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Jersey Number 9
Matt Basgall
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 183
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Tri-City (USHL)
- Pronunciation:
- BAZ-gall
Bio
2024-25 (Junior)
Second Team AHCA All-America ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... CSC Academic All-District ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Completed his junior campaign with a career best in goals (6), assists (20) and points, and was a +9 with 45 blocked shots ... Was assessed just four minor penalties on the season ... Had assists in each game at LSSU (10/4-5) with six blocked shots on the weekend ... Had another six blocked shots and was a +2 in the Boston College series (10/11-12) ... Assisted on Shane Vansaghi's first collegiate goal against OSU (11/9) ... Had a goal and a pair of assists (+2) in the sweep of Notre Dame (11/15-16) ... Had a goal and an assist in a home sweep in the Lindenwood series (11/29-12/1) ... Assisted on the OT game-winner at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Had three assists in the Minnesota series (12/13-14) ... Had an assist and a pair of blocked shots in the Wisconsin series (1/2-4) ... Scored his third goal of the season and had three blocked shots in a win at Penn State (1/10) ... Scored his fourth goal of the season on the power play to open the scoring in a 4-1 home win over Michigan (1/18) ... Had three points (1g, 2a) in MSU's five-point weekend against Minnesota, including his career-best third power play goal (1/24-25) ... Had an assist in a split at Ohio State (1/30-31) ... Posted an assist in each game vs. No. 10 Michigan, and blocked five shots in the series (2/7-8) ... Contributed an assist and four blocked shots in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Posted a goal and an assist in the in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Assisted on Isaac Howard's goal and had a pair of blocks in a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame in the Big Ten semifinals (3/15) ... Blocked a team-high three shots in the Big Ten title game vs. Ohio Stat (3/22), earning All-Tournament Team honors.
2023-24 (Sophomore):
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection ... Academic All-Big Ten ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in all 38 games with a goal and a career-best 15 assists ... Was the team’s least-penalized player (30+ GP) with just one minor penalty ... Led the team in blocked shots (61) which ranked eighth in the Big Ten ... Posted a pair of assists in the Air Force series (10/12-13) ... Had an assist, two blocked shots, and was +2 in the Canisius series (10/19-20) ... Had two assists in the second game at Ohio State (11/4) ... Had a team-best six blocked shots and an assist in the home series vs. Penn State (11/10-11) ... Had one assist and five blocked shots in the Minnesota series (11/24-26) ... Blocked four shots in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Had a season-high four blocked shots against Ferris State in the GLI semifinals, and had an assist in the championship game (12/28-29) ... Scored his first goal of the season - on the power play - at home against Minnesota (1/27) ... Had a two-assist effort in the shutout win at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Blocked five shots and was a +2 in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Recorded an assist and a blocked shot in each game of the Ohio State split (2/23-24) ... Had five blocked shots (+2) in the split at Wisconsin (3/1-2) ... Led all skaters with four blocked shots in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Had the primary assist on a Tanner Kelly goal in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan with just 0.7 seconds remaining in the second period (3/23) ... Picked up an assist in the NCAA first-round victory over Western Michigan (3/29).
2022-23 (Freshman)
AHCA All-America Scholar ... Played in all 38 Spartan games as a first-year blueliner ... Ranked second among Spartan defensemen in points (17), tallying four goals and adding 13 assists ... Third on the squad in power play points (2-7-9) ... Led the team with 54 blocked shots, which was tied for eighth in the Big Ten and sixth among freshmen nationally ... Two of his goals came on the power play ... Was the program’s top-scoring freshman blueliner since Zach Osburn produced 19 points in 2015-16 ... Opened his collegiate career with a four-block effort at home against Bowling Green (10/7) ... Had a three-point weekend against UMass-Lowell (10/13-14), including his first collegiate goal on the power play in game two ... Had two assists and shared the team lead with four blocked shots in the weekend sweep of LIU (10/21-22) ... Had an assist and a team-best seven blocked shots in the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had a power play goal in the first game against Ohio State 11/10) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in the sweep at Miami (11/25-26) ... Recorded five blocked shots in the series at Ohio State (1/6-7) and four against Penn State in the home series (1/13-14) ... Picked up an assist on a Karsen Dorwart PPG at Minnesota (1/28) ... Recorded assists in each game of a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4) ... Had a three-assist game in the opener vs. Wisconsin (2/17) to establish a new career best ... Scored a goal in the second quarterfinal game at Notre Dame (3/4).
Prior to MSU
Finished the season with the Tri-City Storm (USHL) after a mid-season trade from Omaha … Compiled three goals and 18 assists in 21 games for Tri-City … Served as an alternate captain in Omaha … In 125 games over parts of four seasons, compiled a 9-37-46 scoring line and taking just 10 penalties … Named Omaha’s Jack Forbes Defenseman of the Year in 2020-21 … Previously played in the Chicago Mission organization (2014-19), winning a pair of national championships in 2018 and 2019 … Attended Lake Forest High School.
Personal
Son of Barbara and Glenn Basgall … Has older sisters (Jennifer and Lauren) and a younger brother, Mark … Is one of the hockey program’s two representatives to the MSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Grew up as a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks and his favorite NHL player as a youngster was former Spartan Duncan Keith ... Majoring in kinesiology.
Second Team AHCA All-America ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... CSC Academic All-District ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Completed his junior campaign with a career best in goals (6), assists (20) and points, and was a +9 with 45 blocked shots ... Was assessed just four minor penalties on the season ... Had assists in each game at LSSU (10/4-5) with six blocked shots on the weekend ... Had another six blocked shots and was a +2 in the Boston College series (10/11-12) ... Assisted on Shane Vansaghi's first collegiate goal against OSU (11/9) ... Had a goal and a pair of assists (+2) in the sweep of Notre Dame (11/15-16) ... Had a goal and an assist in a home sweep in the Lindenwood series (11/29-12/1) ... Assisted on the OT game-winner at Wisconsin (12/7) ... Had three assists in the Minnesota series (12/13-14) ... Had an assist and a pair of blocked shots in the Wisconsin series (1/2-4) ... Scored his third goal of the season and had three blocked shots in a win at Penn State (1/10) ... Scored his fourth goal of the season on the power play to open the scoring in a 4-1 home win over Michigan (1/18) ... Had three points (1g, 2a) in MSU's five-point weekend against Minnesota, including his career-best third power play goal (1/24-25) ... Had an assist in a split at Ohio State (1/30-31) ... Posted an assist in each game vs. No. 10 Michigan, and blocked five shots in the series (2/7-8) ... Contributed an assist and four blocked shots in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Posted a goal and an assist in the in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Assisted on Isaac Howard's goal and had a pair of blocks in a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame in the Big Ten semifinals (3/15) ... Blocked a team-high three shots in the Big Ten title game vs. Ohio Stat (3/22), earning All-Tournament Team honors.
2023-24 (Sophomore):
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection ... Academic All-Big Ten ... AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar ... Skated in all 38 games with a goal and a career-best 15 assists ... Was the team’s least-penalized player (30+ GP) with just one minor penalty ... Led the team in blocked shots (61) which ranked eighth in the Big Ten ... Posted a pair of assists in the Air Force series (10/12-13) ... Had an assist, two blocked shots, and was +2 in the Canisius series (10/19-20) ... Had two assists in the second game at Ohio State (11/4) ... Had a team-best six blocked shots and an assist in the home series vs. Penn State (11/10-11) ... Had one assist and five blocked shots in the Minnesota series (11/24-26) ... Blocked four shots in the home sweep of Notre Dame (12/8-9) ... Had a season-high four blocked shots against Ferris State in the GLI semifinals, and had an assist in the championship game (12/28-29) ... Scored his first goal of the season - on the power play - at home against Minnesota (1/27) ... Had a two-assist effort in the shutout win at Notre Dame (2/3) ... Blocked five shots and was a +2 in the Michigan sweep (2/9-10) ... Recorded an assist and a blocked shot in each game of the Ohio State split (2/23-24) ... Had five blocked shots (+2) in the split at Wisconsin (3/1-2) ... Led all skaters with four blocked shots in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Had the primary assist on a Tanner Kelly goal in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan with just 0.7 seconds remaining in the second period (3/23) ... Picked up an assist in the NCAA first-round victory over Western Michigan (3/29).
2022-23 (Freshman)
AHCA All-America Scholar ... Played in all 38 Spartan games as a first-year blueliner ... Ranked second among Spartan defensemen in points (17), tallying four goals and adding 13 assists ... Third on the squad in power play points (2-7-9) ... Led the team with 54 blocked shots, which was tied for eighth in the Big Ten and sixth among freshmen nationally ... Two of his goals came on the power play ... Was the program’s top-scoring freshman blueliner since Zach Osburn produced 19 points in 2015-16 ... Opened his collegiate career with a four-block effort at home against Bowling Green (10/7) ... Had a three-point weekend against UMass-Lowell (10/13-14), including his first collegiate goal on the power play in game two ... Had two assists and shared the team lead with four blocked shots in the weekend sweep of LIU (10/21-22) ... Had an assist and a team-best seven blocked shots in the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) ... Had a power play goal in the first game against Ohio State 11/10) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Had an assist and three blocked shots in the sweep at Miami (11/25-26) ... Recorded five blocked shots in the series at Ohio State (1/6-7) and four against Penn State in the home series (1/13-14) ... Picked up an assist on a Karsen Dorwart PPG at Minnesota (1/28) ... Recorded assists in each game of a home sweep of Notre Dame (2/3-4) ... Had a three-assist game in the opener vs. Wisconsin (2/17) to establish a new career best ... Scored a goal in the second quarterfinal game at Notre Dame (3/4).
Prior to MSU
Finished the season with the Tri-City Storm (USHL) after a mid-season trade from Omaha … Compiled three goals and 18 assists in 21 games for Tri-City … Served as an alternate captain in Omaha … In 125 games over parts of four seasons, compiled a 9-37-46 scoring line and taking just 10 penalties … Named Omaha’s Jack Forbes Defenseman of the Year in 2020-21 … Previously played in the Chicago Mission organization (2014-19), winning a pair of national championships in 2018 and 2019 … Attended Lake Forest High School.
Personal
Son of Barbara and Glenn Basgall … Has older sisters (Jennifer and Lauren) and a younger brother, Mark … Is one of the hockey program’s two representatives to the MSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Grew up as a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks and his favorite NHL player as a youngster was former Spartan Duncan Keith ... Majoring in kinesiology.
Isaac Howard Wins The Hobey | Spartans All-Access
Monday, April 21
Adam Nightingale | Hockey Press Conference | April 17, 2025
Thursday, April 17
Adam Nightingale, Daniel Russell, Tiernan Shoudy Post Game Comments | Cornell
Thursday, March 27
Adam Nightingale, Tiernan Shoudy, Matt Basgall, and Tanner Kelly | NCAA Regional
Wednesday, March 26
