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Matthew Tanis
01 Matthew Tanis
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Hialeah, Fla.
  • High School:
    Mater Academy
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Idis
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    12.0
  • fg %
    33.0
  • 3pt %
    26.1
  • ft %
    70.5
  • reb/g
    3.7
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

Accolades: MASCAC All-Academic Fall/Winter 2022/23, 
MASCAC Winter Spring All-Academic Team: 2022/23, 

2022-23: Appeared in 16 games for the Falcons during his rookie campaign, notching 192 points on 68-of-201 shooting as well as 61 caroms, 22 assists, 17 steals and one block. Click here for season statistics.

Previous College: Transfer student from Miami Dade College

High School: 2017 graduate of Mater Academy. Member of the basketball team.

Personal: Son of Maria Merise and Louis Tanis. Majoring in Interdisplinary studies at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 8 Salem St. W, 65-55
Feb 11 at Worcester St. L, 87-63
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 102-85
Feb 18 Westfield St. L, 84-57
Feb 21 at Salem St. W, 63-61
Feb 24 at Worcester St. L, 74-56
  Overall Conf
Games 16 12
Games started 4 2
Minutes 402 289
Minutes per game 25.1 24.1
FG 68-201 52-148
FG Pct 33.8 35.1
3PT 23-92 18-63
3PT Pct 25.0 28.6
FT 33-46 24-33
FT Pct 71.7 72.7
Off rebounds 15 12
Def rebounds 46 34
Total rebounds 61 46
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.8
Personal fouls 24 14
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 22 17
Turnovers 33 21
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.8
Steals 17 12
Blocks 1 1
Points 192 146
Points per game 12.0 12.2
Points per 40 min 19.1 20.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Regis (Mass.) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at WestConn L, 73-72 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 vs. Lehman L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Rhode Island Col. W, 58-48 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Me.-Fort Kent W, 72-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Dean College L, 76-64 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at WPI L, 90-24 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 MIT W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 at Castleton W, 74-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wittenberg   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Denison   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 at Eastern Nazarene W, 69-68 - 25 2-12 16.7 0-7 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 7 MCLA W, 76-56 - 21 5-8 62.5 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 15
Jan 11 at Framingham St. W, 64-63 - 24 5-15 33.3 0-4 0.0 2-4 50.0 12
Jan 14 at Salem St. L, 67-62 - 32 5-14 35.7 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 18 Worcester St. L, 69-62 - 28 5-15 33.3 3-8 37.5 3-4 75.0 16
Jan 21 Bridgewater St. L, 83-65 - 25 3-13 23.1 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 26 at Westfield St. L, 81-63 1 18 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 1 at MCLA L, 66-64 - 23 2-12 16.7 2-6 33.3 3-5 60.0 9
Feb 4 Framingham St. W, 70-66 - 23 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 6 at Mitchell L, 85-66 0 18 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 6
Feb 8 Salem St. W, 65-55 - 16 5-10 50.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 11 at Worcester St. L, 87-63 - 29 8-20 40.0 3-8 37.5 4-6 66.7 23
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 102-85 1 34 4-15 26.7 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 18 Westfield St. L, 84-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Salem St. W, 63-61 1 35 6-20 30.0 1-12 8.3 6-8 75.0 19
Feb 24 at Worcester St. L, 74-56 1 35 6-15 40.0 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 17

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 at Regis (Mass.) L, 68-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at WestConn L, 73-72 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 vs. Lehman L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Rhode Island Col. W, 58-48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Me.-Fort Kent W, 72-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Dean College L, 76-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at WPI L, 90-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 MIT W, 81-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 at Castleton W, 74-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Wittenberg   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Denison   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 at Eastern Nazarene W, 69-68 - 25 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 4 -
Jan 7 MCLA W, 76-56 - 21 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 3 0 1 -
Jan 11 at Framingham St. W, 64-63 - 24 1 2 3 1 3 0.3 0 0 3 -
Jan 14 at Salem St. L, 67-62 - 32 2 3 5 2 3 0.7 2 1 2 -
Jan 18 Worcester St. L, 69-62 - 28 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 21 Bridgewater St. L, 83-65 - 25 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 26 at Westfield St. L, 81-63 1 18 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 at MCLA L, 66-64 - 23 0 7 7 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 4 Framingham St. W, 70-66 - 23 0 6 6 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 -
Feb 6 at Mitchell L, 85-66 0 18 1 2 3 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 0
Feb 8 Salem St. W, 65-55 - 16 2 3 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 11 at Worcester St. L, 87-63 - 29 0 2 2 3 1 3.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 102-85 1 34 2 4 6 5 2 2.5 3 0 1 -
Feb 18 Westfield St. L, 84-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Salem St. W, 63-61 1 35 1 3 4 1 3 0.3 4 0 3 -
Feb 24 at Worcester St. L, 74-56 1 35 0 5 5 2 3 0.7 1 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 15 4 25.7 4.2-12.7 33.0 1.5-5.9 26.1 2.1-2.9 70.5 12.0
Total 15 4 25.7 4.2-12.7 33.0 1.5-5.9 26.1 2.1-2.9 70.5 12.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 15 4 386 63-191 33.0 23-88 26.1 31-44 70.5 180
Total 15 4 386 63-191 33.0 23-88 26.1 31-44 70.5 180

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 15 4 25.7 6.5-19.8 33.0 2.4-9.1 26.1 3.2-4.6 70.5 18.7
Total 15 4 25.7 6.5-19.8 33.0 2.4-9.1 26.1 3.2-4.6 70.5 18.7

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
2022-23 15 4 25.7 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.1
Total 15 4 25.7 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 15 4 386 13 43 56 23 0 22 31 0.7 17 1
Total 15 4 386 13 43 56 23 0 22 31 0.7 17 1

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
2022-23 15 4 25.7 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.4 0.0 2.3 3.2 0.7 1.8 0.1
Total 15 4 25.7 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.4 0.0 2.3 3.2 0.7 1.8 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 15 4 25.7 4.2-12.7 33.0 1.5-5.9 26.1 2.1-2.9 70.5 12.0
Conference 11 2 24.8 4.3-12.5 34.1 1.6-5.4 30.5 2.0-2.8 71.0 12.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 5 - 22.6 4.4-10.8 40.7 2.0-5.2 38.5 1.8-2.4 75.0 12.6
Away 10 4 27.3 4.1-13.7 29.9 1.3-6.2 21.0 2.2-3.2 68.8 11.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 6 1 24.0 4.5-12.2 37.0 1.0-5.8 17.1 2.2-3.0 72.2 12.2
Losses 9 3 26.9 4.0-13.1 30.5 1.9-5.9 32.1 2.0-2.9 69.2 11.9
Month January 7 1 24.7 3.7-12.1 30.6 1.4-5.4 26.3 1.4-2.0 71.4 10.3
February 8 3 26.6 4.6-13.2 34.9 1.6-6.2 26.0 2.6-3.8 70.0 13.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 15 4 386 63-191 33.0 23-88 26.1 31-44 70.5 180
Conference 11 2 273 47-138 34.1 18-59 30.5 22-31 71.0 134
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 5 - 113 22-54 40.7 10-26 38.5 9-12 75.0 63
Away 10 4 273 41-137 29.9 13-62 21.0 22-32 68.8 117
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 6 1 144 27-73 37.0 6-35 17.1 13-18 72.2 73
Losses 9 3 242 36-118 30.5 17-53 32.1 18-26 69.2 107
Month January 7 1 173 26-85 30.6 10-38 26.3 10-14 71.4 72
February 8 3 213 37-106 34.9 13-50 26.0 21-30 70.0 108

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 15 4 25.7 6.5-19.8 33.0 2.4-9.1 26.1 3.2-4.6 70.5 18.7
Conference 11 2 24.8 6.9-20.2 34.1 2.6-8.6 30.5 3.2-4.5 71.0 19.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 5 - 22.6 7.8-19.1 40.7 3.5-9.2 38.5 3.2-4.2 75.0 22.3
Away 10 4 27.3 6.0-20.1 29.9 1.9-9.1 21.0 3.2-4.7 68.8 17.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 6 1 24.0 7.5-20.3 37.0 1.7-9.7 17.1 3.6-5.0 72.2 20.3
Losses 9 3 26.9 6.0-19.5 30.5 2.8-8.8 32.1 3.0-4.3 69.2 17.7
Month January 7 1 24.7 6.0-19.7 30.6 2.3-8.8 26.3 2.3-3.2 71.4 16.6
February 8 3 26.6 6.9-19.9 34.9 2.4-9.4 26.0 3.9-5.6 70.0 20.3

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 15 4 25.7 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.1
Conference 11 2 24.8 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.2 - 1.5 1.7 0.9 1.1 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - 22.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 - 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.2 0.0
Away 10 4 27.3 0.9 3.2 4.1 1.7 0.0 1.8 2.4 0.8 1.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 24.0 0.8 2.8 3.7 2.2 - 0.7 2.2 0.3 1.2 0.0
Losses 9 3 26.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.1 0.1
Month January 7 1 24.7 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.9 - 1.1 1.9 0.6 1.1 0.1
February 8 3 26.6 0.8 4.0 4.8 1.3 0.0 1.8 2.3 0.8 1.1 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 15 4 386 13 43 56 23 0 22 31 0.7 17 1
Conference 11 2 273 10 31 41 13 - 17 19 0.9 12 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - 113 4 11 15 6 - 4 7 0.6 6 0
Away 10 4 273 9 32 41 17 0 18 24 0.8 11 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 144 5 17 22 13 - 4 13 0.3 7 0
Losses 9 3 242 8 26 34 10 0 18 18 1.0 10 1
Month January 7 1 173 7 11 18 13 - 8 13 0.6 8 1
February 8 3 213 6 32 38 10 0 14 18 0.8 9 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 15 4 25.7 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.4 0.0 2.3 3.2 0.7 1.8 0.1
Conference 11 2 24.8 1.5 4.5 6.0 1.9 0.0 2.5 2.8 0.9 1.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - 22.6 1.4 3.9 5.3 2.1 0.0 1.4 2.5 0.6 2.1 0.0
Away 10 4 27.3 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.5 0.0 2.6 3.5 0.8 1.6 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 24.0 1.4 4.7 6.1 3.6 0.0 1.1 3.6 0.3 1.9 0.0
Losses 9 3 26.9 1.3 4.3 5.6 1.7 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.7 0.2
Month January 7 1 24.7 1.6 2.5 4.2 3.0 0.0 1.8 3.0 0.6 1.8 0.2
February 8 3 26.6 1.1 6.0 7.1 1.9 0.0 2.6 3.4 0.8 1.7 0.0

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