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Matt Bingaya

Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Delaware, Ohio
High School:
Delaware Hayes HS

2014-15 (r-So.): Played in 28 games, making 26 starts...Was second on the team with 13.8 points while adding a team-high 5.9 rebounds...Was eighth in Conference USA in defensive rebounds (4.5) and ninth in steals (1.3)...Had 20 double-figure scoring games and four double-figure rebounding games...Led the team in scoring eight times and rebounding 10 times...Recorded four double-doubles...Recorded first career double-double in season-opener against William Carey (11/14), scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds...Had 14 points, nine rebounds and tied a career-high with three blocks versus South Alabama (11/17)...Scored a career-high 25 points against Troy (11/25)...Had 15 points versus North Dakota State (12/3)...Scored 15 points, a game-high nine rebounds and a career-high four steals against Spring Hill (12/13)...Recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds at Jackson State (12/18)...Scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Louisiana Tech (1/3)...Had a team-high six rebounds at UTEP (1/10)...Scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed five rebounds versus UAB (1/17)...Played a career-high 43 minutes at North Texas (1/24), scoring 12 points with nine rebounds and four assists...Scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Marshall (1/29)...Had 22 points and pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds at UAB (2/7)...Had 22 points and seven rebounds versus FIU (2/12)...Had 15 points against Florida Atlantic (2/14)...Became just the third player in school history to record double-doubles by points-rebounds and points-assists versus UTSA (2/23), recording 17 points and a career-high 10 assists. 2013-14 (r-Fr.): Played in all 36 games, making eight starts ... Averaged 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds ... Is 10th on the schools all-time freshman list in blocks (10), 12th in steals (27) and 14th in rebounds (133) ... Played first career game against Jackson State (11/8), recording four points and six rebounds in 14 minutes ... Made first career stat against William Carey (11/24), scoring 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting ... Had a season-high three assists versus Morehead State (12/4) ... Scored 17 points with six rebounds versus St. Catharine (12/14) ... Had six rebounds against Rice (1/16) ... Recorded five boards against Louisiana Tech (1/19) ... Had seven rebounds against Charlotte (2/9) ... Scored 12 points and had seven rebounds against UTSA (2/20) ... Set career-highs in points (21), free throws made (7) and minutes played (27) against UTEP (2/22) ... Recorded 20 points, six rebounds, and a career-high four steals against FIU (2/27) ... Had team-highs of 14 points, six rebounds and a career-high four blocks at Tulane (3/6) ... Recorded a career-high eight rebounds versus Toledo in the first round of the NIT (3/19). 2012-13 (Fr.): Sat out last year as a non-qualifier. Prep: Played for coach Jordan Blackburn at Delaware Hayes High School ... Missed his senior season due to a dislocated kneecap... Averaged 21.1 points and 11.2 rebounds as a junior, helping Delaware Hayes to a 15-7 record ... Was named 2011 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Team ... Earned 2011 Associated Press Special Mention All-State ... As a sophomore, was named First Team Ohio Basketball Coaches Association District 11 Division 1. Personal: Born July 31, 1994 ... Son of Musingila Bingaya and Banlesah Bashale ... Currently undecided on a major.