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Matthew Drayton
11 Matthew Drayton
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Boston, MA
  • High School:
    Jeremiah Burke
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Communications
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    13.3
  • fg %
    38.6
  • 3pt %
    34.5
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    3.1
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

2023-24: Appeared in 23 games with 14 starts for Fitchburg State during his rookie season. Posted 227 points on 90-of-230 shooting with 80 rebounds, 23 assists, 17 steals and four blocks. Click here for season statistics.

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 Communications at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 11 at Worcester St. L, 83-69
Jan 16 at Rhode Island Col. L, 86-79
Jan 18 Westfield St. L, 105-86
Jan 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 74-70
Jan 25 Salem St. L, 87-59
Jan 29 at Framingham St. W, 67-54
  Overall Conf
Games 19 6
Games started 17 6
Minutes 548 177
Minutes per game 28.8 29.5
FG 90-233 32-89
FG Pct 38.6 36.0
3PT 29-84 11-32
3PT Pct 34.5 34.4
FT 44-66 9-16
FT Pct 66.7 56.3
Off rebounds 16 2
Def rebounds 43 11
Total rebounds 59 13
Rebounds per game 3.1 2.2
Personal fouls 28 7
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 28 8
Turnovers 40 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.9
Steals 21 9
Blocks 3 0
Points 253 84
Points per game 13.3 14.0
Points per 40 min 18.5 19.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Rochester Inst. L, 75-73 - 22 5-12 41.7 1-1 100.0 5-8 62.5 16
Nov 9 vs. Lehman L, 77-73 1 36 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 3-3 100.0 8
Nov 14 Rivier L, 82-65 1 33 8-14 57.1 2-5 40.0 5-9 55.6 23
Nov 16 at Dean College L, 64-55 1 32 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Nov 19 Mass.-Boston L, 59-58 1 25 4-10 40.0 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Nov 21 MIT L, 82-72 1 30 5-11 45.5 2-3 66.7 3-6 50.0 15
Nov 23 Lasell L, 90-73 1 29 2-8 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 26 at WPI L, 79-60 1 32 7-12 58.3 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 20
Dec 3 Lesley W, 95-72 1 29 3-12 25.0 1-7 14.3 2-3 66.7 9
Dec 7 at Regis (Mass.) L, 79-70 1 35 4-15 26.7 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 14
Jan 2 at Medgar Evers W, 85-73 1 33 8-13 61.5 4-6 66.7 1-2 50.0 21
Jan 4 at Vermont State Castleton W, 65-57 1 22 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 8 MCLA W, 65-64 1 31 4-12 33.3 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 11 at Worcester St. L, 83-69 1 31 10-19 52.6 3-8 37.5 3-7 42.9 26
Jan 16 at Rhode Island Col. L, 86-79 - 13 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 18 Westfield St. L, 105-86 1 31 8-16 50.0 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 21
Jan 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 74-70 1 30 2-13 15.4 1-6 16.7 2-5 40.0 7
Jan 25 Salem St. L, 87-59 1 21 2-10 20.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 29 at Framingham St. W, 67-54 1 33 6-19 31.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 14
Feb 1 at MCLA   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Westfield St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Bridgewater St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Salem St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Framingham St.   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 TBA   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 TBA   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 TBA   - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 at Rochester Inst. L, 75-73 - 22 1 1 2 2 3 0.7 0 1 1 -
Nov 9 vs. Lehman L, 77-73 1 36 1 5 6 3 3 1.0 2 0 2 -
Nov 14 Rivier L, 82-65 1 33 1 5 6 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 16 at Dean College L, 64-55 1 32 2 3 5 0 3 0.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 19 Mass.-Boston L, 59-58 1 25 2 0 2 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 21 MIT L, 82-72 1 30 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 1 1 1 -
Nov 23 Lasell L, 90-73 1 29 2 1 3 0 2 0.0 1 0 3 -
Nov 26 at WPI L, 79-60 1 32 2 1 3 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 3 Lesley W, 95-72 1 29 0 3 3 1 2 0.5 1 0 1 -
Dec 7 at Regis (Mass.) L, 79-70 1 35 1 5 6 5 0 - 3 0 0 -
Jan 2 at Medgar Evers W, 85-73 1 33 0 1 1 3 3 1.0 1 1 1 0
Jan 4 at Vermont State Castleton W, 65-57 1 22 1 3 4 2 2 1.0 0 0 5 1
Jan 8 MCLA W, 65-64 1 31 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 11 at Worcester St. L, 83-69 1 31 0 4 4 0 3 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 16 at Rhode Island Col. L, 86-79 - 13 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 2 0 2 -
Jan 18 Westfield St. L, 105-86 1 31 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 22 at Bridgewater St. L, 74-70 1 30 1 2 3 5 2 2.5 3 0 1 -
Jan 25 Salem St. L, 87-59 1 21 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 29 at Framingham St. W, 67-54 1 33 1 2 3 1 0 - 3 0 2 -
Feb 1 at MCLA   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Worcester St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Westfield St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Bridgewater St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Salem St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Framingham St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 TBA   - - - - - - - - - - - -

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
2024-25 19 17 28.8 4.7-12.3 38.6 1.5-4.4 34.5 2.3-3.5 66.7 13.3
Total 42 31 27.5 4.3-11.0 38.9 1.2-3.5 34.9 1.6-2.7 60.5 11.4

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
2024-25 19 17 548 90-233 38.6 29-84 34.5 44-66 66.7 253
Total 42 31 1153 180-463 38.9 51-146 34.9 69-114 60.5 480

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
2024-25 19 17 28.8 6.6-17.0 38.6 2.1-6.1 34.5 3.2-4.8 66.7 18.5
Total 42 31 27.5 6.2-16.1 38.9 1.8-5.1 34.9 2.4-4.0 60.5 16.7

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
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
2024-25 19 17 28.8 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.5 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.2
Total 42 31 27.5 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.7 0.0 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.9 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
2024-25 19 17 548 16 43 59 28 1 28 40 0.7 21 3
Total 42 31 1153 46 93 139 72 2 51 68 0.8 38 7

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
2024-25 19 17 28.8 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.0 0.1 2.0 2.9 0.7 1.5 0.2
Total 42 31 27.5 1.6 3.2 4.8 2.5 0.1 1.8 2.4 0.8 1.3 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 19 17 28.8 4.7-12.3 38.6 1.5-4.4 34.5 2.3-3.5 66.7 13.3
Conference 6 6 29.5 5.3-14.8 36.0 1.8-5.3 34.4 1.5-2.7 56.3 14.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 8 28.6 4.5-11.6 38.7 1.4-4.1 33.3 2.0-3.1 64.0 12.4
Away 10 8 28.3 5.2-12.9 40.3 1.7-4.5 37.8 2.5-3.8 65.8 14.6
Neutral 1 1 36.0 2.0-11.0 18.2 1.0-6.0 16.7 3.0-3.0 100.0 8.0
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 4.8-13.2 36.4 2.0-5.4 37.0 0.6-1.0 60.0 12.2
Losses 14 12 28.6 4.7-11.9 39.5 1.4-4.1 33.3 2.9-4.4 67.2 13.7
Month November 8 7 29.9 4.5-10.8 41.9 1.1-3.4 33.3 3.1-4.6 67.6 13.3
December 2 2 32.0 3.5-13.5 25.9 1.0-5.0 20.0 3.5-4.5 77.8 11.5
January 9 8 27.2 5.2-13.3 39.2 2.0-5.2 38.3 1.3-2.2 60.0 13.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 19 17 548 90-233 38.6 29-84 34.5 44-66 66.7 253
Conference 6 6 177 32-89 36.0 11-32 34.4 9-16 56.3 84
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 8 8 229 36-93 38.7 11-33 33.3 16-25 64.0 99
Away 10 8 283 52-129 40.3 17-45 37.8 25-38 65.8 146
Neutral 1 1 36 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 3-3 100.0 8
Result Wins 5 5 148 24-66 36.4 10-27 37.0 3-5 60.0 61
Losses 14 12 400 66-167 39.5 19-57 33.3 41-61 67.2 192
Month November 8 7 239 36-86 41.9 9-27 33.3 25-37 67.6 106
December 2 2 64 7-27 25.9 2-10 20.0 7-9 77.8 23
January 9 8 245 47-120 39.2 18-47 38.3 12-20 60.0 124

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 19 17 28.8 6.6-17.0 38.6 2.1-6.1 34.5 3.2-4.8 66.7 18.5
Conference 6 6 29.5 7.2-20.1 36.0 2.5-7.2 34.4 2.0-3.6 56.3 19.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 8 8 28.6 6.3-16.2 38.7 1.9-5.8 33.3 2.8-4.4 64.0 17.3
Away 10 8 28.3 7.3-18.2 40.3 2.4-6.4 37.8 3.5-5.4 65.8 20.6
Neutral 1 1 36.0 2.2-12.2 18.2 1.1-6.7 16.7 3.3-3.3 100.0 8.9
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 6.5-17.8 36.4 2.7-7.3 37.0 0.8-1.4 60.0 16.5
Losses 14 12 28.6 6.6-16.7 39.5 1.9-5.7 33.3 4.1-6.1 67.2 19.2
Month November 8 7 29.9 6.0-14.4 41.9 1.5-4.5 33.3 4.2-6.2 67.6 17.7
December 2 2 32.0 4.4-16.9 25.9 1.2-6.2 20.0 4.4-5.6 77.8 14.4
January 9 8 27.2 7.7-19.6 39.2 2.9-7.7 38.3 2.0-3.3 60.0 20.2

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 19 17 28.8 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.5 0.1 1.5 2.1 0.7 1.1 0.2
Conference 6 6 29.5 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.2 - 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 28.6 0.6 1.6 2.3 1.1 - 0.6 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.1
Away 10 8 28.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.7 0.1 2.0 2.1 1.0 1.3 0.2
Neutral 1 1 36.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 - 3.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.0 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.2
Losses 14 12 28.6 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.3 - 1.4 2.3 0.6 1.1 0.1
Month November 8 7 29.9 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 - 1.1 2.6 0.4 0.6 0.3
December 2 2 32.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 0.5 - 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 0.0
January 9 8 27.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.7 0.1 1.4 1.9 0.8 1.3 0.1

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 19 17 548 16 43 59 28 1 28 40 0.7 21 3
Conference 6 6 177 2 11 13 7 - 8 9 0.9 9 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 229 5 13 18 9 - 5 16 0.3 6 1
Away 10 8 283 10 25 35 17 1 20 21 1.0 13 2
Neutral 1 1 36 1 5 6 2 - 3 3 1.0 2 0
Result Wins 5 5 148 2 11 13 10 1 8 8 1.0 6 1
Losses 14 12 400 14 32 46 18 - 20 32 0.6 15 2
Month November 8 7 239 11 17 28 12 - 9 21 0.4 5 2
December 2 2 64 1 8 9 1 - 6 2 3.0 4 0
January 9 8 245 4 18 22 15 1 13 17 0.8 12 1

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 19 17 28.8 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.0 0.1 2.0 2.9 0.7 1.5 0.2
Conference 6 6 29.5 0.5 2.5 2.9 1.6 0.0 1.8 2.0 0.9 2.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 28.6 0.9 2.3 3.1 1.6 0.0 0.9 2.8 0.3 1.0 0.2
Away 10 8 28.3 1.4 3.5 4.9 2.4 0.1 2.8 3.0 1.0 1.8 0.3
Neutral 1 1 36.0 1.1 5.6 6.7 2.2 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.0 2.2 0.0
Result Wins 5 5 29.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 2.7 0.3 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.6 0.3
Losses 14 12 28.6 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.8 0.0 2.0 3.2 0.6 1.5 0.2
Month November 8 7 29.9 1.8 2.8 4.7 2.0 0.0 1.5 3.5 0.4 0.8 0.3
December 2 2 32.0 0.6 5.0 5.6 0.6 0.0 3.8 1.3 3.0 2.5 0.0
January 9 8 27.2 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.4 0.2 2.1 2.8 0.8 2.0 0.2

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January 2, 2025

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WESTON, MA: Fitchburg State men's basketball suffered a non-conference loss to the Pride of Regis College this evening.  

December 7, 2024

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Men's Basketball Bested by Engineers

WORCESTER, MA: Fitchburg State men's basketball fell to #20 WPI this evening in non-conference action. 

November 26, 2024

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November 23, 2024

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November 21, 2024

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November 19, 2024

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Franklin, MA – The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team suffered a tough 64-55 setback to the Bulldogs of Dean College this...

November 16, 2024

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November 14, 2024

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November 9, 2024

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