2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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McQuaid, Matt
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Jersey Number 20
Matt McQuaid
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Duncanville, Texas
- High School:
- Duncanville
Bio
THE WORD
Co-Captain • Long, lean true shooting guard with high basketball IQ • Possesses a quick trigger with NBA-plus range • Dedicated gym rat who is constantly working on his game • One of the team’s best defenders.
2017-18
Co-recipient of MSU’s Best Defensive Player Award • Appeared in all 35 games, starting two, while averaging 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game • Sixth on the team in scoring • Third on the team with 52 three-point field goals • Fourth on the team in three-point field goal percentage (39.1%) • Started games against DePaul (11/23) and UConn (11/24) in the PK80 Invitational • Reached double figures in scoring five times • Against DePaul (11/23), led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers in just eight attempts • Led the Spartans in rebounds against Maryland (1/4), collecting a career-high seven boards to go along with six points and five assists • Had back-to-back double figure scoring games with 11 points against Cleveland State (12/29) and 14 points against Savannah State (12/31) • Also chipped in 11 points at home against Indiana (1/19) • Tallied a team-high 12 points at Indiana (2/3).
2016-17
Appeared in 34 games, including starting 11, averaging 5.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.0 minutes · Co-recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award · Scored a season-high 15 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/18), matching his career high with five 3-pointers · Matched his season high with 15 points vs. Wisconsin (2/26) · MSU was 5-1 when he scored in double figures · His nine points vs. Penn State (3/9) were the most he'd scored in a Big Ten Tournament game, knocking down 3-of-5 3-pointers · Grabbed a career-high five rebounds against Wichita State (11/25), Purdue (1/24) and Miami (3/17) · Played a career-high 33 minutes in the season opener vs. Arizona (11/11), hitting three 3-pointers · Ranked third on the team with 42 3-pointers.
2015-16
Averaged 3.5 points, 1.6 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 35 games · Started one game at Wisconsin (1/17) · Scored a season-high 17 points at Northwestern (1/28), including knocking down five 3-pointers · Totaled 10 points and a season-high tying five assists against Illinois (1/7) · Scored 10 points at Purdue (2/9) · Dished out five assists against Eastern Michigan (11/23) · Hit three 3-pointers against No. 4 Kansas (11/17) in the Champions Classic, including two in the final four minutes of the game · Ranked fourth on the team in assists · Played double-figure minutes in 32 of 35 contests.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 17.8 points, nine rebounds and nearly three 3-pointers per game as a senior at Duncanville High School, playing for coach Corey Chism · Named MVP of District 8-6A · Participated in the 2015 American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Championship · 2015 Second-Team All-Area selection by the Dallas Morning News · Averaged 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and two assists and one steal as a junior, helping Duncanville advance to the regional quarterfinals · ESPN.com's Jeff Goodman called him arguably the best pure shooter in the country · Averaged 15.6 points and made 45.1 percent of his 3-pointers during the 2014 Nike EYBL circuit · Ranked the No. 69 player in the nation in the ESPN100, No. 71 by 24/7 Sports, No. 84 by Rivals.com and No. 87 by Scout.com · Rated the No. 23 shooting guard in the nation by the ESPN100, No. 22 by 24/7 Sports and No. 25 by Scout.com · National Honor Society member · Selected to represent his school at the Leadership SW Conference.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 28, 1995 · Son of Rob and Karen McQuaid · Advertising major · Father Rob grew up in Midland, Michigan, and was a two-year letterwinner at Central Michigan (1980 & 1981) and Midwestern State (1982 & 1983).
Co-Captain • Long, lean true shooting guard with high basketball IQ • Possesses a quick trigger with NBA-plus range • Dedicated gym rat who is constantly working on his game • One of the team’s best defenders.
2017-18
Co-recipient of MSU’s Best Defensive Player Award • Appeared in all 35 games, starting two, while averaging 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game • Sixth on the team in scoring • Third on the team with 52 three-point field goals • Fourth on the team in three-point field goal percentage (39.1%) • Started games against DePaul (11/23) and UConn (11/24) in the PK80 Invitational • Reached double figures in scoring five times • Against DePaul (11/23), led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers in just eight attempts • Led the Spartans in rebounds against Maryland (1/4), collecting a career-high seven boards to go along with six points and five assists • Had back-to-back double figure scoring games with 11 points against Cleveland State (12/29) and 14 points against Savannah State (12/31) • Also chipped in 11 points at home against Indiana (1/19) • Tallied a team-high 12 points at Indiana (2/3).
2016-17
Appeared in 34 games, including starting 11, averaging 5.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.0 minutes · Co-recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award · Scored a season-high 15 points against Mississippi Valley State (11/18), matching his career high with five 3-pointers · Matched his season high with 15 points vs. Wisconsin (2/26) · MSU was 5-1 when he scored in double figures · His nine points vs. Penn State (3/9) were the most he'd scored in a Big Ten Tournament game, knocking down 3-of-5 3-pointers · Grabbed a career-high five rebounds against Wichita State (11/25), Purdue (1/24) and Miami (3/17) · Played a career-high 33 minutes in the season opener vs. Arizona (11/11), hitting three 3-pointers · Ranked third on the team with 42 3-pointers.
2015-16
Averaged 3.5 points, 1.6 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 35 games · Started one game at Wisconsin (1/17) · Scored a season-high 17 points at Northwestern (1/28), including knocking down five 3-pointers · Totaled 10 points and a season-high tying five assists against Illinois (1/7) · Scored 10 points at Purdue (2/9) · Dished out five assists against Eastern Michigan (11/23) · Hit three 3-pointers against No. 4 Kansas (11/17) in the Champions Classic, including two in the final four minutes of the game · Ranked fourth on the team in assists · Played double-figure minutes in 32 of 35 contests.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 17.8 points, nine rebounds and nearly three 3-pointers per game as a senior at Duncanville High School, playing for coach Corey Chism · Named MVP of District 8-6A · Participated in the 2015 American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Championship · 2015 Second-Team All-Area selection by the Dallas Morning News · Averaged 14.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and two assists and one steal as a junior, helping Duncanville advance to the regional quarterfinals · ESPN.com's Jeff Goodman called him arguably the best pure shooter in the country · Averaged 15.6 points and made 45.1 percent of his 3-pointers during the 2014 Nike EYBL circuit · Ranked the No. 69 player in the nation in the ESPN100, No. 71 by 24/7 Sports, No. 84 by Rivals.com and No. 87 by Scout.com · Rated the No. 23 shooting guard in the nation by the ESPN100, No. 22 by 24/7 Sports and No. 25 by Scout.com · National Honor Society member · Selected to represent his school at the Leadership SW Conference.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 28, 1995 · Son of Rob and Karen McQuaid · Advertising major · Father Rob grew up in Midland, Michigan, and was a two-year letterwinner at Central Michigan (1980 & 1981) and Midwestern State (1982 & 1983).
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