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Jersey Number 4
Matt Roe
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manlius, N.Y.
- High School:
- Fayetteville-Manlius
The consummate student-athlete ... an All-Atlantic Coast Conference candidate as well as an Academic All-America nominee . . . transferred to Maryland from Syracuse following his junior season . . . announced his transfer on July 19, 1989 and sat out of competition last season under NCAA guidelines ... he practiced all last year and quickly earned his new teammates' respect for his dedication and hustle . . . despite not yet playing a minute for the Terps, his teammates named him a co-captain along with Cedric Lewis and Walt Williams ... he is an excellent long-range shooter and tireless worker at all aspects of his game ... he plays with a level of intensity and intelligence that sets him apart from most players . . . despite an undeserved reputation to the contrary, he is one of the most physically capable members of the team ... he ran a 4.85 40-yard dash m the fall, which was the team's best ... his 275 bench press also was the team high and he ranked among the team leaders in both the standing long jump and in a quickness drill ... off the court, he is near a degree in radio, television and film and is lacking his undergrad degree now only because he did not attend school last summer because of commitment to the ACC All-Star Team ... he has better than a 3.3 grade point average overall and had a 3.6 during his first year at Maryland .
As a Redshirt — He sat out of competition last year, but was one of the most vital practice players and team leaders throughout the season ... his exemplary attitude was infectious to the young team ... he was the original "gym rat," frequently soliciting a manager to rebound for him into the early morning hours . . . more than once. Roe would shoot in a darkened gym when he was unable to have the Cole Field House lights turned on . . . prior to every home game, he would run through an hour of full-speed drills with an assistant coach then shower and join his teammates on the bench for the game .this summer, he was one of the key performers in the ACC All-Star's six wins on a tour of Germany . . . he averaged 15.0 points per game for the all-stars and was the team's third-leading scorer .
As a Junior— He started all 38 games for Syracuse as the Orangemen's season ended one game short of the Final Four in 1988-89 ... he was the team's fifth leading scorer, averaging 11.0 points a game ... his outside shooting opened up SU's inside game ... he owns the Syracuse records m every three-point shooting category, including most three-point baskets in a game (6, vs. several opponents), season (83, in 1988-89) and career (159) ... his career figure is more than double Greg Monroe's previous SU record of 79 ... by comparison, the career leader in three-point goals for Maryland is Teyon McCoy with 88 . . . his 47.4 percent accuracy from the arc is the Syracuse record ... he broke his own SU record by hitting at least one three-pointer in 16 consecutive games . . . Roe also holds the SU record for most steals in a game with eight, which he set against St. Francis ... he also had a career-high nine assists in that game ... he had 24 double figure scoring games, including two in which he scored 24 or more points .
As a Sophomore — He set career highs with 25 points and eight rebounds against Pittsburgh . . . worked his way into the starting line-up by the fifth game of the season, and was a fixture in the first five from then on . . . became the only player in Big East history to hit two no hold plays m a game (vs. Pitt.) ... he hit at least one three pointers in 14 consecutive games — the record until his junior season ... he was the CBS/ Chevrolet Player of the Game against Georgetown ... he led the team in free throw percentage (78.9%) and was eighth in the Big East m three-point percentage (40.7%).
As a Freshman — He played in 13 games, averaging 2.2 points and 0.9 rebounds m 5.7 minutes per game . . . he posted season highs of seven points, three assists and two rebounds.
High School — Played at Fayetteville Manlius High School ... he was first team all-county and all-Central New York . . . earned fifth team recognition as all-New York State . . . Roe was the first Fayetteville Manlius player to score more than 1,000 career points, finishing his prep years with 1,137 .. . averaged a league-leading 23.6 points a game as a senior, while pulling down 1 1 rebounds and dishing for four assists a game ... as a junior, he had averaged 17.1 points and eight boards a game .
Personal — Born June 25, 1968 ... he has toured two countries during his college playing days — Germany this summer with the ACC All Stars and Australia in 1986 as part of a Big East all-star contingent.
As a Redshirt — He sat out of competition last year, but was one of the most vital practice players and team leaders throughout the season ... his exemplary attitude was infectious to the young team ... he was the original "gym rat," frequently soliciting a manager to rebound for him into the early morning hours . . . more than once. Roe would shoot in a darkened gym when he was unable to have the Cole Field House lights turned on . . . prior to every home game, he would run through an hour of full-speed drills with an assistant coach then shower and join his teammates on the bench for the game .this summer, he was one of the key performers in the ACC All-Star's six wins on a tour of Germany . . . he averaged 15.0 points per game for the all-stars and was the team's third-leading scorer .
As a Junior— He started all 38 games for Syracuse as the Orangemen's season ended one game short of the Final Four in 1988-89 ... he was the team's fifth leading scorer, averaging 11.0 points a game ... his outside shooting opened up SU's inside game ... he owns the Syracuse records m every three-point shooting category, including most three-point baskets in a game (6, vs. several opponents), season (83, in 1988-89) and career (159) ... his career figure is more than double Greg Monroe's previous SU record of 79 ... by comparison, the career leader in three-point goals for Maryland is Teyon McCoy with 88 . . . his 47.4 percent accuracy from the arc is the Syracuse record ... he broke his own SU record by hitting at least one three-pointer in 16 consecutive games . . . Roe also holds the SU record for most steals in a game with eight, which he set against St. Francis ... he also had a career-high nine assists in that game ... he had 24 double figure scoring games, including two in which he scored 24 or more points .
As a Sophomore — He set career highs with 25 points and eight rebounds against Pittsburgh . . . worked his way into the starting line-up by the fifth game of the season, and was a fixture in the first five from then on . . . became the only player in Big East history to hit two no hold plays m a game (vs. Pitt.) ... he hit at least one three pointers in 14 consecutive games — the record until his junior season ... he was the CBS/ Chevrolet Player of the Game against Georgetown ... he led the team in free throw percentage (78.9%) and was eighth in the Big East m three-point percentage (40.7%).
As a Freshman — He played in 13 games, averaging 2.2 points and 0.9 rebounds m 5.7 minutes per game . . . he posted season highs of seven points, three assists and two rebounds.
High School — Played at Fayetteville Manlius High School ... he was first team all-county and all-Central New York . . . earned fifth team recognition as all-New York State . . . Roe was the first Fayetteville Manlius player to score more than 1,000 career points, finishing his prep years with 1,137 .. . averaged a league-leading 23.6 points a game as a senior, while pulling down 1 1 rebounds and dishing for four assists a game ... as a junior, he had averaged 17.1 points and eight boards a game .
Personal — Born June 25, 1968 ... he has toured two countries during his college playing days — Germany this summer with the ACC All Stars and Australia in 1986 as part of a Big East all-star contingent.
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