the Week award.

2021-22 (Jr.)- Started in 27 games this season…Finished the season as the teams leading rebounder averaging six per game, the 12th best in the conference…The teams strongest force in the paint and second leading scorer averaging 13 points per game…Averaged 27.1 minutes per game…Scored a season high 26 points against Montevallo on Feb.10… The 15th best free-throw percentage in the GSC…Had a season high 12 rebounds against Tuskegee on Nov.16…Finished the season with three double doubles against Tuskegee, Georgia College and Montevallo. Second on the team in blocked shots with 26, ranking 11th in the GSC.

2020-21 (Jr.): Played in 17 games, starting 13 of them...Put himself into top-10 of Argo record book with 35 point-outburst against Montevallo (2/23), coincidentally having highest field goal made in GSC contest this season...Averaged 12.6 points per game (3rd on the team), 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest...Finished with a team-high 27 blocks, including six in one game versus Montevallo (2/23), third most in program history...Totaled double-figures in scoring in 11 games, which included stretch of six straight contests (2/12-2/26)...Compiled a season-high nine rebounds against UM (2/13)...Paced UWF in field-goal percentage with a .513 mark

Junior College: A two-time All-NJCAA Region XI selection at North Iowa Area Community College playing for coach Mark Mohl ... Scored 965 points and grabbed 493 rebounds for the Trojans and is ranked 14th on the school's career scoring list and 10th in rebounds ... Posted 18 career double-doubles with 97 steals and 76 blocks over 62 games ... As a sophomore in 2019-20, he averaged 16.1 points per game while shooting 59 percent from the floor with 7.7 rebounds when  he led NIACC to a 25-7 record and the Region XI championship game ... Collected 27 double figure point games and 10 double figure rebounding games that year ... Also named the NJCAA DII National Player of the Week and Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Week during his freshman campaign.

High School: Attended Columbia Heights High School... Averaged 14 points per game and 20 rebounds...Scored 1,000 points during high school career...Received All State and All Conference Honors. 

Personal: Born on March 5, 2000...Son of Tamikkia Hamilton...Has two siblings Jasmine Wesby and Alexanderia Hamilton...Majoring in Sports Management.

FUN FACTS: Hobbies include listening to music, playing with my dogs, playing video games and watching movies...Favorite video game is 2K...My favorite midnight snack is bagels...If I could spend a day with any historical figure I'd choose Martin Luther King Jr...If I could change one thing about myself it would be my vision...My favorite childhood toy was a TeckDeck...If I could instantly become an expert in anything it would be time travel...My favorite social network is Instagram...When I'm 65 I envision taking trips all around the world...Few people know this but I enjoy singing in the shower...Favorite movie is Rush Hour...Favorite movie star is Mark Wahlberg...Favorite food is burgers...My lifetime ambition is to be a millionaire...My biggest role model is my uncle...Best basketball advice I've ever received is work as hard when no one is watching...My teammates think I'm a married man...Biggest fear is heights...If I'd had to sing karaoke, the song I would sing is "Kriss Kross" by Jump

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-21Junior

    F
    6'5" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'6" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022-23Senior

    F
    6'6" 195 lbs
    4