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2019-20 Men's Basketball

20 Matthew Mancuso

  • Height 6-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bridgewater, N.J.
  • High School Bridgewater-Raritan
  • Position F
  • Major Business Management

Biography

  • Earned four letters in his career; started 64 of the 93 games he appeared in as a Royal
  • NABC All-District Second Team Selection (2019-20)
  • Two-time John "Les" Dickman Award winner (2018-19, 2019-20)
  • Two-Time First-Team All-Landmark Conference First Team Selection (2018-19, 2019-20)
  • Two-time D3hoops.com All-Middle Atlantic Region Selection in 2018-19 and 2019-20
  • Career points: 1,209 (ranks 26th in program history in category); Also ranks 11th in program history in total blocks (108), 18th in career steals (112), 20th in rebounding average (7.2) and 21st in total rebounds (670)
  • Was a team captain during his junior and senior year

Senior Year (2019-20)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 27 games on the year for Scranton, averaging 29.6 minutes per game on his way to once again earning All-Landmark Conference First Team accolades for the second straight season at forward
  • Finished second in the Landmark Conference in both scoring (18.0) and rebounding (10.7) after posting 15 double-doubles and scoring in double figures in 26 of 27
    games
  • Led Scranton in the scoring column in 11 games and in rebounding in 19 contests
  • Scored at or over 30 points twice - vs. Cabrini on Nov. 23 (38 points) and at Moravian on Feb. 12 (30 points)
  • Had seven 20-plus scoring games, including a 24-point performance in the Landmark Semifinals at Drew that lifted Scranton to a 93-81 win
  • Posted his best career game at Cabrini in November, scoring a career-high 38 points, while pulling down a career-best 22 rebounds in a 93-86 win; the game was one of the best statistically in program history, with his scoring performance coming in 17th all-time and his rebounding effort coming in at 14th best in a contest ever
  • For his efforts in the Cabrini game, he was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and was named both the National Jesuit and USBWA National Division
    III Player of the Week
  • Had 48 blocks, the 18th best season in that statistical category in program history; Went to the free throw line 212 times throughout the course of the year, the seventh
    best mark in a season a program history (made 156 of those attempts)

Junior Year (2018-19)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Appeared in 23 games including 22 as a starter, averaging 27.1 minutes per game
  • Averaged 15.9 points and a team-leading 9.3 rebounds per game
  • Totaled 365 points, 215 rebounds, 53 assists, 40 blocks, and 30 steals on the year
  • Shot 55.1 percent from the field, made 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) of three-point attempts, and was a 71.7 free throw shooter
  • Led the Royals with 119 free throws made and 166 free throw attempts
  • Totaled 11 double-doubles on the season includng a 20-point, 15-rebound effort against Drew in the Landmark Conference semifinals on Feb. 21
  • Reached double-figures for scoring in 19 games including nine 20-point plus efforts
  • Netted a career-high 26 points in a 90-80 victory over Cabrini on Nov. 28 in the Long Center
  • Twice had career-highs for rebounding with 15, reaching the mark in a 77-68 win over Juniata on Feb. 9 and against in a Landmark Conference semifinal loss at Drew on Feb. 21
  • Ranked among Scranton's single-season leaders in several categories: T-16th in blocks per game (1.7), 23rd in blocks (40), T-26th in field goal percentage (55.1), and T-27th in free throw attempts (166)

Sophomore Year (2017-18)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 16 games, including 15 starts, while overcoming an early season injury.
  • Averaged 13.8 points while shooting 51.0 percent (75-for-147) from the field.
  • Also averaged 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
  • Made 11 of 32 (34.4 percent) from 3-point range and 60 of 85 (70.6 percent) from the free throw line.
  • Scored in double figures 13 times, including 20-plus twice.
  • Had a career-high 30 points on 10-for-18 from the field and 9-for-10 at the free throw line at Moravian on Jan. 17.
  • Had his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Drew on Feb. 8.

Freshman Year (2016-17)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 27 games off the bench at forward.
  • Averaged 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 0.4 blocks in 12.3 minutes per game.
  • Played double-digit minutes in the final 13 games of the season.
  • Shot 50.6 percent from the field and 73.0 percent from the free throw line.
  • Scored a career-high 14 points twice - in an 89-66 loss at Neumann on Dec. 30, and in an 82-62 win over Drew on Feb. 8.
  • Averaged 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in four postseason games.

Honors/Awards

  • NABC All-District Middle Atlantic Second Team (2019-20)
  • D3hoops.com All-Middle Atlantic Region First Team (2019-20)
  • D3hoops.com All-Middle Atlantic Region Second Team (2018-19)
  • First Team All-Landmark Conference (2018-19; 2019-20)
  • John “Les” Dickman Award (Team MVP) (2018-19; 2019-20)
  • USBWA Division III National Player of the Week (Nov. 26, 2019)
  • D3Hoops.com Team of the Week (Nov. 26, 2019)
  • National Jesuit Player of the Week (Dec. 11, 2018; Nov. 26, 2019)
  • Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12, 2018; Nov. 26, 2018; Jan. 21, 2019; Feb. 11, 2019; Nov. 26, 2019; Jan. 20, 2020)
  • Hilton Scranton Invitational Most Valuable Player (2018)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Dec. 10, 2018; Dec. 23, 2019; Feb. 24, 2020)

High School/Personal

  • Was a first-team all-conference selection as both a junior and senior at Bridgewater-Raritan.
  • Was also a second-team all-area choice as a junior, when he led the team in scoring and was second in rebounds and blocks.
  • Earned third-team all-area honors as a senior, when he led the team in scoring (18.0), rebounds (8.0), assists (3.0) and blocks (2.0).
  • Son of Matthew and Kathy Mancuso.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2016-17Freshman

    F
    6'7"
    20
  • 20

    2017-18Sophomore

    F
    6'7"
    20
  • 20
    C

    2018-19Junior

    F
    6'7"
    20
    C
  • 20
    C

    2019-20Senior

    F
    6'7"
    20
    C
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