2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Matt Bingaya

  • Position F/G
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Delaware, Ohio
  • Prev School Delaware Hayes (Southern Miss)

Biography

As A Junior (2015-16) | Game-by-Game
  • First team All-Atlantic Region by the NABC
  • First team All-MEC
  • Named MEC Player of the Week (12/14/15)
  • Ranked in the top 25 in the country in field goal percentage (59.2)
  • Played in every game for the Falcons, making 21 starts
  • Led the team in scoring 20 times during the season and averaged a team-high 18.2 points per game
  • Scored 546 points in his first season at FSU
  • Also averaged 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
  • Led the team in rebounding (201) and finished second in blocked shots (17) and steals (36)
  • Recorded seven double-double on the season
  • Scored a season-high 33 points at home against Shepherd (1/21/16)
  • Also scored 30 points against IUP (12/12/15)
  • Reached double-figures in 27 of 30 games
  • Recorded 16 20-point scoring performances
  • Has scored over 1,100 career points in his college basketball career after transferring from Southern Miss (1,142)

At Southern Miss (2013-15)
  • Division I transfer from Southern Miss, played in 64 games and made 34 starts in two seasons
  • Scored 596 points in two seasons at Southern Miss
  • Was the second-leading scorer for the Golden Eagles during the 2014-15 season, averaging 13.8 points per game
  • Also averaged a team-best 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore
  • Played in 28 games and made 26 starts last season
  • Led Southern Miss in scoring eight times last season and had 20 double-figure scoring performances
  • Also recorded four double-doubles
  • Ranked in the top 10 in Conference USA in both defensive rebounds (4.5) and steals (1.3)
  • Scored a career-high 25 points against Troy (11/25/14)
  • Became just the third player in Southern Miss history to record a double-double by points-rebounds and points-assists
  • Came off the bench as a redshirt-freshman, playing in 36 games and making eight starts
  • Averaged 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds during the 2013-14 season
  • Redshirted the 2012-13 season, will have two years of eligibility remaining at FSU
 
High School
  • Played for coach Jordan Blackburn at Delaware Hayes High School in Columbus
  • Prior to missing his senior high school season with a dislocated kneecap, Bingaya averaged 21.1 points and 11.2 rebounds as a junior
  • Led Delaware Hayes to a 15-7 record
  • Earned Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Team and Associated Press All-State special mention following his junior season
  • Also earned first team Ohio Basketball Coaches Association honors following his sophomore season in 2010
 
Personal
  • Son of Musingila Bingaya and Banlesah Bashale
  • Born on July 31

Matt Bingaya’s Career Highs
Points - 33 vs. Shepherd (1/21/16)
Assists - 5 vs. Lincoln (PA) (11/13/15)
Rebounds - 12 (twice)
Steals - 5 vs. Shepherd (1/21/16)
Blocks - 2 (twice)
(career-highs include Fairmont State only)

Statistics

Season:
2016-17

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2015-16Junior

    G/F
    6'4" 210 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016-17Senior

    F/G
    6'4" 210 lbs
    2