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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Matt Niemczura

5 Matt Niemczura

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 185
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Palmer, MA
  • High School:
    Palmer/MacDuffie School
  • Major:
    Business Analytics

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Biography

At UR 2023-24: Graduate guard appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts before missing the final six games of the year due to injury...Averaged 6.4 ppg abd 3.2 rpg, shooting 38.8 percent (40-for-103) from the floor and 64.0 percent (32-for-50) from the free-throw line...Also knocked down nine three pointers and added 14 assists, eight steals and six blocks, defensively...Graduates tied for 19th in program history with 53 career blocks...Tallied 13 points and seven rebounds in his first start of the year against Maryville (TN) on Nov. 11...Played a season-high 30 minutes in UR's win over Nazareth on Nov. 16...Scored in double figures again with 13 points, adding a career-high eight rebounds, vs. Hobart on Nov. 21...Shot 50 percent (5-for-10) from the field, tallying 12 points at Ithaca on Dec. 6...Earned NABC Honors Court recognition.

At UR 2022-23: Played key reserve role for the Yellowjackets, appearing in all 26 games (3 starts)...Scored 5.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg and was solid on defense, contributing 15 blocks and 24 steals...Shot .375 (43-115) overall, made 14 3-pointers and was at .727 (32-44) from the free throw line...Scored season-high 10 points twice, coming in win over #7 CWRU on Jan. 13 and on Senior Day against Emory on Feb. 25...Ended season ranked top-20 in the UAA in blocks (14th) and steals (20th)...Member of the UAA All-Academic team for the third straight season...Earned recognition from the NABC as a member of the organizations Honors Court.

At UR 2021-22: Junior guard appeared in all 27 games for Rochester, finishing with a 5.6 ppg scoring average...Added 2.2 rpg and was third on the team with 15 blocks...Shot well from the field, making 50% of all attempts (55-110) and 41.5% from long range (17-41)...Added 63.2% mark from the free throw line and 26 steals...Ranked 13th in the UAA in steals and was 16th in the conference in blocked shots...Had six double-digit scoring performances with a career-high 14 points coming against Alfred State on Feb. 23...Ten points in back-to-back games to open the season against SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Cortland...Eight points, including two clutch 3-pointers in UR's NCAA Tournament 2nd Round matchup against #2 Marietta...Member of the NABC Honors Court...UAA All-Academic.

At UR 2020-21: The sophomore wing player saw time in five of six games for Rochester...He scored nine points total (1.8 ppg)...Seven points came in UR's win against Clarkson on Mar. 7, where he was 3-4 shooting and added one steal...Had two rebounds and three blocks in a season-high 12 minutes against #6 Yeshiva on Feb. 21...Member of the UAA's All-Academic team for the winter season.

At UR 2019-20: Appeared in 24 games during first-year season with the Yellowjackets...Totaled 50 points (2.1 ppg) and 19 rebounds off the bench in 174 minutes played...Season-high seven points at NYU on Jan. 19.

HS: Attended Palmer HS and The MacDuffie School...Lettered in basketball and golf during scholastic career...2-time team captain in golf at MacDuffie and was team MVP as a junior...Helped Palmer claim league and Western Mass. championship in 2017, reaching state championship game...Earned Ex Libris Faculty and Head of Staff Award at MacDuffie in senior year...Played travel with Boston Amateur Basketball Club.
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