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Matthew Drayton
1 Matthew Drayton
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Boston, MA
  • High School:
    Jeremiah Burke
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Exercise and Sports Science
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    9.9
  • fg %
    39.1
  • 3pt %
    35.5
  • ft %
    52.1
  • reb/g
    3.5
  • a/g
    1.0

Bio

High School: 2023 graduate of Burke High School. Member of the basketball team. 2x member of the All-Conference Team. Member of the All-Boston Globe First Team.

Personal: Son of Matthew and Kim Drayton. Majoring in Exercise and Sports Science with a minor in Economics at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 31 at Worcester St. L, 72-64
Feb 7 Westfield St. L, 97-70
Feb 10 at Bridgewater St. L, 98-73
Feb 14 Salem St. L, 93-62
Feb 17 at Framingham St. L, 71-67
Feb 20 at Westfield St. L, 77-71
  Overall Conf
Games 23 9
Games started 14 3
Minutes 605 233
Minutes per game 26.3 25.9
FG 90-230 26-73
FG Pct 39.1 35.6
3PT 22-62 9-21
3PT Pct 35.5 42.9
FT 25-48 7-12
FT Pct 52.1 58.3
Off rebounds 30 8
Def rebounds 50 11
Total rebounds 80 19
Rebounds per game 3.5 2.1
Personal fouls 44 22
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 23 8
Turnovers 28 12
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.7
Steals 17 8
Blocks 4 0
Points 227 68
Points per game 9.9 7.6
Points per 40 min 15.0 11.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Rhode Island Col. L, 63-54 - 23 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 11 at Lasell L, 73-57 - 26 6-12 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 13
Nov 14 at Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 86-68 1 30 5-12 41.7 1-2 50.0 4-7 57.1 15
Nov 16 at Rivier L, 77-61 1 33 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 15
Nov 18 Dean College W, 78-71 1 32 5-10 50.0 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 11
Nov 20 WPI L, 75-69 1 28 4-9 44.4 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 11
Dec 2 at MIT W, 78-75 1 31 7-13 53.8 3-6 50.0 1-6 16.7 18
Dec 5 Vermont State Castleton L, 77-64 1 24 3-13 23.1 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Dec 9 at Roger Williams L, 95-65 1 20 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 13 Eastern Nazarene L, 82-68 1 33 12-24 50.0 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 26
Dec 29 at St. Mary's (Md.) L, 77-56 1 20 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 30 vs. Baruch L, 73-61 - 17 4-11 36.4 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 3 at MCLA L, 76-71 - 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 Worcester St. L, 75-53 1 31 3-10 30.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 10 Regis (Mass.) L, 84-68 1 35 6-16 37.5 1-2 50.0 6-9 66.7 19
Jan 13 at Westfield St. L, 92-79 1 29 4-10 40.0 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 12
Jan 17 Bridgewater St. L, 85-72 1 33 3-10 30.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Jan 20 at Salem St. L, 81-71 - 22 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 24 Framingham St. W, 61-59 - 28 8-13 61.5 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 19
Jan 27 MCLA L, 67-52 - 26 1-9 11.1 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 31 at Worcester St. L, 72-64 - 25 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 7 Westfield St. L, 97-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Bridgewater St. L, 98-73 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Salem St. L, 93-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Framingham St. L, 71-67 - 29 5-10 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 14
Feb 20 at Westfield St. L, 77-71 1 20 0-6 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 Rhode Island Col. L, 63-54 - 23 0 6 6 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Nov 11 at Lasell L, 73-57 - 26 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 -
Nov 14 at Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 86-68 1 30 2 4 6 1 0 - 0 1 3 -
Nov 16 at Rivier L, 77-61 1 33 1 2 3 0 0 - 2 1 0 -
Nov 18 Dean College W, 78-71 1 32 1 6 7 3 3 1.0 2 0 2 -
Nov 20 WPI L, 75-69 1 28 1 1 2 1 0 - 0 1 4 -
Dec 2 at MIT W, 78-75 1 31 4 3 7 2 1 2.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 5 Vermont State Castleton L, 77-64 1 24 4 3 7 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 9 at Roger Williams L, 95-65 1 20 1 3 4 4 2 2.0 1 0 1 0
Dec 13 Eastern Nazarene L, 82-68 1 33 4 2 6 0 3 0.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 29 at St. Mary's (Md.) L, 77-56 1 20 1 0 1 0 2 0.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 30 vs. Baruch L, 73-61 - 17 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 3 at MCLA L, 76-71 - 10 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 6 Worcester St. L, 75-53 1 31 2 3 5 2 2 1.0 4 0 2 -
Jan 10 Regis (Mass.) L, 84-68 1 35 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 13 at Westfield St. L, 92-79 1 29 1 2 3 0 3 0.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 17 Bridgewater St. L, 85-72 1 33 2 0 2 0 0 - 1 0 5 1
Jan 20 at Salem St. L, 81-71 - 22 2 2 4 3 2 1.5 1 0 3 -
Jan 24 Framingham St. W, 61-59 - 28 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 27 MCLA L, 67-52 - 26 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 31 at Worcester St. L, 72-64 - 25 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 7 Westfield St. L, 97-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Bridgewater St. L, 98-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Salem St. L, 93-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Framingham St. L, 71-67 - 29 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 20 at Westfield St. L, 77-71 1 20 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 23 14 26.3 3.9-10.0 39.1 1.0-2.7 35.5 1.1-2.1 52.1 9.9
Total 23 14 26.3 3.9-10.0 39.1 1.0-2.7 35.5 1.1-2.1 52.1 9.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 23 14 605 90-230 39.1 22-62 35.5 25-48 52.1 227
Total 23 14 605 90-230 39.1 22-62 35.5 25-48 52.1 227

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 23 14 26.3 6.0-15.2 39.1 1.5-4.1 35.5 1.7-3.2 52.1 15.0
Total 23 14 26.3 6.0-15.2 39.1 1.5-4.1 35.5 1.7-3.2 52.1 15.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 23 14 26.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.2
Total 23 14 26.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 23 14 605 30 50 80 44 1 23 28 0.8 17 4
Total 23 14 605 30 50 80 44 1 23 28 0.8 17 4

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 23 14 26.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 2.9 0.1 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.1 0.3
Total 23 14 26.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 2.9 0.1 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.1 0.3

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 23 14 26.3 3.9-10.0 39.1 1.0-2.7 35.5 1.1-2.1 52.1 9.9
Conference 9 3 25.9 2.9-8.1 35.6 1.0-2.3 42.9 0.8-1.3 58.3 7.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 7 29.3 4.7-12.2 38.5 1.0-3.0 33.3 0.9-1.8 50.0 11.3
Away 12 7 24.6 3.2-8.1 40.2 0.8-2.2 38.5 1.2-2.3 50.0 8.5
Neutral 1 - 17.0 4.0-11.0 36.4 2.0-6.0 33.3 2.0-2.0 100.0 12.0
Result Wins 3 2 30.3 6.7-12.0 55.6 2.3-4.7 50.0 0.3-2.7 12.5 16.0
Losses 20 12 25.7 3.5-9.7 36.1 0.8-2.4 31.3 1.2-2.0 60.0 8.9
Month November 6 4 28.7 4.7-10.3 45.2 0.8-2.5 33.3 1.3-2.7 50.0 11.5
December 6 5 24.2 5.0-12.2 41.1 1.2-3.8 30.4 0.7-1.8 36.4 11.8
January 9 4 26.6 3.0-8.8 34.2 0.9-2.1 42.1 1.2-1.8 68.8 8.1
February 2 1 24.5 2.5-8.0 31.3 1.0-2.5 40.0 1.0-2.5 40.0 7.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 23 14 605 90-230 39.1 22-62 35.5 25-48 52.1 227
Conference 9 3 233 26-73 35.6 9-21 42.9 7-12 58.3 68
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 10 7 293 47-122 38.5 10-30 33.3 9-18 50.0 113
Away 12 7 295 39-97 40.2 10-26 38.5 14-28 50.0 102
Neutral 1 - 17 4-11 36.4 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Result Wins 3 2 91 20-36 55.6 7-14 50.0 1-8 12.5 48
Losses 20 12 514 70-194 36.1 15-48 31.3 24-40 60.0 179
Month November 6 4 172 28-62 45.2 5-15 33.3 8-16 50.0 69
December 6 5 145 30-73 41.1 7-23 30.4 4-11 36.4 71
January 9 4 239 27-79 34.2 8-19 42.1 11-16 68.8 73
February 2 1 49 5-16 31.3 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 14

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 23 14 26.3 6.0-15.2 39.1 1.5-4.1 35.5 1.7-3.2 52.1 15.0
Conference 9 3 25.9 4.5-12.5 35.6 1.5-3.6 42.9 1.2-2.1 58.3 11.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 7 29.3 6.4-16.7 38.5 1.4-4.1 33.3 1.2-2.5 50.0 15.4
Away 12 7 24.6 5.3-13.2 40.2 1.4-3.5 38.5 1.9-3.8 50.0 13.8
Neutral 1 - 17.0 9.4-25.9 36.4 4.7-14.1 33.3 4.7-4.7 100.0 28.2
Result Wins 3 2 30.3 8.8-15.8 55.6 3.1-6.2 50.0 0.4-3.5 12.5 21.1
Losses 20 12 25.7 5.4-15.1 36.1 1.2-3.7 31.3 1.9-3.1 60.0 13.9
Month November 6 4 28.7 6.5-14.4 45.2 1.2-3.5 33.3 1.9-3.7 50.0 16.0
December 6 5 24.2 8.3-20.1 41.1 1.9-6.3 30.4 1.1-3.0 36.4 19.6
January 9 4 26.6 4.5-13.2 34.2 1.3-3.2 42.1 1.8-2.7 68.8 12.2
February 2 1 24.5 4.1-13.1 31.3 1.6-4.1 40.0 1.6-4.1 40.0 11.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 23 14 26.3 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.2
Conference 9 3 25.9 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.4 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 7 29.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 2.3 0.1 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.1
Away 12 7 24.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.5 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.3
Neutral 1 - 17.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 - 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 3 2 30.3 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.0 - 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.0
Losses 20 12 25.7 1.3 1.9 3.2 2.0 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.2
Month November 6 4 28.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 2.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7
December 6 5 24.2 2.5 2.2 4.7 1.7 0.0 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.0
January 9 4 26.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 2.2 0.1 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.0
February 2 1 24.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 - 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 23 14 605 30 50 80 44 1 23 28 0.8 17 4
Conference 9 3 233 8 11 19 22 1 8 12 0.7 8 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 7 293 15 26 41 23 1 9 13 0.7 7 1
Away 12 7 295 14 22 36 18 0 14 14 1.0 10 3
Neutral 1 - 17 1 2 3 3 - 0 1 0.0 0 0
Result Wins 3 2 91 5 11 16 3 - 5 5 1.0 3 0
Losses 20 12 514 25 39 64 41 1 18 23 0.8 14 4
Month November 6 4 172 6 22 28 12 - 6 6 1.0 5 4
December 6 5 145 15 13 28 10 0 7 9 0.8 4 0
January 9 4 239 9 13 22 20 1 9 13 0.7 7 0
February 2 1 49 0 2 2 2 - 1 0 - 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 23 14 26.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 2.9 0.1 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.1 0.3
Conference 9 3 25.9 1.4 1.9 3.3 3.8 0.2 1.4 2.1 0.7 1.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 7 29.3 2.0 3.5 5.6 3.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 0.7 1.0 0.1
Away 12 7 24.6 1.9 3.0 4.9 2.4 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.4 0.4
Neutral 1 - 17.0 2.4 4.7 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 3 2 30.3 2.2 4.8 7.0 1.3 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.3 0.0
Losses 20 12 25.7 1.9 3.0 5.0 3.2 0.1 1.4 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.3
Month November 6 4 28.7 1.4 5.1 6.5 2.8 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.9
December 6 5 24.2 4.1 3.6 7.7 2.8 0.0 1.9 2.5 0.8 1.1 0.0
January 9 4 26.6 1.5 2.2 3.7 3.3 0.2 1.5 2.2 0.7 1.2 0.0
February 2 1 24.5 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 - 0.8 0.0

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