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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH ATHLETICS

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Shane Cossey
CarolAnn Sturgis
Mary Ruth Rylant
Shane Cossey
Shane Cossey
Samuel Giles
Mary Ruth Rylant
Mary Ruth Rylant
Leo Garcia

2 Matthew Wilson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Farmington, Ark.
  • Highschool Farmington H.S.

Biography

2021-22: NABC Second Team All-District...D2CCA First Team All-Region...First Team All-LSC...CoSIDA Academic All-District...played in the Reese's NCAA II College All-Star Game...led the LSC in scoring at 20.4 points per game...also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 27 starts...scored in double figures in all but two games...11 20-point games and four 30-point performances...scored 32 points in a win over No. 3 West Texas A&M...10 games with four or more threes and three with six or more...season-high seven assists twice...shot 41.6 percent from three and 41.8 percent from the floor...sixth player in NCAA II era to score 1,000 career points...hit game-winning three at the buzzer versus Henderson State...earned LSC Offensive Player of the Week for 11/27/21...ranks fifth in career points with 1269...second in scoring average at 17.6...third in field goals made...third in made threes...sixth in assists...second highest scoring season with 551 points...second most threes made in a season with 91.

2020:21: All-LSC Honorable Mention...averaged 14.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 16 starts...four 20-point games including a season-high 25 points in a win over St. Edward's...scored in double figures in 14 of 16 games...shot 42.7 percent from three and 41.2 percent overall...shot 89.7 percent from the free throw line...LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...NABC Honors Court.

2019-20: Named Lone Star Conference Third Team All-Conference selection for the 2019-20 season...played in 29 games and started in all 29...averaged 16.6 points per game, ranking second on the team and ninth in the conference...recorded his career and season high with 34 points, including eight three pointers made against Texas A&M International...also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game...shot team-best 34 percent from the three point line, including 237 attempted and 81 made three pointers...averaged overall 36 percent shooting from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line while also adding 33 steals (second on the team) and four blocks.

2018-2019: Named Gulf South Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping guide the Statesmen to the 2018-2019 Gulf South Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament...Delta State claimed its seventh GSC title with a 64-60 victory over Alabama Huntsville in the title game...played in all 31 games, making four starts at guard...averaged 11.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game...scored 53 combined points, including a career-best 28 points versus Valdosta State in the semifinals of the GSC Tournament...followed up that performance with 16 points and four rebounds in DSU's 64-60 title-clinching victory over UA-Huntsville...turned in 17 points and a career-high seven rebounds versus Florida Southern in the NCAA South Region Tournament quarterfinal...scored in double figures 14 times on the year...made a career-best six 3-pointers versus Valdosta State at the GSC Tournament...finished the year ranked 24th in the GSC in scoring (11.5 ppg) and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.4)...2019 Gulf South Conference Tournament MVP ...2018 GSC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 

2017-18: Played in all 31 games and made 10 starts in his true freshman season...helped power the Statesmen to a runner-up finish in the Gulf South Conference tournament…averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists…finished the season shooting 39 percent from the field (72-for-186) and 74 percent (20-for-27) from the free throw line…knocked down 35 percent (33-for-95) from three-point territory, and was second on the team in made triples...scored a season high of 19 points in the GSC tournament game over Lee (2.27.18)...finished his freshman campaign by tallying double-digits in six of the last nine games of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Farmington High School under head coach Beau Thompson...averaged 29 points, five rebounds and 3 assists per game his senior year, and was tabbed as an three-time All-Conference, two-time All-State performer in 5A and selected to state All-Star game.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 185 lbs
    2