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Matt Bradley Season 2021-22

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PositionG
Weight220 lbs
Height6-4
ClassSenior
HometownSan Bernardino, Calif.
Previous SchoolCalifornia

Completed his Aztec career ranked No. 5 in consecutive starts, No. 9 in 3-point field goal percentage, No. 12 in free throw percentage, No. 17 in 3-point field goals, No. 20 in field goal attempts, No. 21 in points per game, No. 31 in points.
 
On the SDSU single season lists, finished his Aztec career No. 7 in wins (2022-23 season), No. 12 in field goal attempts (2022-23), No. 15 in points (2021-22), No. 18 in points, rebounds, assists (2021-22), No. 21 in field goals (2021-22) No. 15 in field goals attempts (2021-22), No. 21 in 3-point field goals (2021-22 & 2022-23), No. 21 in 3-point field goal attempts (2022-23), No. 22 in 3-point field goal percentage (2021-22), No. 29 in scoring average (2021-22).
 
Is the fifth Division I player since at least the 1996-97 season, to score 1,000 points at two different universities.
 
Among active Division I players at the completion of his eligibility, he ranked No. 9 in total points, No. 42 in games played, No. 44 in 3-point field goals made, No. 48 in scoring average, No. 131 in rebounds, No. 185 in assists.
 
One of three players at the end of the 2022-23 season, who began his Division I career in 2018-19 to score at least 2,300 points, grab 690 rebounds and dish out 300 assists.
 
As a Senior (2022-23 Season)
MW Rankings: No. 18 in scoring
NCAA Rankings: No. 110 in field goal attempts, No. 242 in points, No. 248 in field goals, No. 334 in free throws, No. 346 in 3-point field goal attempts.
Took advantage of the NCAA’s offer of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First-Team All-Mountain West… Mountain West Tournament MVP… Mountain West All-Tournament Team… Two-Time Mountain West Player of the Week… San Diego State Male Student Athlete of the Year Award winner… A starter in all 39 games… Averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game… Added 80 assists, 26 steals and 10 blocks in 1031:52 of floor time… Shot 39.8 percent (171-of-430) from the field, 35.6 percent (57-of-160) from beyond the arc, and 80.0 percent (92-of-125) from the line… Led the team in points, field goals, 3-point field goals and free throws… Ranked second on the squad in minutes and third in assists… Reached double figure scoring a team leading 26 times (SDSU was 21-5 in those games), including 14 (11-3 record) with at least 15 points and a season-best 27 vs. Air Force (12/28)… Led the team in scoring on 16 occasions and in those games SDSU was 11-5… Finished the season as the only active player in Division I, whose first collegiate season was 2018-19, who had at least 2,300 points, 675 rebounds and had shot at least 42.5 percent from the field and .390 from 3-point range… Twice, vs. Arkansas (11/23) at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and vs. Air Force made a season-best nine field goals… Reached five field goals made in 20 contests and in those games SDSU was 16-4… On 26 occasions he attempted at least 10 shots in a contest including a season-high 20 shots vs. Arkansas, and overall, the Aztecs were 21-5 in games in which he attempted double digit shots… In 15 games he knocked down multiple 3-point shots, including a career-high six vs. Air Force, and in those games SDSU posted a 12-3 record and was 4-0 when he was successful on a minimum of four treys… His 10 3-point attempts at UNLV (12/31) are a career-best… When he attempted at least five threes in a game and was successful on 70.0 percent of those shots, SDSU went 7-4… A season-high seven made free throws were produced vs. Florida Atlantic (4/1) at the Final Four… In games in which made at least four free throws the team posted a 9-3 mark… Attempted a season-best nine free throws vs. Florida Atlantic (4/1) among 10 games in which he put up at least five shots from the charity stripe… Led the team in rebounding five times (SDSU was 3-2 in those games)… Equaled a single-game high 10 rebounds vs. Nevada (1/10) and in games in which he had a minimum of four rebounds, the Aztecs went 18-4… Grabbed multiple offensive boards in seven games (SDSU was 7-0 in those contests), including a career-high matching four vs. Florida Atlantic (4/1) in the Final Four… In 30-of-39 appearances he pulled down multiple defensive boards with a season high eight vs. Nevada (1/10)… Among five games with multiple steals, he recorded a single-game high of three vs. Arkansas (11/23) at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, at UNLV (12/31) at Utah State (2/8) and at Fresno State (2/15)… Matched his career-best with two blocks vs. UC San Diego (12/20) among nine games in which had a block… In 21 games (SDSU was 19-2 in those contests) he dished out multiple assists, including six games with four or more dimes, which also includes his career-high eight vs. Occidental (12/2)… Committed one or few turnovers in a game 26 times and in those games the Aztecs were 23-3.

As a Senior (2021-22 Season)
SDSU Single-Season Rankings: No. 5 in efficiency points, No. 6 in efficiency average, No. 14 in field goal attempts, No. 15 in points, No. 15 in 3-point field goal percentage, No. 18 in points, rebounds & assists, No. 21 in field goals, No. 21 in 3-point field goals, No. 29 in points per game
MW Rankings: No. 6 in free throw percentage, No. 8 in 3-point field goals, No. 9 in scoring, No. 11 in field goal percentage, No. 12 in defensive rebounds, No. 14 in rebounding
NCAA Rankings: No. 104 in points per game, No. 105 in field goal attempts, No. 107 in points, No. 124 in free throws, No. 129 in field goals, No. 132 in free throw attempts, No. 211 in free throw percentage, No. 218 in field goal percentage, No. 293 in defensive rebounds per game, No. 339 in 3-point field goals
Second-Team NABC All-District 17… Mountain West Newcomer of the Year (coaches & media)… First-Team All-Mountain West (coaches)… Second-Team All- Mountain West (media)… Mountain West All-Tournament Team… Mountain West Player of the Week (Jan. 10 & March 6)… ESPN National Player of the Week (March 7)… NCAA March Madness Player of the Week (March 7)… A starter in all 32 games… Averaged 16.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per game… Added 85 assists, 33 steals and seven blocks in a total of 1,008:17 of action… Shot 186-of-425 (43.8 percent) from the field, 57-of-142 (40.1 percent), and 113-of-145 (77.9 percent) from the line… His 32 starts are a career-high… 186 field goals were a single-season high, as were his 425 field goal attempts, 174 rebounds, 85 assists, and 33 steals… Passed the 1,300, 1,400, 1,500, 1,600, 1,700 and 1,800-career point milestones and enters 2022-23 just 169 points from 2,000 for his career… He is one of 13 players who from 2018-19 to the end of the 2021-22 season to score at least 1,831 career points… One of six players who at the end of the season had scored 1,000 at their previous institution (1,289 at California) and 400 or more at their current (542 at San Diego State)… Posted a team-high 26 games with double-digit scoring and in those games SDSU was 20-6… In 18 games with at least 15 points, SDSU was 14-4… Led the team in scoring 19 times, and in those games the Aztecs went 14-5… His 542 points are the second most he has scored in a season as a college player… Totaled a career-high 30 points at Wyoming (2/28), where the Aztecs were the only team to beat the Cowboys (14-1) on their home court in 2021-22… Finished with 12 contests with 20 or more points (SDSU was 10-2 in those games)… His 23 points vs. UC Riverside (11/9) were the most in an Aztec debut since Jerome Habel scored 23 vs. California on Nov. 18, 2006… Against Nevada (2/6) became the fourth player in the Dutcher/Fisher era to post a game with at least 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals… His 81 points in the three games from at Colorado State (2/4) to at San Jose State (2/9), are the most in a three-game stretch for an Aztec since Jamaal Franklin scored 84 from Feb. 25-to-March 2, 2012… Knocked down 10 field goals three times: vs. No. 20 Colorado State (1/8), vs. UNLV (1/24) and at Wyoming (2/28)… Went 10-of-11 from the floor, including 3-of-3 from the bonus distance, vs. UNLV (1/24), becoming the second Aztec since the start of the 1996-97 season to shoot at least .909 from the floor, with 10 field goals made, which included three 3-pointers (also: Chris Walton vs. Colorado State on Jan. 24, 2005…17 years to the date)… When he shot a minimum of 40.0 percent from the floor, the Aztecs were 16-2… Sank a three in 24 games and multiple 3-pointers in 17 contests (SDSU was 13-4 in those games), equaling his career-high of five in a game twice: vs. Nevada (2/6) and at Wyoming (2/28)… Attempted a career-high equaling nine 3-pointers in a game twice: vs. Nevada (2/6) and at Wyoming (2/28)… Hoisted at least four 3-pointers in 22 contests and when he did he shot 41.0 percent from the bonus distance and SDSU posted a 15-7 mark… Matched his career-best with 11 free throws made at Nevada (3/5) and his 12 attempts in that game are his career high… In the 25 games in which he attempted at least one free throw, he converted at least 66.7 percent in 22 of them… His 28 offensive rebounds match his single-season career-best… 146 defensive boards and 174 total rebounds are both new career-highs… Equaled his career-best 10 rebounds in a game vs. Fresno State (3/3) and combined with 26 points recorded his first double double as an Aztec… Totaled five rebounds in 23 games and SDSU was 18-5 in those contests… Snatched multiple offensive rebounds in five games, including matching his career-best with four at UNLV (1/1) and vs. Creighton (3/17) in the NCAA Tournament… His nine defensive boards vs. Fresno State (3/3) equaled his single-game career-high… Posted multiple assists in 25 games, including eight with at least four, SDSU was 6-2 in those contests, and matched a career-high vs. UC San Diego (12/22) and at Utah State (1/26) with six dimes… Also had five assist games vs. Air Force (2/12), vs. Utah State (2/15) and at Boise State (2/22)… Twice, vs. Nevada (2/6) and at Fresno State (2/19), recorded a season-best three steals, among nine contests with multiple steals (SDSU was 7-2 in those games)… Swatted seven shots, one each vs. UC Riverside (11/9), vs. Georgetown (11/25), vs. UNLV (1/24), at Utah State (1/26), at Colorado State (2/4), vs. Fresno State (3/3) and vs. Creighton (3/17) in the NCAA tournament… Played a season-high 39:09 vs. Fresno State (3/3), one of 23 games in which he saw at least 30 minutes of action and the Aztecs posted a 16-7 mark in those contests.

As a Junior at California (2020-21 Season)
Pac-12 Rankings: No. 3 in scoring, No. 8 in free throw percentage, No. 9 in 3-point field goals, No. 24 in 3-point field goal percentage
NCAA Rankings: No. 66 in points per game, No. 78 in free throws, No. 114 in free throw percentage, No. 115 in free throw attempts, No. 145 in points, No. 198 in field goal percentage, No. 222 in field goal, No. 226 in field goal attempts, No. 319 in 3-point field goals per game
Second-team All-Pac-12… Earned starts in 19 of the 22 games in which he appeared… Averaged 18.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 30.2 minutes per game… Added 37 assists, eight steals, and four blocks in 665 total minutes… Was 130-of-286 (45.5 percent) from the floor, 40-of-110 (36.4 percent) from beyond the arc, and 96-of-117 (82.1 percent) from the free throw line… Led the team in points per game and minutes per game… At Pepperdine (12/9) became the 48th player in California history to reach 1,000-career points and he finished his career in Berkeley ranked No. 21 on the program’s career scoring list (1,289 points)… Scored in double figures in 21 games, finished with 15+ points 15 times, and 20+ points 11 times, including a career-high 29 points vs. Colorado (2/13)… His 11 20+ point games were the second most in the Pac-12… Scored five or more buckets 18 times, and twice notching a season-best nine field goals – at Pepperdine (12/9) and vs. Colorado (2/13)… Made three or more 3-pointers six times with a season-high five coming in back-to-back games – at Arizona (1/30) and vs. Stanford (2/4)… Left California as its 10th most prolific career 3-point shooter (156)… Enjoyed 11 games of 5+ rebounds including a season and career-high equaling 10 at Arizona State (1/28), which combined with 26 points accounted for his lone double double of the season and third of his career… Set and then equaled a career-high with four offensive rebounds vs. Northwest (11/26) and vs. Arizona State (12/3), among six games with multiple offensive boards… In 17 games he grabbed four or more defensive rebounds with a season-high eight coming at Arizona State (1/30)… Among 11 games with multiple assists, posted a season-high and matched his career-best with six vs. Stanford (1/10)… Recorded a season-best two steals vs. Arizona State (12/3)… Played a single game high 38 minutes vs. Stanford (3/10).
 
As a Sophomore at California (2019-20 Season)
Pac-12 Rankings: No. 2 in free throw percentage, No. 5 in scoring, No. 7 in 3-point field goals, No. 8 in minutes, No. 10 in 3-point field goal percentage
NCAA Rankings: No. 81 in points, No. 84 in free throws, No. 98 in points per game, No. 115 in field goal attempts, No. 144 in field goals, No. 161 in free throw attempts, No. 162 in minutes, No. 169 in 3-point field goals, No. 195 in field goal percentage, No. 215 in 3-point field goals per game, No. 239 in 3-point field goal attempts
Second-team All-Pac-12… Pac-12 Player of the Week (1/13 & 3/2)… Appeared in all 32 games making 30 starts… Averaged 17.5 points and 4.9 rebounds in 32.2 minutes per game… Added 49 assists, 15 steals, and seven blocks in 1,062 total minutes… Shot 181-of-414 (43.7 percent) from the field, 66-of-172 (38.4 percent) from the bonus distance, and 131-of-151 (86.8 percent) from the line… Led the team in minutes, field goals and field goal attempts, 3-pointers and 3-point attempts, free throws, free throw attempts and free throw percentage… His 66 6-pointers ranked ninth on the program’s single-season list at the conclusion of the season… Scored in double figures in 30 games, had at 15+ points in 21 contests, and 11 games of 20+ points, including a then career-high 26 vs. Washington State (1/9) and Colorado (2/27)… Sank the game-winner, with seven seconds left in overtime, to defeat Washington (1/11)… In 22 games, converted on 5+ field goals, including a single game best of ten vs. Washington State (1/9)… Among nine games with at least three 3-pointers made, drained a season-best five vs. Pepperdine (11/5) and Colorado (2/27)… Totaled 19 games with 5+ rebounds, including a season-high 10 boards vs. Washington State (1/9)… Lone double double of the season, and the second of his career, came against Washington State (1/9) with 26 points and 10 rebounds… Had multiple offensive rebounds in six games with a season-high three vs. Boston College (12/21)… Recorded 13 games with at least five defensive rebounds, including a season-best nine vs. Washington State (1/9)… Went 11-of-11 from the free throw line vs. Texas (11/22) among 19 games in which he was perfect from the charity stripe… Achieved a season-high two steals in games at Santa Clara (12/7), at UCLA (1/19) and vs. Oregon State (2/1)… In seven games, had a season-best one block… Among 15 games with multiple assists, dished out a season-high five vs. Saint Mary’s (12/14)… Played a season high 42 minutes vs. Washington (1/11).
 
As a Freshman at California (2018-19 Season)
Pac-12 Rankings: No. 1 in 3-point field goal percentage, No. 10 in free throw percentage
Among 31 appearances, made 17 starts… Averaged 10.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game… Added 63 assists, 27 steals, and 11 blocks in 880 total minutes… Went 108-of-263 (41.1 percent) from the field, 50-of-106 (47.2 percent) from the bonus distance, and 68-of-86 (79.1 percent) from the line… Made his collegiate debut vs. Yale (11/9) in Shanghai, China… His 47.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc set the program's freshman record and was the third highest single-season percentage in Cal basketball history… Led the squad in 3-pont percentage, free throw percentage and was second in 3-point field goals, defensive rebounds (84), and assists… Finished with 19 games in double figures, seven games of 15+ and a season-high 23 points at Arizona State (2/24)… Had a field goal in 30-of-32 games and 5+ in seven with his single-game best eight at Arizona State (2/24)… Sank multiple 3-pointers in 16 games and his five at Arizona State (2/24) were a single-game high… Twice knocked down a season-best six free throws – vs. Yale (11/9) and vs. Colorado (3/13)… Recorded six games of 5+ rebounds, including a season-best 10 boards at Arizona State  (2/24)… Twice finished with a single-game best three offensive rebounds – at Saint Mary’s (12/1) and vs. Southern California (1/3)… Has seven games of at least 4+ defensive rebounds including a season-best nine at Arizona State (2/24)… With his 10 rebounds and his 23 points at Arizona State (2/24), he recorded his first career double double… Had four games with multiple steals, including a season-high four vs. Colorado (3/13)… Totaled a season-best two blocks in back to back games vs. Saint Mary’s (12/1) and San Francisco (12/5)… Dished out multiple assists in 15 games with a season-high six vs. Stanford (2/3)… Played a single game high 35 minutes vs. Yale (11/9) and vs. Arizona State (1/9).
 
High School
A graduate of Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, Utah… In his lone season at Wasatch Academy he led his team to a 24-2 record and a national ranking of No. 13… Rated by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports as a four-star prospect… Was ranked No. 53 by Rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports and No. 97 by ESPN… Competed in the 2018 Ballislife All-American game finishing with 10 points, eight rebounds, two steals, a block and a steal… Competed in his first three seasons for San Bernardino (Calif.) High School… Averaged 33.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks at San Bernardino… As a junior earned first-team All-San Bernardino Sun and CIF Division 4 Player of the Year honors after averaging 31 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals… Led team to the CIF Southern Section semifinal game and a win in the state playoffs… Reportedly once scored 72 points to set the school record for points in a game.

Personal
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.