St. John's University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Mathis, Montez
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Jersey Number 10
Montez Mathis
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- The John Carroll School
- Prev School:
- Rutgers
Bio
2022-23
Averaging 9.6 points on 46.2 percent shooting from the field, 40.5 percent from deep … Netted his 1,000th career point against Merrimack (Nov. 7), part of a 16-point affair… Scored a team-high 16 points against Temple (Nov. 21) … Tallied 13 points on 3-of-6 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the line against No. 23/23 Iowa State (Dec. 4) … Shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field with a pair of triples for 10 points against DePaul (Dec. 7) … Registered 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-for-4 from distances to go along with two steals and two boards against No. 22/25 Xavier (Dec. 28) … missed final 16 games due to injury.
2021-22
Appeared in all 32 games, 28 of which were starts… averaged 8.2 points, good enough for fifth on the team, in 24.4 minutes per contest… finished in double figures 13 times with one 20-point performance… shot 42.0 percent from the floor and 26.4 percent from beyond the arc… posted 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per outing… scored 11 points in his St. John’s debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… recorded 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 20) before logging a season-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the following game against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… made it three straight in double figures with 10 points against NJIT (Nov. 27)… connected on six of his 10 field goal tries and scored 16 points against Fordham (Dec. 5)… tallied 14 points, six rebounds and five assists against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… chipped in 11 points in the BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Jan. 5)… scored a team-high 14 points at Villanova (Jan. 29)… registered 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Creighton (Feb. 23).
2020-21 (Rutgers)
Helped guide Rutgers to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, the program’s first March Madness appearance in 30 years… appeared in all 28 games and made 13 starts… averaged 8.3 points per game on 38.3 percent shooting, including a 29.7 effort from beyond the arc… also grabbed 2.8 boards in 21.3 minutes per game… finished in double figures 10 times with six showings of 15-plus points… reached double figures in each of his first four and eight of his first nine games, averaging 15.3 points per outing during that stretch… opened the season with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting against Sacred Heart (Nov. 25)… tallied 19 points and seven boards in a win over Syracuse (Dec. 8)… had 15 points against Illinois (Dec. 20) and 16 against Ohio State (Dec. 23)… scored 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including a perfect 5-for-5 effort from deep, in a win over Purdue (Dec. 29)…netted 12 points in just 15 minutes of action at Minnesota (March 6)… scored 10 points in 23 minutes against Final Four bound Houston in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, connecting on both of his three-point tries (March 21).
2019-20 (Rutgers)
Started all 31 games for the Scarlet Knights, averaging 7.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game… reached double figures 10 times… finished third on the squad with 30 steals... tallied 11 points and six rebounds in the season opener against Bryant (Nov. 7)… netted 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Drexel (Nov. 13)… posted 14 points at Pitt (Dec. 3)… finished in double figures four times in a six-game stretch during Big Ten play, including season highs of 17 points and eight rebounds against Michigan at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 1)… posted 10 points and seven rebounds at Maryland (Feb. 4)… scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Wisconsin (Feb. 23)… poured in 15 points in a win over Maryland to close the regular season (March 3).
2018-19 (Rutgers)
Earned 23 starts and played in all 31 of the team’s games as a freshman… finished third on the team with 8.5 points per game… averaged 10.2 points per contest during league play… reached double figures 13 times, including a stretch that saw him eclipse the mark six times in seven chances during Big Ten play… scored 10 points in his collegiate debut against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 9)… posted 11 points and eight rebounds against Maryland (Jan. 5) before scoring 16 points in the next game against Ohio State (Jan. 9)… scored 19 points against Purdue in Mackey Arena (Jan. 15)… scored 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Northwestern (Jan. 18) before tallying 20 points and nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, against Nebraska (Jan. 21)…played 41 minutes of an overtime loss to Illinois, scoring 17 points and dishing out three assists (Feb. 9)… logged 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting against Minnesota (Feb. 24).
Before College
A consensus four-star recruit out of The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md… a First Team All-Baltimore County League selection after leading his team to a 29-8 mark and the MIAA “A” Conference title as a senior… rated as the no. 108 player in the country by Rivals and no. 132 by 247Sports… competed for Team BBC on the AAU circuit… selected to USA Basketball’s U17 World Championship Team training camp in 2016 and was named to the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team… attended Oak Hill Academy in 2015-16, helping the team to a 45-1 record and the 2016 DICK’s Sporting Goods National Championship.
Personal
Montez Mathis… son of Kym and Aaron Mathis… has three siblings: Monty, Dontae and Malique… chose St. John’s for the team’s playing style and coaching staff… lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete.
Averaging 9.6 points on 46.2 percent shooting from the field, 40.5 percent from deep … Netted his 1,000th career point against Merrimack (Nov. 7), part of a 16-point affair… Scored a team-high 16 points against Temple (Nov. 21) … Tallied 13 points on 3-of-6 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the line against No. 23/23 Iowa State (Dec. 4) … Shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field with a pair of triples for 10 points against DePaul (Dec. 7) … Registered 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-for-4 from distances to go along with two steals and two boards against No. 22/25 Xavier (Dec. 28) … missed final 16 games due to injury.
2021-22
Appeared in all 32 games, 28 of which were starts… averaged 8.2 points, good enough for fifth on the team, in 24.4 minutes per contest… finished in double figures 13 times with one 20-point performance… shot 42.0 percent from the floor and 26.4 percent from beyond the arc… posted 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per outing… scored 11 points in his St. John’s debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… recorded 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 20) before logging a season-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the following game against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 23)… made it three straight in double figures with 10 points against NJIT (Nov. 27)… connected on six of his 10 field goal tries and scored 16 points against Fordham (Dec. 5)… tallied 14 points, six rebounds and five assists against Monmouth (Dec. 9)… chipped in 11 points in the BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Jan. 5)… scored a team-high 14 points at Villanova (Jan. 29)… registered 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Creighton (Feb. 23).
2020-21 (Rutgers)
Helped guide Rutgers to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, the program’s first March Madness appearance in 30 years… appeared in all 28 games and made 13 starts… averaged 8.3 points per game on 38.3 percent shooting, including a 29.7 effort from beyond the arc… also grabbed 2.8 boards in 21.3 minutes per game… finished in double figures 10 times with six showings of 15-plus points… reached double figures in each of his first four and eight of his first nine games, averaging 15.3 points per outing during that stretch… opened the season with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting against Sacred Heart (Nov. 25)… tallied 19 points and seven boards in a win over Syracuse (Dec. 8)… had 15 points against Illinois (Dec. 20) and 16 against Ohio State (Dec. 23)… scored 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including a perfect 5-for-5 effort from deep, in a win over Purdue (Dec. 29)…netted 12 points in just 15 minutes of action at Minnesota (March 6)… scored 10 points in 23 minutes against Final Four bound Houston in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, connecting on both of his three-point tries (March 21).
2019-20 (Rutgers)
Started all 31 games for the Scarlet Knights, averaging 7.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game… reached double figures 10 times… finished third on the squad with 30 steals... tallied 11 points and six rebounds in the season opener against Bryant (Nov. 7)… netted 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Drexel (Nov. 13)… posted 14 points at Pitt (Dec. 3)… finished in double figures four times in a six-game stretch during Big Ten play, including season highs of 17 points and eight rebounds against Michigan at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 1)… posted 10 points and seven rebounds at Maryland (Feb. 4)… scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Wisconsin (Feb. 23)… poured in 15 points in a win over Maryland to close the regular season (March 3).
2018-19 (Rutgers)
Earned 23 starts and played in all 31 of the team’s games as a freshman… finished third on the team with 8.5 points per game… averaged 10.2 points per contest during league play… reached double figures 13 times, including a stretch that saw him eclipse the mark six times in seven chances during Big Ten play… scored 10 points in his collegiate debut against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 9)… posted 11 points and eight rebounds against Maryland (Jan. 5) before scoring 16 points in the next game against Ohio State (Jan. 9)… scored 19 points against Purdue in Mackey Arena (Jan. 15)… scored 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting against Northwestern (Jan. 18) before tallying 20 points and nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, against Nebraska (Jan. 21)…played 41 minutes of an overtime loss to Illinois, scoring 17 points and dishing out three assists (Feb. 9)… logged 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting against Minnesota (Feb. 24).
Before College
A consensus four-star recruit out of The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md… a First Team All-Baltimore County League selection after leading his team to a 29-8 mark and the MIAA “A” Conference title as a senior… rated as the no. 108 player in the country by Rivals and no. 132 by 247Sports… competed for Team BBC on the AAU circuit… selected to USA Basketball’s U17 World Championship Team training camp in 2016 and was named to the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team… attended Oak Hill Academy in 2015-16, helping the team to a 45-1 record and the 2016 DICK’s Sporting Goods National Championship.
Personal
Montez Mathis… son of Kym and Aaron Mathis… has three siblings: Monty, Dontae and Malique… chose St. John’s for the team’s playing style and coaching staff… lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete.