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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Hurt, Matthew
Jersey Number 21
Matthew Hurt
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Minn.
- High School:
- John Marshall
Bio
CAREER
- Was a two-year letterwinner at Duke before declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft
- The three-point sharpshooter left Duke ranked third on the program’s career three-point percentage list at .421
- Played 55 games and made 46 starts over his two-year career
- Shot .526 from the field, .421 from three and .731 at the free throw line for his career
- As a sophomore, named the ACC Most Improved Player, to the All-ACC First Team and the USBWA District 3 Player of the Year
- Declared for the NBA Draft on April 14, 2021
2020-21
- Named the ACC Most Improved Player and to the All-ACC First Team
- Named the USBWA District 3 Player of the Year
- Named to the All-District teams by both the USBWA and the NABC
- Started all 24 games his sophomore season
- Led the ACC in scoring at 18.3 points per game, while ranking second in the ACC and 38th nationally in field goal percentage at .556 (64-of-295)
- Shot 56-of-126 (.444) from three-point range
- Recorded 6.2 rebounds per game
- Boosted his scoring average from 9.7 points per game as a freshman to 18.3 as a sophomore, while his field goal percentage rose from .487 to .556, his three-point accuracy from .393 to .444 and his rebounding from 3.8 boards per game to 6.2
- Posted 20+ points on 10 occasions and registered three double-doubles as a sophomore
- Had 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28)
- Notched his second career double-double with a game-high 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting and 8-of-8 at the free throw line to go with 13 boards in the Champions Classic versus No. 8 Michigan State (12/2)
- Went 9-of-12 from the floor and a career-best 6-of-8 from three-point range for 24 points against Bellarmine (12/4)
- Netted a game-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and brought down seven rebounds in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge versus No. 6 Illinois (12/8)
- Matched his career high with four assists at Notre Dame (12/16), while also scoring 18 points and grabbing seven boards
- Picked up his first ACC Player of the Week honor after averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of wins over Boston College (1/6) and Wake Forest (1/9)
- Recorded a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the BC win
- Registered career highs in points (26), field goals (10) and steals (3) while grabbing six rebounds against Wake Forest
- Named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the USBWA following his performances against BC and Wake
- Notched a double-double at Virginia Tech (1/12), scoring 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 4-of-8 from three-point land to go with 11 boards
- Went 9-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-5 from three-point range for 24 points and eight rebounds at Louisville (1/23)
- Scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting with eight boards in the win over Georgia Tech (1/26)
- Hit 7-of-15 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line to finish with 21 points at Miami (2/1)
- Went 5-of-10 from the field for 13 points with four rebounds and three assists against Notre Dame (2/9)
- Hit 8-of-10 shots, including 6-of-7 from three, while grabbing three boards at NC State (2/13)
- Earned ACC Player of the Week for the second time after leading Duke to conference wins at Wake Forest (2/17) and against No. 7 Virginia (2/20)
- Netted 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-4 from deep, to go with four rebounds and two assists at Wake
- Had another 22-point effort in the victory over the Cavaliers, knocking down 8-of-13 field goal attempts and 5-of-8 three-pointers while grabbing four rebounds
- Dished out a career-high five assists, brought in five boards and scored 15 points versus Syracuse (2/22)
- Went 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-2 from distance and 4-of-5 from the free throw line for 20 points and five rebounds in the ACC Tournament win over Louisville (3/10)
- Named to the preseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award, presented to the nation’s best power forward
- Named to Naismith Trophy watch list
- Named to Wooden Award preseason and midseason watch lists
2019-20
- Averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 31 games with 22 starts
- One of four Blue Devils to play in all 31 games
- Finished the season 42-of-107 (.393) from three-point range, the 10th-best three-point field goal percentage by a Duke freshman (minimum 30 three-point field goals)
- Shot better from the field (.492) and from three-point range (.408) in ACC play
- In his debut -- a win over No. 3 Kansas in the Champions Classic (11/5) -- scored 11 points and knocked down three three-pointers
- Scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added four rebounds and two blocked shots against Central Arkansas (11/12)
- Logged then-career highs for both points (20) and rebounds (eight) in a victory over Winthrop (11/29)
- Posted a career-high three blocked shots to go along with 10 points in a win at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3) on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range
- Went 6-of-9 from the floor against Wofford (12/28), finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds
- Named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 19.0 points in conference wins over Boston College (12/31) and Miami (1/4)
- Posted a then-career-high 25 points against BC, going 10-of-16 from the field and 5-of-10 from three-point range
- Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting against No. 11 Louisville (1/18)
- Poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with six rebounds in the win over Miami (1/21)
- Scored 12 points on 2-of-4 shooting and 6-of-6 from the free throw line (4-for-4 at the line in the final 11.7 seconds) and grabbed a clinching rebound in traffic in the closing seconds to secure a win over No. 8 Florida State (2/10)
- Recorded his first career double-double in the Virginia Tech win (2/22), scoring 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 from the free throw line while grabbing 10 rebounds
- Scored 12 points and brought in four rebounds at Wake Forest (2/25)
- Named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the best small forward in college basketball
USA BASKETBALL
- USA Basketball gold medalist on the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship
- Started five of the six games for the Americans and averaged 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds
- Shot a tournament-leading 12-of-20 (.600) from three-point range in the tournament, while his .633 field goal percentage (31-of-49) was second-best in the tournament
- His stat line also included 12 assists, two turnovers, nine blocks and eight steals in 22.2 minutes per game
- Played in the 2019 Nike Hoops Summit win over Team World and scored seven points
HIGH SCHOOL
- Five-star recruit
- Ranked No. 10 overall in the ESPN 100 and the No. 2 power forward
- Top-ranked player in Minnesota
- 2019 McDonald’s All-American
- Averaged 37.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game as a senior
- Earned Associated Press Player of the Year for the state of Minnesota
- Finished with 3,550 career points and 1,451 career rebounds at John Marshall
- Continued a recent trend of Duke players from the state of Minnesota with brothers Tyus and Tre Jones (Apple Valley) and Gary Trent Jr.,who played at Apple Valley HS before transferring to Prolific Prep in California
- Chose Duke over North Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas
PERSONAL
- Born April 20, 2000 in Rochester, Minn.
- Son of Richard and Jenny Hurt
- Has a brother Michael and sister Katie
- His brother, Michael, played basketball at Minnesota and graduated in 2020
(Updated August 2021)
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