11 Matt Nester
11 - Matt Nester
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Year: Jr.
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: St. Louis University High
Position: G
gp 25
pts/g 10.7
fg % 46.7
3pt % 42.9
ft % 82.8
reb/g 2.8
a/g 3.6

2018-19: Second-Team all-UAA ... Nicholas Investments Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team ... Third in UAA in 3FG% (.429), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) and sixth in assists (3.6) and three-point field goals made (57) ... Scored career-high 22 points on six three-pointers in 73-54 win vs. NYU (2/16) … Dished out career-high nine assist in 83-54 win vs. Fontbonne (12/11) ... Had four or more assists in 14 games ... Google Cloud Academic All-District ... NABC Honors Court ... Academic all-UAA.

2017-18: Saw action in all 26 games off the bench ... Averaged 3.9 points and 1.8 assists per game ... Shot 43.1 percent (25-of-58) from three-point range ... Recorded a 3.69 assist-to-turnover ratio (48 assists, 13 turnovers) ... Scored career-high 15 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting vs. Aurora in First Round of NCAA Tournament (3/2) ... Tied career-high with six assists vs. Case (2/16) ... Academic all-UAA.

2016-17: Appeared in 24 games as a reserved point guard ... Scored season-high six points and dished out three assists vs. Case Western Reserve (2/5) ... Recorded a career-high six assists vs. Fontbonne (12/6).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at St. Louis University High School ... Served as team captain ... Averaged 13.2 points, 4.12 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.38 steals per game as a senior ... Shot 50.9% from the field and 50.3% from the three point line ... Number four in school history for career points (1,198) ... Helped lead team to a 21-10 record and third place in the state tournament as a senior ... Two-time Second team All-MCC ... First team All-District ... Hinck-Hereford Award. 

PERSONAL: Majoring in biology: neuroscience with a minor in anthropology: global health and the environment ... Son of Daniel and Nicole Nester.

Recent Games
Feb 3 at Case W, 66-63
Feb 8 at #24 Emory L, 105-82
Feb 10 at Rochester (N.Y.) L, 78-48
Feb 15 New York W, 73-54
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 75-54
Feb 23 Chicago W, 81-63
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 14
Games started 25 14
Minutes 749 413
Minutes per game 30.0 29.5
FG 93-199 47-99
FG Pct 46.7 47.5
3PT 57-133 27-61
3PT Pct 42.9 44.3
FT 24-29 11-12
FT Pct 82.8 91.7
Off rebounds 4 1
Def rebounds 65 30
Total rebounds 69 31
Rebounds per game 2.8 2.2
Personal fouls 43 19
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 89 49
Turnovers 42 21
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 2.3
Steals 21 9
Blocks 2 2
Points 267 132
Points per game 10.7 9.4
Points per 40 min 14.3 12.8
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 Illinois College W, 91-62 1 31 5-10 50.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 14
Nov 14 at Webster L, 72-64 1 36 2-8 25.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Nov 20 #19 Illinois Wesleyan L, 92-85 1 30 3-9 33.3 2-6 33.3 5-6 83.3 13
Nov 24 at Carroll (Wis.) W, 71-69 1 34 5-7 71.4 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 25 vs. Carthage W, 89-70 1 27 8-10 80.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 20
Nov 30 #25 Pomona-Pitzer W, 66-62 1 22 3-7 42.9 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Dec 1 UW-Platteville L, 64-62 1 33 3-8 37.5 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 6 Principia W, 87-65 1 27 3-11 27.3 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 9
Dec 11 Fontbonne W, 83-54 1 30 3-10 30.0 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 9
Dec 29 at #3 Augustana (Ill.) L, 77-63 1 34 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 15
Dec 31 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 92-80 1 32 5-9 55.6 4-8 50.0 4-6 66.7 18
Jan 5 at Chicago L, 88-80 1 35 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 11 Emory L, 108-98 1 27 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 8
Jan 13 #12 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 93-62 1 23 4-7 57.1 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 12
Jan 18 at New York W, 91-70 1 26 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 20 at Brandeis W, 53-50 1 32 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 25 Carnegie Mellon W, 68-56 1 32 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 27 Case W, 88-55 1 28 6-8 75.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 16
Feb 1 at Carnegie Mellon W, 87-85 1 35 6-11 54.5 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 3 at Case W, 66-63 1 36 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at #24 Emory L, 105-82 1 26 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 10 at Rochester (N.Y.) L, 78-48 1 21 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 15 New York W, 73-54 1 30 7-11 63.6 6-9 66.7 2-2 100.0 22
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 75-54 1 35 4-8 50.0 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 23 Chicago W, 81-63 1 27 4-10 40.0 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 11
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 Illinois College W, 91-62 1 31 0 7 7 5 1 5.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 14 at Webster L, 72-64 1 36 0 3 3 4 1 4.0 2 0 2 -
Nov 20 #19 Illinois Wesleyan L, 92-85 1 30 1 2 3 4 2 2.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 24 at Carroll (Wis.) W, 71-69 1 34 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0
Nov 25 vs. Carthage W, 89-70 1 27 0 5 5 3 4 0.8 3 0 3 -
Nov 30 #25 Pomona-Pitzer W, 66-62 1 22 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 0 0 4 -
Dec 1 UW-Platteville L, 64-62 1 33 0 3 3 4 1 4.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 6 Principia W, 87-65 1 27 0 0 0 4 1 4.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 11 Fontbonne W, 83-54 1 30 0 4 4 9 2 4.5 3 0 1 -
Dec 29 at #3 Augustana (Ill.) L, 77-63 1 34 1 1 2 1 0 - 2 0 2 -
Dec 31 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 92-80 1 32 1 5 6 3 6 0.5 0 0 4 -
Jan 5 at Chicago L, 88-80 1 35 0 1 1 4 2 2.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 11 Emory L, 108-98 1 27 0 2 2 4 0 - 0 0 3 -
Jan 13 #12 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 93-62 1 23 0 5 5 4 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 18 at New York W, 91-70 1 26 0 1 1 4 1 4.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 20 at Brandeis W, 53-50 1 32 0 3 3 3 4 0.8 2 0 0 -
Jan 25 Carnegie Mellon W, 68-56 1 32 0 3 3 4 1 4.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 27 Case W, 88-55 1 28 1 3 4 5 2 2.5 0 1 2 -
Feb 1 at Carnegie Mellon W, 87-85 1 35 0 0 0 5 3 1.7 0 0 0 -
Feb 3 at Case W, 66-63 1 36 0 1 1 3 2 1.5 0 1 1 -
Feb 8 at #24 Emory L, 105-82 1 26 0 1 1 3 3 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 10 at Rochester (N.Y.) L, 78-48 1 21 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 15 New York W, 73-54 1 30 0 3 3 3 0 - 2 0 1 -
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 75-54 1 35 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 23 Chicago W, 81-63 1 27 0 2 2 5 1 5.0 0 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 24 - 7.7 0.4-1.2 30.0 0.3-0.8 38.9 0.2-0.4 60.0 1.3
2017-18 26 - 10.5 1.3-3.0 41.8 1.0-2.2 43.1 0.4-0.6 73.3 3.9
2018-19 25 25 30.0 3.7-8.0 46.7 2.3-5.3 42.9 1.0-1.2 82.8 10.7
2019-20 8 8 28.4 3.5-7.8 45.2 2.8-5.5 50.0 0.6-0.8 83.3 10.4
Total 83 33 17.3 2.0-4.5 44.1 1.3-3.0 43.9 0.6-0.7 76.7 5.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 24 - 185 9-30 30.0 7-18 38.9 6-10 60.0 31
2017-18 26 - 272 33-79 41.8 25-58 43.1 11-15 73.3 102
2018-19 25 25 749 93-199 46.7 57-133 42.9 24-29 82.8 267
2019-20 8 8 227 28-62 45.2 22-44 50.0 5-6 83.3 83
Total 83 33 1433 163-370 44.1 111-253 43.9 46-60 76.7 483
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 24 - 7.7 1.9-6.5 30.0 1.5-3.9 38.9 1.3-2.2 60.0 6.7
2017-18 26 - 10.5 4.9-11.6 41.8 3.7-8.5 43.1 1.6-2.2 73.3 15.0
2018-19 25 25 30.0 5.0-10.6 46.7 3.0-7.1 42.9 1.3-1.5 82.8 14.3
2019-20 8 8 28.4 4.9-10.9 45.2 3.9-7.8 50.0 0.9-1.1 83.3 14.6
Total 83 33 17.3 4.5-10.3 44.1 3.1-7.1 43.9 1.3-1.7 76.7 13.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 24 - 7.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.5 2.9 0.2 0.0
2017-18 26 - 10.5 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.8 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.0
2018-19 25 25 30.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.7 0.0 3.6 1.7 2.1 0.8 0.1
2019-20 8 8 28.4 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.0 3.1 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.1
Total 83 33 17.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.3 1.0 2.5 0.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 24 - 185 2 19 21 12 0 32 11 2.9 5 0
2017-18 26 - 272 7 29 36 24 0 48 13 3.7 13 1
2018-19 25 25 749 4 65 69 43 0 89 42 2.1 21 2
2019-20 8 8 227 2 15 17 8 0 25 13 1.9 5 1
Total 83 33 1433 15 128 143 87 0 194 79 2.5 44 4
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 24 - 7.7 0.4 4.1 4.5 2.6 0.0 6.9 2.4 2.9 1.1 0.0
2017-18 26 - 10.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.5 0.0 7.1 1.9 3.7 1.9 0.1
2018-19 25 25 30.0 0.2 3.5 3.7 2.3 0.0 4.8 2.2 2.1 1.1 0.1
2019-20 8 8 28.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.0 4.4 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.2
Total 83 33 17.3 0.4 3.6 4.0 2.4 0.0 5.4 2.2 2.5 1.2 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 25 30.0 3.7-8.0 46.7 2.3-5.3 42.9 1.0-1.2 82.8 10.7
Conference 14 14 29.5 3.4-7.1 47.5 1.9-4.4 44.3 0.8-0.9 91.7 9.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 28.8 3.9-8.5 45.9 2.8-6.5 42.9 1.1-1.2 87.5 11.7
Away 11 11 31.5 3.1-7.1 43.6 1.5-4.0 38.6 0.9-1.2 76.9 8.6
Neutral 1 1 27.0 8.0-10.0 80.0 4.0-5.0 80.0 0.0-0.0 - 20.0
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Wins 17 17 29.8 4.2-8.4 50.3 2.9-6.1 47.1 0.7-0.8 85.7 12.1
Losses 8 8 30.3 2.6-7.0 37.5 1.0-3.6 27.6 1.5-1.9 80.0 7.8
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November 6 6 30.0 4.3-8.5 51.0 3.0-6.2 48.6 1.2-1.3 87.5 12.8
December 5 5 31.2 4.0-9.8 40.8 2.4-7.0 34.3 1.2-1.8 66.7 11.6
January 7 7 29.0 3.3-7.0 46.9 1.7-4.0 42.9 0.7-0.9 83.3 9.0
February 7 7 30.0 3.4-7.1 48.0 2.1-4.7 45.5 0.9-0.9 100.0 9.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 25 749 93-199 46.7 57-133 42.9 24-29 82.8 267
Conference 14 14 413 47-99 47.5 27-61 44.3 11-12 91.7 132
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 13 375 51-111 45.9 36-84 42.9 14-16 87.5 152
Away 11 11 347 34-78 43.6 17-44 38.6 10-13 76.9 95
Neutral 1 1 27 8-10 80.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 20
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Wins 17 17 507 72-143 50.3 49-104 47.1 12-14 85.7 205
Losses 8 8 242 21-56 37.5 8-29 27.6 12-15 80.0 62
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November 6 6 180 26-51 51.0 18-37 48.6 7-8 87.5 77
December 5 5 156 20-49 40.8 12-35 34.3 6-9 66.7 58
January 7 7 203 23-49 46.9 12-28 42.9 5-6 83.3 63
February 7 7 210 24-50 48.0 15-33 45.5 6-6 100.0 69
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 25 30.0 5.0-10.6 46.7 3.0-7.1 42.9 1.3-1.5 82.8 14.3
Conference 14 14 29.5 4.6-9.6 47.5 2.6-5.9 44.3 1.1-1.2 91.7 12.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 28.8 5.4-11.8 45.9 3.8-9.0 42.9 1.5-1.7 87.5 16.2
Away 11 11 31.5 3.9-9.0 43.6 2.0-5.1 38.6 1.2-1.5 76.9 11.0
Neutral 1 1 27.0 11.9-14.8 80.0 5.9-7.4 80.0 0.0-0.0 - 29.6
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Wins 17 17 29.8 5.7-11.3 50.3 3.9-8.2 47.1 0.9-1.1 85.7 16.2
Losses 8 8 30.3 3.5-9.3 37.5 1.3-4.8 27.6 2.0-2.5 80.0 10.2
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November 6 6 30.0 5.8-11.3 51.0 4.0-8.2 48.6 1.6-1.8 87.5 17.1
December 5 5 31.2 5.1-12.6 40.8 3.1-9.0 34.3 1.5-2.3 66.7 14.9
January 7 7 29.0 4.5-9.7 46.9 2.4-5.5 42.9 1.0-1.2 83.3 12.4
February 7 7 30.0 4.6-9.5 48.0 2.9-6.3 45.5 1.1-1.1 100.0 13.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 25 30.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.7 0.0 3.6 1.7 2.1 0.8 0.1
Conference 14 14 29.5 0.1 2.1 2.2 1.4 - 3.5 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 28.8 0.2 2.9 3.1 1.8 - 4.2 1.1 3.9 0.8 0.1
Away 11 11 31.5 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.5 0.0 2.9 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.1
Neutral 1 1 27.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 - 3.0 4.0 0.8 3.0 0.0
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Wins 17 17 29.8 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.6 0.0 3.8 1.9 2.0 1.0 0.1
Losses 8 8 30.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.0 - 3.1 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0
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November 6 6 30.0 0.2 3.7 3.8 2.5 0.0 3.2 1.8 1.7 1.2 0.0
December 5 5 31.2 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 - 4.2 2.0 2.1 1.0 0.0
January 7 7 29.0 0.1 2.6 2.7 1.6 - 4.0 1.4 2.8 0.9 0.1
February 7 7 30.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.1 - 3.0 1.6 1.9 0.4 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 25 749 4 65 69 43 0 89 42 2.1 21 2
Conference 14 14 413 1 30 31 19 - 49 21 2.3 9 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 375 2 38 40 24 - 54 14 3.9 10 1
Away 11 11 347 2 22 24 16 0 32 24 1.3 8 1
Neutral 1 1 27 0 5 5 3 - 3 4 0.8 3 0
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Wins 17 17 507 2 49 51 27 0 64 32 2.0 17 2
Losses 8 8 242 2 16 18 16 - 25 10 2.5 4 0
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November 6 6 180 1 22 23 15 0 19 11 1.7 7 0
December 5 5 156 2 13 15 9 - 21 10 2.1 5 0
January 7 7 203 1 18 19 11 - 28 10 2.8 6 1
February 7 7 210 0 12 12 8 - 21 11 1.9 3 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 25 30.0 0.2 3.5 3.7 2.3 0.0 4.8 2.2 2.1 1.1 0.1
Conference 14 14 29.5 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.8 0.0 4.7 2.0 2.3 0.9 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 28.8 0.2 4.1 4.3 2.6 0.0 5.8 1.5 3.9 1.1 0.1
Away 11 11 31.5 0.2 2.5 2.8 1.8 0.0 3.7 2.8 1.3 0.9 0.1
Neutral 1 1 27.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 4.4 0.0 4.4 5.9 0.8 4.4 0.0
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Wins 17 17 29.8 0.2 3.9 4.0 2.1 0.0 5.0 2.5 2.0 1.3 0.2
Losses 8 8 30.3 0.3 2.6 3.0 2.6 0.0 4.1 1.7 2.5 0.7 0.0
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November 6 6 30.0 0.2 4.9 5.1 3.3 0.0 4.2 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.0
December 5 5 31.2 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.3 0.0 5.4 2.6 2.1 1.3 0.0
January 7 7 29.0 0.2 3.5 3.7 2.2 0.0 5.5 2.0 2.8 1.2 0.2
February 7 7 30.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.5 0.0 4.0 2.1 1.9 0.6 0.2