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Jersey Number 5
Matt Raydo
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 152
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fr. Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons
ON RAYDO: Enters his fourth year as a walk-on member of the basketball team having won three varsity letters during his career... Is one of the hardest working members of the team who gives everything he has every day he walks into Cole Field House... A major contributor to the Terps' white team which emulates the opposition in practice each day... Will become the Terps' fourth four-year walk-on in the history of the program to earn four varsity letters... Goes by the nickname "Rudy" and answers to that moniker when it comes from the coaching staff, teammates, campus students and Cole Field House fans... Nickname comes from the 1993 movie of the same name... Has earned the respect of the coaching staff and his teammates because of his relentless effort and continuous work ethic displayed from the beginning of pre-season conditioning through the NCAA Tournament each season... "When I first got the nickname, I went back and forth with it. But everybody started picking up on it ,The Players, The Coaches.
As a Junior: Appeared in eight games including Maryland's first round ACC Tournament victory over Duke and the Terps first round NCAA Tournament game versus Santa Clara... Played m eight games and Maryland was 6-2 in those games... Scored a season high two points versus Delaware State as he shot one-of-two from the field as the Terps won in Cole Field House... A season high four minutes played came versus Delaware State... Was one-of-two from the free throw line versus Santa Clara to run his consecutive game scoring streak in the NCAA Tournament to two games... Scored two points on one field goal versus Connecticut in the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA West Regional... Was credited with three assists, second high single season total in his career, with one assist each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore, Missouri and Santa Clara... His assist versus Santa Clara was his first career assist in four NCAA Tournament games... Recorded one steal each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore and Delaware State... . Was one-of-two from the free throw line versus Santa Clara to run his consecutive game scoring streak in the NCAA Tournament to two games... Scored two points on one field goal versus Connecticut in the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA West Regional... Was credited with three assists, second high single season total in his career, with one assist each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore, Missouri and Santa Clara... His assist versus Santa Clara was his first career assist in four NCAA Tournament games... Recorded one steal each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore and Delaware State.
As a Sophomore: Played in a career high 12 games and scored a career high 12 points, a career high 1.0 points per game average... Scored a career high five points as Maryland defeated Colgate in Cole Field House in a game which was televised nationally on ESPN2... Scored his first career field goal on a breakaway lay-up with 33 seconds remaining in the second half of Maryland's victory over Bucknell in Cole Field House... Appeared again on national television in the NCAA Tournament versus Connecticut as the Terps played in the West Regional Semifinal Game... Scored two points on one of two shooting from the field... His career high of two rebounds came versus Morgan State... Played his best game statistically versus Towson State with two points, a career high four assists and a career high two steals... His four assists and two steals versus Towson State surpassed his totals from his entire freshman season... Enjoyed three consecutive games in December with at least one point live versus Colgate, two versus Towson State and one versus Morgan State... All three games were played in Cole Field House... His career high of seven minutes came also versus Morgan State and Towson State... A career high one field goal came in four different games Bucknell, Colgate, Towson State and Connecticut... Was a career best three for three from the line versus Colgate... His performance from the line versus Colgate was a personal best for free throws made, attempted and best free throw percentage, 1.00... Earned the WBAL Academic Award and Mr. Hustle team awards following the 1995 season.
As a Freshman: Played in nine games as a reserve guard... Scored a season high of two points on two of four shooting from the field versus Loyola (Md.) in Cole Field House... Played a season high of six minutes versus Cornell as the Terps defeated the Big Red in Cole Field House... Scored his first career point versus Hofstra in the first round of the Abdow's Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass... Springfield is the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is considered to be the birthplace of basketball... Scored three points on the season with all three coming on free throws... Grabbed a total of three rebounds, one each versus Cornell, Morgan State and Loyola (Md.)... Played in two ACC games, N.C. State and Wake Forest and in Maryland's NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal game versus Michigan..
At Cardinal Gibbons: Was an Honorable Mention All-State selection following his senior season... Earned Second Team All-Broward County Honors for his senior season efforts... Averaged 18.7 points and 9.5 assists to lead the county in assists and finish fifth in scoring... Started for three years on the varsity and was team captain during both his junior and senior seasons... Led Gibbons to the District Championship and the sectional championship game his sophomore season... His high school coach was Mark Wilson... Played at Maramatha Academy in Shawnee, Kansas, his freshman season before moving to Ft. Lauderdale at age 15.
Personal: Born December 1, 1974. ..His full name is Matthew Todd Raydo
As a Junior: Appeared in eight games including Maryland's first round ACC Tournament victory over Duke and the Terps first round NCAA Tournament game versus Santa Clara... Played m eight games and Maryland was 6-2 in those games... Scored a season high two points versus Delaware State as he shot one-of-two from the field as the Terps won in Cole Field House... A season high four minutes played came versus Delaware State... Was one-of-two from the free throw line versus Santa Clara to run his consecutive game scoring streak in the NCAA Tournament to two games... Scored two points on one field goal versus Connecticut in the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA West Regional... Was credited with three assists, second high single season total in his career, with one assist each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore, Missouri and Santa Clara... His assist versus Santa Clara was his first career assist in four NCAA Tournament games... Recorded one steal each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore and Delaware State... . Was one-of-two from the free throw line versus Santa Clara to run his consecutive game scoring streak in the NCAA Tournament to two games... Scored two points on one field goal versus Connecticut in the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA West Regional... Was credited with three assists, second high single season total in his career, with one assist each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore, Missouri and Santa Clara... His assist versus Santa Clara was his first career assist in four NCAA Tournament games... Recorded one steal each versus Maryland-Eastern Shore and Delaware State.
As a Sophomore: Played in a career high 12 games and scored a career high 12 points, a career high 1.0 points per game average... Scored a career high five points as Maryland defeated Colgate in Cole Field House in a game which was televised nationally on ESPN2... Scored his first career field goal on a breakaway lay-up with 33 seconds remaining in the second half of Maryland's victory over Bucknell in Cole Field House... Appeared again on national television in the NCAA Tournament versus Connecticut as the Terps played in the West Regional Semifinal Game... Scored two points on one of two shooting from the field... His career high of two rebounds came versus Morgan State... Played his best game statistically versus Towson State with two points, a career high four assists and a career high two steals... His four assists and two steals versus Towson State surpassed his totals from his entire freshman season... Enjoyed three consecutive games in December with at least one point live versus Colgate, two versus Towson State and one versus Morgan State... All three games were played in Cole Field House... His career high of seven minutes came also versus Morgan State and Towson State... A career high one field goal came in four different games Bucknell, Colgate, Towson State and Connecticut... Was a career best three for three from the line versus Colgate... His performance from the line versus Colgate was a personal best for free throws made, attempted and best free throw percentage, 1.00... Earned the WBAL Academic Award and Mr. Hustle team awards following the 1995 season.
As a Freshman: Played in nine games as a reserve guard... Scored a season high of two points on two of four shooting from the field versus Loyola (Md.) in Cole Field House... Played a season high of six minutes versus Cornell as the Terps defeated the Big Red in Cole Field House... Scored his first career point versus Hofstra in the first round of the Abdow's Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass... Springfield is the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is considered to be the birthplace of basketball... Scored three points on the season with all three coming on free throws... Grabbed a total of three rebounds, one each versus Cornell, Morgan State and Loyola (Md.)... Played in two ACC games, N.C. State and Wake Forest and in Maryland's NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal game versus Michigan..
At Cardinal Gibbons: Was an Honorable Mention All-State selection following his senior season... Earned Second Team All-Broward County Honors for his senior season efforts... Averaged 18.7 points and 9.5 assists to lead the county in assists and finish fifth in scoring... Started for three years on the varsity and was team captain during both his junior and senior seasons... Led Gibbons to the District Championship and the sectional championship game his sophomore season... His high school coach was Mark Wilson... Played at Maramatha Academy in Shawnee, Kansas, his freshman season before moving to Ft. Lauderdale at age 15.
Personal: Born December 1, 1974. ..His full name is Matthew Todd Raydo
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