MATT
COLEMAN III

Averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 33.0 minutes in 128 games played with the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns … All-Big 12 Third-Team selection as a junior and senior … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick as a freshman and sophomore … Became the first player in Texas program history to lead the team in assists four consecutive seasons … Ranks fourth in school history in career assists (477) … Three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Coleman started 128 games at Texas, the third most in school history.

2020-21: Averaged 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 34.3 minutes in 27 games with the Longhorns … Finished second on Texas in scoring (13.2 ppg) and led the team in assists (4.0 apg), steals (1.19 spg) and minutes (34.4 mpg) … Shot a career-high 48.5% from the field, 37.7% from three-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line … Named MVP of the Big 12 Tournament after scoring a career-high 30 points March 13 in a win over Oklahoma State in the final …Led Texas to its first Big 12 Tournament title … On December 2, 2020, Coleman scored 22 points and hit the game-winning jump shot with 0.1 seconds remaining in a 69–67 win against North Carolina in the Maui Invitational championship, securing the program's first Maui title in their fifth appearance.

2019-20: Averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 33.5 minutes in 30 games with the Longhorns … Played and started 30 of UT’s 31 games … All-Big 12 Third Team selection … Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Led the team in scoring (12.7 ppg), assists (3.4 apg), steals (40) and minutes (33.6 mpg) while adding 3.0 rpg … Converted 45-of-114 (.395) from three-point range on the year … Reached double figures in scoring a team-high 22 times, including four 20-plus point performances … Recorded a game-high 22 points (7-9 FG, 4-5 threes, 4-4 FT), seven assists against one turnover and four rebounds in 39 minutes Nov. 9 at No. 23/22 Purdue … Tied the UT single-game record for most threes made without a miss (min. six attempts) and became the fourth player in school history to hit six-for-six threes in a game (Daniel Gibon, Sydmill Harris and Joey Wright) …With his made field goal at the 18:11 mark of the second half against the Red Raiders, he became the 38th player in UT program history to reach the 1,000-point mark … Registered a team-high 11 points (2-3 threes), three steals and three board in 38 minutes Feb. 10 vs.  No. 1/1 Baylor … Banked in a three-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift the Longhorns to a dramatic 52-51 win in Norman.

2018-19: Averaged 9.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 30.7 minutes in 37 games with the Longhorns … Played and started all 37 games … Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Led the team in assists (3.4 apg), minutes (30.7 mpg) and free throw percentage (.785) and ranked fourth in scoring (9.8 ppg) and tied for fourth in steals (30) … Reached double figures in 17 contests and posted a 127-to-63 assist-to-turnover ratio (2.02), including a 78-to-28 assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79) in Big 12 play … Posted a season-high 22 points (7-11 FG, 3-5 threes, 5-6 FT) in 31 minutes Dec. 9 vs. Purdue … Tallied 16 points (7-12 FG, 2-3 threes) and eight assists without a turnover in 38 minutes Jan. 14 at No. 7/8 Kansas …Tied his career high with four steals in 27 minutes Jan. 23 at TCU … Set a season high with 10 assists against just one turnover in 25 minutes March 2 vs. Iowa State … Registered 11 points, seven assists against just one turnover and tied his career high with four steals in 33 minutes April 4 vs. Lipscomb in the NIT Championship Game.

2017-18: Averaged 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 34.0 minutes in 34 games with the Longhorns … Played and started all 34 games … Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection … Led the squad in assists (4.1 apg) and ranked second in minutes (34.0 mpg) and steals (40) and fourth in scoring (10.2 ppg) … Reached double figures in scoring 16 times and topped the 20-point mark four times … Had three 20-point efforts in the final four games of the year … Posted a 139-to-74 (1.88 ratio) assist-to-turnover ratio … Led the team in free throw percentage (.787, 70-89) … Recorded 11 points and seven assists without a turnover in just 22 minutes Nov. 10 vs. Northwestern State … His seven assists marked a tie for the third-highest number of assists in a freshman debut in UT history (T.J. Ford holds the mark with 14 against Arizona in the 2001-02 opener) … Converted a floater in the lane with 9.2 seconds left to provide the game-winning basket Dec. 18 vs. Tennessee State … Tallied his first collegiate double-double (17 points, 12 assists) while playing a season-high 49 minutes in the double-overtime home win Jan. 10 vs. No. 16/16 TCU …Part of a team defensive effort that limited OU’s Trae Young (entered the game averaging 33.7 ppg in league games) to 19 points on just seven-of-22 FG, including a two-of-14 mark from three-point range … Registered 20 points (10-10 FT), four assists, three rebounds and two steals in 39 minutes against No. 14/13 Texas Tech in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals on March 8 … Had a season-high 25 points (9-15 FG, 4-5 threes, 3-4 FT) and four assists in 44 minutes in the NCAA Tournament loss to No. 24/25 Nevada on March 16.

First name is Clifford Matthew Coleman III, but goes by his middle name, Matt … Son of Clifford Jr. and Devona Coleman … Father played basketball at Newport News Apprentice School (NCAA Division III) and is now the head coach at Bryant and Stratton Junior College (Virginia Beach, Va.) … Has one younger brother, Chase, who plays on the basketball team at the University of Virginia … Earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication & Leadership with a minor in Business in May 2021… Played with the Sacramento Kings at the 2021-2022 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas … In 16 games, he averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 assists and 15.5 minutes while shooting .500 from the field and .364 from deep … Scored 14 points twice in 2021, including August 17 against the Celtics and August 3 against the Warriors … Member of the 2016 USA Men's U18 National Team that won a gold medal with a 5-0 record at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship from July 19-23 in Valdivia, Chile; the top four finish qualified the USA for the 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship; averaged 7.8 ppg., 4.6 rpg. and 4.4 apg … Took part in the 2014 USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp in October at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado … Attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va. (head coach Steve Smith) … Jordan Brand All-American …Ranked as the No. 29 overall prospect in the nation by ESPN following his senior season … Averaged 12.3 points, 7.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while leading Oak Hill to a 37-5 overall record during his senior year … As a junior, he averaged 11.2 points and 6.6 assists per game and paced Oak Hill to a 42-1 overall record and a championship at the 2016 Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals … Played football and baseball in eighth through 10th grades.

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