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2015-16 Samford Basketball Roster

12 Matt Rose

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 200
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Previous School Lexington Christian Academy

Biography


High School:  Averaged 22.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a senior at Lexington Christian Academy . . . finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball . . . named a First-Team All-State selection by the Louisville Courier-Journal . . . earned All-America honors from the National Christian School Athletic Association . . . closed out his prep career as one of top players in LCA history . . . a three-time team captain . . . proved to be the Eagles’ scoring leader in two seasons and the team’s rebounding leader in three seasons . . . finished his illustrious career as the second leading scorer (1,506 points) and rebounder (654) in school history . . . turned in a brilliant 85.6-percent free-throw percentage as a senior and finished his high school tenure with a 78.7-percent mark, which is ranked second in school history . . . averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds as a sophomore and increased his totals to 17.7 and 7.2 as a junior . . . ended his career with a 50.8-percent shooting percentage and knocked down 39.1-percent of his 3-pointers in 2014 . . . honored as a finalist for Mr. Basketball in the talent-rich state of Kentucky . . . ranked in the top 10 in the state in free-throw percentage and top 20 in scoring . . . chosen to compete in the annual Kentucky-Indiana All-Star game and was named First-Team All-City by the Lexington Herald-Leader . . . tallied 21, 20-point performances as a senior and recorded 10 double-doubles in 29 games . . . earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Central Bank Basketball Classic, the Woodford County Invitational, the Clem Haskins Classic and at Lexington Christian Academy.
 
Personal:  Parents are Jamie and Kris . . . has a pair of twin sisters, Scarlett and Lauren, as well as brothers, James, Clay and Neil, who are triplets . . . majoring in pre-business.
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