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1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster
Len Matela
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Merrillville, Ind.
- High School:
- Andrean
- Prev School:
- Andrean
2001-02
Earned second-team all-MAC honors...scored a career-high 31 points at Butler...joins colin irsh as the only players in Falcon history to rank in the BGSU top-10 career wise in scoring and rebounds...finished 9th in career scoring (1,527), third in rebounds (890) and third in career-field goal percentage (58.0)...started 32 games and averaged 15.9 points and 7.9 rebounds...had 32 career double-doubles...Finished First in the MAC in field goal percentage ... ranks third all-time in BGSU history in that category ... 11th in career scoring and third in rebounds ... had 18 points and 13 rebounds against Kent State in the MAC Championship game...had 19 points and 11 rebounds againt Ball State...had 15 points and six boards against Akron...had 21 points and eight rebounds against Buffalo ... had 19 points and six rebounds at Miami ... had 14 points and seven rebounds against Toledo...had 14 points and 10 rebounds against Eastern Michigan ... had 23 points and 12 rebounds against Marshall ... made a career-high 11 free throws...had 25 points and made 10-of-11 field goals against Ohio ... had 16 points and eight rebounds against Western Michigan ... had 19 points and 12 rebounds against Kent State ... had 25 points and 15 rebounds at Akron ... tied a career-high with 28 points against Toledo...had 10 rebounds ... had 14 points and 12 rebounds against Buffalo ... had 26 points and tied a career-high with 12 field goals made against Northern Illinois ... had three blocked shots and three assists ... made all six shots in posting 13 points and eight rebounds at Central Michigan ... also had four assists ... had 23 points and 12 rebounds against Detroit ... had a team-high 18 points and six boards against UNCW ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week following the Marist and Michigan games ... had 21 points and tied his career-high with 17 rebounds against Marist ... had 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in the win over U-M ... had eight points in the final four minutes of that game ... scored 13 points against Defiance and made all five field goal attempts ... had 14 points and six rebounds against Delaware ... had 15 points and seven boards against Washington ... made all seven free throw attempts in that game ... averaged 15.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and shot 60.9 from the field in a summer collegiate all-star tour of Australia ... team finished 6-1 on their trip ... scored 26 points and had eight rebounds against Penrith.
2000-2001
Honorable mention All-MAC selection ...started 28 of 29 games...had 23 points and eight rebounds against Kent State...moved past the 1000-point mark in his career in that game...posted his ninth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds against Western Michigan ...broke out of a two-game slump by making his final six shots in a 16-point, 11-board effort against Miami...had 20 points and nine boards against Akron...had a career-high five assists ...tied his season-best with 25 points against Marshall...has 19 career double-doubles and eight this season...had 17 points against Buffalo ...had 19 points and 15 rebounds at Ohio...named MAC East Division Player of the Week after his efforts against Western Michigan and Miami...had a team-best 19 points and seven rebounds at Miami ...played a career-high 45 minutes...made two free throws with eight seconds in regulation to force OT...had 15 points and 11 boards against Western Michigan ...had 17 points and 14 boards against Kent State...led the Falcons with 19 points and eight rebounds against Akron...had a team-best 22 points and seven rebounds against Toledo ...had a 23-point, 13 rebound performance against Buffalo ...made all seven free throw attempts in that game...had 14 boards against Northern Illinois...had an 18-point, 13-rebound effort against Marist... had a 25-point, 17-board performance against Duquesne and an 18-point, 11-rebound performance against UNCW.
1999-2000
Played in 30 games and started in 22... averaged 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds... shot 61.9% from the floor for the season, but did not have enough field goals to qualify for the national or MAC stats ... when he did qualify, was either first or second in the country in field goal pct. in the first three weeks of February ... averaging 29.0 minutes per game, having started 22 of the last 23 games ... averaged 8.2 rebounds and 14.4 points while shooting 65.3% in MAC play ... had eight double-doubles in the last 20 contests ... has 13 career double-doubles ... scored in double figures in 13 of the last 18 games ... had seven points in the MAC Tournament game vs. Miami (3/5) ... had 24 points and 13 rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan ... had 24 points and tied his career high with 16 rebounds in the loss to Ball State ... had his career high with 28 points against Toledo (1/15), making 12-of-13 shots from the field to establish a school record for field-goal percentage in a game ... tied his season high with 12 rebounds in the win over Buffalo (1/8) and added 19 points ... had 16 points and 11 rebounds in win over Marshall ... after scoring 65 points (12.2 avg.) in the first five games, scored just 19 points in the next four contests before totalling 21 points at Arkansas-Little Rock ... in that contest, he hit nine of 13 shots from the field while adding 11 rebounds ... had 13 points and four assists in the Illinois State contest ... tied his career high with 20 points in the first UALR win ... had two solid games off the bench in the Hawaii tournament, with nine points in both games and 12 rebounds in the Jackson State game and nine rebounds vs. the host Rainbows.
1998-99 Averaged 18.8 minutes per game, playing in every contest and starting 12 ... third on team in rebounding ... had five double-doubles (pts.-reb.) ... had career-high 20 points vs. Akron (2/17), 14 in the second half ... also had 12 rebounds in that game ... played season high 38 minutes in that contest ... had 11 points and career high 16 rebounds vs. Ohio (1/23) ... had 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Marshall (1/19) ... had 17 points and eight rebounds in loss to Kent .... had best back-to-back games of season with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Grambling and 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Indiana ... was 6-of-10 from the field in the tournament, and 13-16 from the line ... started his first game of the season in win over UIC playing 25 minutes, scoring five points and grabbing six rebounds.
High School Played his prep basketball at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Ind., the same school attended by head coach Dan Dakich...a 1998 graduate of Andrean High School helped the 59ers to two of the best three seasons in school history during his career... earned three letters, starting for most of those three seasons, for Coach Clint Swan... averaged 16.4 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior helping Andrean to a 22-3 record earning a ranking as high as #2 in the Class 3A state poll... team captured the sectional and regional titles before losing in the semi states (final eight)... it was the first regional title in 17 years for the program... also averaged 3.4 blocks... earned a spot on the Gary Post-Tribune all-area team... also was invited to the top 40 workouts of the Indiana all-star game... as a junior he averaged 15 points, nine rebounds, and two blocked shots as the 59ers posted a 13-10 record... they were 19-2 his sophomore year and ranked #2 in the state as he averaged three points and four rebounds earning a starting assignment midway through the season.
Personal
Son of Len Sr. and Nancy Matela... born January 27, 1980... a recreation and tourism major.
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 1999.. 28-12 525/18.8 68-126 .540 0-3 .000 38-66 .576 50-94 144 5.1 55-1 19 21 13 11 174/6.2 2000.. 30-22 871/29.0 143-231 .619 0-1 .000 88-114 .772 68-162 230 7.7 78-0 30 64 17 20 374/12.5 2001.. 29-28 938/32.3 164-298 .550 0-1 .000 126-160 .788 82-174 256 8.8 83-0 46 50 16 13 454/15.7 2002.. 33-32 1010/30.6 192-323 .594 1-1 1.000 140-184 .761 81-179 260 7.9 98-5 44 69 29 20 525/15.9 TOTAL. 120-94 3344/27.9 567-978 .580 1-6 .167 392-524 .748 281-609 890 7.4 314-6 139 204 75 64 1527/12.7
