HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
2017-18 NABC Honors Court
2017-18 HoopsHD.com SoCon 6th Man of the Year
Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal (2017-18)
2x Southern Conference Academic All-Conference (Spring 2018, Spring 2019)
3x Southern Conference Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
SENIOR (2018-19): Scored his 1,000
th-career point on Jan. 3, 2019, becoming the 34
th Bulldog in program history to achieve the milestone … Ended his career 22
nd in program history with 1,148 career points … Set the program record for career made 3-pointers with 324 … Ended his career with the top two single-season 3-point performances in program history, including the program record (114) as a junior and the second-most (104) as a senior in 2018-19 … Was the only player in all NCAA Division I (min. 20 attempts) to remain perfect at the charity stripe (44-for-44) … Ended his senior campaign ranked tied for eighth in NCAA Division I with an average of 3.59 made 3-pointers per game and tied for 31
st with 104 converted treys … Ranked third in the Southern Conference for 3-pointers made per game and 18th in scoring average (12.5 ppg) … Averaged 30.3 minutes, 12.5 points, 3.6 made 3-pointers and 2.1 rebounds in 29 games played … Led the team with 104 made 3-pointers, and was third in scoring average and 3-point field goal percentage (.371) … Notched his second 30-point outing with 30 at home against Johnson (Fla.) (11/14/18) … His two career 30-point performances are tied for ninth in program history … His 10 made 3-pointers against Johnson (Fla.) (11/14/18) matched the program record for treys made in a single game … His four made 3-pointers against No. 22 Clemson (11/6/18) are tied for the third-most by a Bulldog in a game against a top-25 opponent … Had 15 games with at least four made 3-pointers, including six in a row from Nov. 24 – Dec. 29 … Had a stretch of 52 straight games with at least one made 3-pointer … Eclipsed the 20-point mark four times … Scored 23 points, including seven made 3-pointers, in the home win over High Point (11/27/18) … Netted 24 points with five 3-pointers made in the road victory at Campbell (12/18/18) … Scored 27 points with eight made 3-pointers converted at Samford (1/17/19).
JUNIOR (2017-18): Named the 6
th Man of the Year for the SoCon by
HoopsHD.com … Finished the season ranked sixth in NCAA Division I and second in the Southern Conference as he averaged 3.56 3-pointers per game … Set the program record for 3-pointers made (114) and attempted (314) in a season … Enters his senior season having made at least one 3-pointer in 38 straight games, including converting multiple treys in his last four games … Is currently sixth in program history for 3-pointers made in a career with 220 and is fifth with 613 attempted treys in his career … Eclipsed the 700-point mark for his career with a 15-point performance at home against UNCG (2/15/18) … Finished the season 11
th in the SoCon in scoring average (13.5 ppg) for all contests and 15
th for 3-point field goal percentage (.363) … In conference games, was fifth in the league for scoring average (15.5 ppg) … Saw action in all 32 games and started the final 16 … For the year, averaged 28.3 minutes, 13.5 points, 3.56 3-pointers, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … In SoCon action, those numbers went up to 30.9 minutes, 15.5 points, 3.9 3-pointers, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Led the team in scoring in five games … Scored in double figures in 21 games, including the final four … Scored at least 20 points four times, including a career-high 31 at home against Chattanooga (1/13/18) … In that game against the Mocs, also set a career-high for 3-pointers made in a single game with nine … His nine made treys are tied for second-most by a Bulldog in a single game since 1974 and match the program record for 3-pointers made against an NCAA Division I opponent … Converted multiple 3-pointers in 11 straight games from Dec. 30 to Feb. 3 … Converted at least four treys in 15 games … From Jan. 6 to Feb. 3, averaged 17.7 points per contest and converted at least three 3-pointers in nine straight games.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Finished the season with 208 points, 48 assists and 65 three-pointers … Played in all 33 games, averaging 17.0 minutes per game … With just 25 turnovers in two seasons, ranks third all-time at The Citadel in fewest turnovers in a career … His 181 threes attempted in 2016-17 ranked in the top-300 in the NCAA.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Served as a sharpshooter off the bench in his first season as a Bulldog, averaging 4.7 points in 9.9 minutes per game while posting 23 total rebounds, 19 total assists and 16 total steals … Saw action in 31 of 32 games as a freshman … One of just five Bulldogs on the squad to make at least 40 three-pointers during the season … His 41 three-pointers rank ninth on the program’s all-time list for threes made in a single season by a freshman … Only committed nine turnovers on the season which is the 14th-fewest of any player in The Citadel history in a single campaign (min. 20 games played) … Made at least one trey in 20 games, and sunk at least two three-pointers in each of the last five games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Chapelgate Christian Academy ... In his last two years, he led Howard County in 3-point field goals (146) and along the way captured MVP honors at the Maryland Christian School Tournament … Ended his career shooting 34 percent from 3-point range and 37 percent from the field … For his prep career, Frierson averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game … As a senior (2014-15), he averaged 23.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 30 games played … As a junior (2013-14), he averaged 15.8 points, 4.4. rebounds and 2.0 assists per game ... Frierson’s Chapelgate Christian Academy squad captured the Maryland Christian School Tournament Championship in 2014, after finishing as runner-ups the previous season.
PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew Edward Frierson ... Son of Amy and Frick Frierson ... Has three siblings who all have competed in collegiate athletics, including his brother Nate (basketball, Covenant College); Gordie (basketball, Columbia International); and Lydia (soccer, Charleston Southern) ... Major is sport management.
