2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Matt Heldt
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Neenah, Wis.
- High School:
- Neenah HS
Honors and Awards:
2018-19
Dwyane Wade Legacy of Leadership Award
BIG EAST All-Academic
2017-18
Marquette's Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award
Marquette's Top Scholar-Athlete Award
BIG EAST All-Academic
2016-17
Marquette's Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award
BIG EAST All-Academic
2015-16
Father William Kelly Team Morale Award
2018-19 Season Notes: Earned team’s Dwyane Wade Legacy of Leadership Award … Appeared in 25 games, including one starting assignment … Made debut is season opener against UMBC (Nov. 6) … Grabbed season-high four rebounds against Southern (Dec. 28) and also chipped in season-best five points … Started against Georgetown (March 9) on Senior Day.
2017-18 Season Notes: Started 32-of-35 games and posted season averages of 3.9 points and 4.7 rebounds with a team-high 35 blocks ... Shot a squad-best .647 (55-of-85) from the floor and also went 28-of-32 (87.5 percent) from the charity stripe ... Shot 5-of-6 from the floor in season-opening win over Mount St. Mary's, totaling 13 points and five rebounds (Nov. 10) ... Collected eight rebounds in 22 minutes against VCU in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 20) ... Posted 12 points and three rebounds, shooting 4-of-4 from the floor in 33 minutes against LSU during the Maui Invitational (Nov. 22) ... Notched eight points and five rebounds at cross-state rival Wisconsin, shooting 4-of-5 from the floor (Dec. 9) ... Finished the game with nine points and seven rebounds, while going 4-of-5 from the field against Seton Hall (Jan. 9) ... Pulled down 10 boards, nine of which were defensive, in the win over St. John's (Feb. 21) ... Grabbed 10 boards, splitting evenly between offensive and defensive in the overtime win over Georgetown (Feb. 26) ... Notched eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks in the first round of the NIT against Harvard (3/14) ... Posted seven points and five rebounds before fouling out against Oregon in the second round of the NIT (3/18).
2016-17 Season Notes: Started seven games as a sophomore and played in all 32 while averaging 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Made first career start against IUPUI (Nov. 22) and pulled down four rebounds in 12 minutes ...Played 25 minutes against Western Carolina (Nov. 30), scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds ... Career-high seven rebounds in a win at Georgia (Dec. 4) ... Played all five minutes of overtime after Luke Fischer fouled out to help MU to an 89-86 win over Seton Hall (Jan. 11)... Posted first career double-double while notching career-bests in points (15), rebounds (10), and minutes played (29) in MU's 93-71 victory over St. John's (2/21).
2015-16 Season Notes: Named Father William Kelly Team Morale Award winner ... Made NCAA debut against Iowa (Nov. 19) and saw 11 minutes of action while grabbing one rebound ... Scored four points against Grambling State (Dec. 2) and pulled down four rebounds against Maine (Dec. 5) ... Played a season-high 13 minutes against DePaul (Jan. 20) and saw action in 11 BIG EAST contests as a true freshman.
High School: One of the top prospects in the state of Wisconsin, ranked as high as 60th nationally by FOXSports.com ... Three-year letterwinner at Neenah High School under head coach Scott Bork ... Tabbed to the Associated Press All-State First Team as a senior ... Fox Valley Association Most Valuable Player in 2014-15 after averaging 19.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while shooting 68.2 percent from the field ... Helped squad to sectional semifinal as a senior ... As a junior in 2013-14, helped lead Neenah to a 26-2 overall record (17-1 league) ... Chipped in 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game en route to all-state honors by both the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (first team) and Associated Press (second team) ... The Rockets claimed the regional and sectional titles ... Tabbed the conference player of the year, helping lead the squad to the state championship game ... Contributed 13.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest and was named first team all-conference, second team all-area and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore in 2012-13 ... Attended Appleton West High School as a freshman ... Competed on the AAU circuit for the Milwaukee Spartans.
Personal: Born June 18, 1996 in Appleton, Wisconsin ... son of Andy and Wendy Heldt ... has two brothers (Chad and Kyle) and two sisters (Gina and Cass) ... Majoring in sociology & criminology and law studies.
