Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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Men's Basketball
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2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster
Christensen, Matt
Jersey Number 41
Matt Christensen
- Position:
- Player
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belmont, Mass.
- High School:
- Belmont
Bio
Career Notes
Duke’s lone senior in 2001-02 ... a physical inside presence who gives Duke valuable minutes off the bench ... solid rebounder who seeks contact around the basket ... has been part of one national, three ACC regular season and three ACC Tournament championship teams ... has played in 74 career games, starting two, as a Blue Devil ... averaging 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in his college career ... provides veteran leadership to Duke’s inside players.
Junior Season (2000-01)
Averaged 1.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 30 games (1.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15 ACC contests) ... had a .586 field goal percentage (17-of-29), the best single season mark of his career ... scored a season-high six points and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Monmouth (3/15) in Duke’s opening-round NCAA Tournament victory ... scored three points in three minutes in victory over Maryland (3/10) in the ACC Tournament semifinals ... played 12 minutes and grabbed two rebounds at North Carolina (3/4) ... had one rebound in five minutes of play against Georgia Tech (2/21) ... scored four points and pulled down three rebounds against St. John’s (2/18) ... scored two points and hauled in one rebound against N.C. State (2/11) ... grabbed one rebound in four minutes against Clemson (2/7) ... grabbed three rebounds and scored two points in 11 minutes of action against Florida State (2/4) ... grabbed three boards and scored two points against Wake Forest (1/24) ... scored five points and pulled down four rebounds against Virginia (1/13) ... scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in eight minutes against N.C. State (1/10) ... pulled down two rebounds in 12 minutes against Clemson (1/7) ... scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and had two blocks against Florida State (1/4) ... played a career-high 23 minutes, scoring six points and pulling down seven boards against North Carolina A&T (12/30) ... pulled down three rebounds in 10 minutes of action against Portland (12/19) ... scored three points and pulled down one rebound in nine minutes against Michigan (12/9) ... grabbed six boards in 12 minutes of action against Davidson (12/4) ... scored five points and had five rebounds while playing 19 minutes against Army (11/25)... grabbed two rebounds in eight minutes of action against Princeton (11/14) in the season opener.
Sophomore Season (1999-00)
Returned to the court after redshirting in 1998-99 ... played in 31 of 34 games, including starts against Stanford and Connecticut ... averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds ... shot .392 (20-of-51) from the field and .583 (21-of-36) from the charity stripe ... 39 of his 70 total rebounds came on the offensive boards ... blocked 11 shots, the sixth-highest total on the team ... scored a season-best six points on two occasions ... saw action in all 16 of Duke’s regular season ACC contests, averaging 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds ... shot .600 (12-of-20) from the field in the 16 ACC regular season games ... missed the first two games of the NCAA Tournament after suffering a concussion ... returned for the Florida game in the Regional semifinals (3/24) ... pulled down three rebounds and blocked two shots in eight minutes of the ACC Tournament Championship game vs. Maryland (3/12) ... had four rebounds and a career-high three assists in 13 minutes vs. North Carolina (3/4) ... finished with five points and four rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Georgia Tech (2/12) ... scored six points and blocked a career-high tying three shots vs. Clemson (1/29) ... grabbed career-high tying six rebounds and scored six points in six minutes vs. Virginia (1/5) ... grabbed career-high six rebounds in 21 minutes in a start vs. Connecticut (11/12) ... his seven field goal attempts vs. the Huskies were a career high ... earned first career start vs. Stanford (11/11).
Redshirt Season (1998-99)
Used the season to practice and train after serving a two-year Mormon mission in Germany.
Freshman Season (1995-96)
Appeared in 13 games ... collected 18 points for a 1.4 average ... made 6-of-12 field goal attempts (50.0 percent) ... grabbed 13 rebounds to average 1.0 per game ... ranked fourth on the team in blocked shots with nine ... saw action in three ACC contests ... scored a career-high 11 points against Western Carolina (12/20).
High School
A two-time all-state selection for head coach Paul Lyons at Belmont High School ... led his team to a 21-2 record as a senior, averaging 21.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.7 blocked shots a game ... also shot a school-record 75.6 percent from the field his final year ... was the Most Valuable Player of the Middlesex League ... named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald Super Team ... high school team won the state title his sophomore year ... sparked his high school to a four-year record of 88-11 ... also lettered in soccer, track and cross country during his prep career.
Personal
Son of Clayton and Christine Christensen ... Civil Engineering and Economics major ... sister, Ann, attended Duke ... father, Clayton, played basketball at BYU and is a Rhodes Scholar, a Harvard professor and a noted economist and author ... cousin of former NBA center Greg Kite.
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP-GS | MP | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PT-A | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | REB. | AVG. | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | TP | AVG. |
| 1995-96 | 13-0 | 70 | 6-12 | .500 | 0-0 | .000 | 6-15 | .400 | 13 | 1.0 | 2-0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1.4 |
| 1999-00 | 31-2 | 295 | 20-51 | .392 | 0-0 | .000 | 21-36 | .583 | 70 | 2.3 | 52-1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 2.0 |
| 2000-01 | 30-0 | 253 | 17-29 | .586 | 0-0 | .000 | 14-32 | .438 | 70 | 2.3 | 62-3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 1.6 |
| Total | 74-2 | 618 | 43-92 | .467 | 0-0 | .000 | 41-83 | .494 | 153 | 2.1 | 116-4 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 127 | 1.7 |
| Career ACC Regular Season Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP-GS | MP | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PT-A | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | REB. | AVG. | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | TP | AVG. |
| 1995-96 | 3-0 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-3 | .667 | 1 | 0.3 | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 1999-00 | 16-0 | 137 | 12-20 | .600 | 0-0 | .000 | 11-20 | .550 | 33 | 2.1 | 31-0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 2.2 |
| 2000-01 | 15-0 | 120 | 8-12 | .667 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-5 | .200 | 29 | 1.9 | 41-2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1.1 |
| Total | 33-0 | 257 | 21-35 | .600 | 0-0 | .000 | 14-28 | .500 | 62 | 2.0 | 70-1 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Career ACC Tournament Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP-GS | MP | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PT-A | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | REB. | AVG. | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | TP | AVG. |
| 1995-96 | 1-0 | 3 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999-00 | 3-0 | 26 | 0-2 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 1-2 | .500 | 10 | 3.3 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2000-01 | 3-0 | 12 | 0-1 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 3-6 | .500 | 4 | 1.3 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Total | 7-0 | 41 | 0-4 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 4-8 | .500 | 15 | 2.1 | 6-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Career NCAA Tournament Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| SEASON | GP-GS | MP | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PT-A | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | REB. | AVG. | PF-DQ | AS | TO | BS | ST | TP | AVG. |
| 1995-96 | 1-0 | 2 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999-00 | 1-0 | 11 | 1-2 | .500 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 2000-01 | 1-0 | 21 | 3-4 | .750 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 7 | 7.0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Total | 3-0 | 34 | 4-6 | .667 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 8 | 2.7 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 |
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