Matthew Nicholson

Position: Center

7-0, 255lb (213cm, 115kg)

Hometown: Clarkston, MI

High School: Clarkston HS

School: Northwestern (Men)

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SUMMARY

2024-25

Career

G

15

102

PTS

5.0

4.7

TRB

4.9

4.0

AST

1.4

1.2

FG%

59.6

62.4

FG3%

-

-

FT%

47.5

48.7

eFG%

59.6

62.4

PER

16.3

19.0

WS

1.3

7.3

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2025-01-05	Northwestern	@	Purdue	L 61-79	*	13	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0		1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2025-01-02	Northwestern	@	Penn State	L 80-84	*	26	2	4	.500	2	4	.500	0	0		2	3	.667	3	4	7	1	1	2	1	3	6
2024-12-29	Northwestern		Northeastern	W 85-60	*	24	3	5	.600	3	5	.600	0	0		1	2	.500	4	2	6	0	1	1	0	1	7
2024-12-21	Northwestern		DePaul	W 84-64	*	25	6	8	.750	6	8	.750	0	0		2	5	.400	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	14
2024-12-15	Northwestern	N	Georgia Tech	W 71-60	*	22	2	4	.500	2	4	.500	0	0		0	2	.000	3	5	8	3	0	0	1	4	4

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	C	9	0	2.6	0.4	1.0	.444	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	.444	.444	0.1	0.4	.250	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.0
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	C	15	0	4.4	0.6	0.9	.692	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.9	.692	.692	0.6	1.1	.529	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.9	1.8
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	C	34	25	21.0	2.5	4.1	.614	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.1	.614	.614	1.3	2.6	.478	2.2	3.3	5.4	1.2	0.6	1.2	0.9	2.0	6.3
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	29	24	22.3	2.3	3.5	.657	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.5	.657	.657	0.7	1.4	.525	1.5	2.8	4.3	1.8	0.5	1.4	0.6	2.8	5.3
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	15	15	22.7	1.9	3.1	.596	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.1	.596	.596	1.3	2.7	.475	1.9	3.0	4.9	1.4	0.6	1.3	0.6	1.7	5.0
Career					102	64	17.5	1.9	3.0	.624	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.0	.624	.624	0.9	1.9	.487	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.6	1.9	4.7

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	C	6	0	1.7	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	.000	.000	0.2	0.7	.250	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.2
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	C	9	0	4.0	0.3	0.6	.600	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.6	.600	.600	0.8	1.3	.583	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	1.4
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	C	20	19	21.9	2.4	4.0	.595	0.0	0.0	2.4	4.0	.595	.595	1.1	2.5	.429	2.2	2.8	5.0	1.3	0.6	1.2	0.8	2.3	5.8
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	18	13	23.2	2.4	3.7	.667	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.7	.667	.667	0.7	1.4	.520	1.6	3.1	4.6	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.7	3.2	5.6
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten		C	4	4	20.8	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	.375	.375	1.0	1.8	.571	2.0	3.8	5.8	1.3	0.5	1.0	0.8	1.3	2.5
Career					57	36	17.2	1.7	2.8	.606	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.8	.606	.606	0.8	1.7	.474	1.5	2.3	3.8	1.1	0.4	0.9	0.6	2.1	4.2

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	C	9	0	23	4	9	.444	0	0	4	9	.444	.444	1	4	.250	4	2	6	1	0	1	2	6	9
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	C	15	0	66	9	13	.692	0	0	9	13	.692	.692	9	17	.529	5	15	20	5	1	3	5	14	27
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	C	34	25	715	86	140	.614	0	0	86	140	.614	.614	43	90	.478	74	111	185	41	22	40	30	68	215
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	29	24	646	67	102	.657	0	0	67	102	.657	.657	21	40	.525	43	82	125	53	15	40	18	81	155
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	15	15	340	28	47	.596	0	0	28	47	.596	.596	19	40	.475	29	45	74	21	9	19	9	26	75
Career					102	64	1790	194	311	.624	0	0	194	311	.624	.624	93	191	.487	155	255	410	121	47	103	64	195	481

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	C	6	0	10	0	2	.000	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	1	4	.250	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	C	9	0	36	3	5	.600	0	0	3	5	.600	.600	7	12	.583	3	5	8	4	0	1	2	9	13
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	C	20	19	437	47	79	.595	0	0	47	79	.595	.595	21	49	.429	43	56	99	25	12	23	16	45	115
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	C	18	13	417	44	66	.667	0	0	44	66	.667	.667	13	25	.520	28	55	83	29	9	22	13	58	101
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten		C	4	4	83	3	8	.375	0	0	3	8	.375	.375	4	7	.571	8	15	23	5	2	4	3	5	10
Career					57	36	983	97	160	.606	0	0	97	160	.606	.606	46	97	.474	83	131	214	63	23	51	34	120	240

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Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	9	0	23	7.0	15.7	.444	7.0	15.7	.444	0.0	0.0		1.7	7.0	.250	10.4	1.7	0.0	1.7	3.5	10.4	15.7
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	15	0	66	5.5	7.9	.692	5.5	7.9	.692	0.0	0.0		5.5	10.3	.529	12.1	3.0	0.6	1.8	3.0	8.5	16.4
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	34	25	715	4.8	7.8	.614	4.8	7.8	.614	0.0	0.0		2.4	5.0	.478	10.3	2.3	1.2	2.2	1.7	3.8	12.0
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	29	24	646	4.1	6.3	.657	4.1	6.3	.657	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.5	.525	7.7	3.3	0.9	2.5	1.1	5.0	9.6
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	15	15	340	3.3	5.5	.596	3.3	5.5	.596	0.0	0.0		2.2	4.7	.475	8.7	2.5	1.1	2.2	1.1	3.1	8.8
Career	Northwestern			102	64	1790	4.3	6.9	.624	4.3	6.9	.624	0.0	0.0		2.1	4.3	.487	9.2	2.7	1.1	2.3	1.4	4.4	10.7

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	6	0	10	0.0	8.0	.000	0.0	8.0	.000	0.0	0.0		4.0	16.0	.250	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	4.0
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	9	0	36	3.3	5.6	.600	3.3	5.6	.600	0.0	0.0		7.8	13.3	.583	8.9	4.4	0.0	1.1	2.2	10.0	14.4
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	20	19	437	4.3	7.2	.595	4.3	7.2	.595	0.0	0.0		1.9	4.5	.429	9.1	2.3	1.1	2.1	1.5	4.1	10.5
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	18	13	417	4.2	6.3	.667	4.2	6.3	.667	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.4	.520	8.0	2.8	0.9	2.1	1.2	5.6	9.7
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten		4	4	83	1.4	3.9	.375	1.4	3.9	.375	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.4	.571	11.1	2.4	1.0	1.9	1.4	2.4	4.8
Career	Northwestern			57	36	983	3.9	6.5	.606	3.9	6.5	.606	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.9	.474	8.7	2.6	0.9	2.1	1.4	4.9	9.8

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	9	0	23	10.0	22.6	.444	10.0	22.6	.444	0.0	0.0		2.5	10.0	.250	15.1	2.5	0.0	2.5	5.0	15.1	22.6		87.0	104.5
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	15	0	66	7.9	11.5	.692	7.9	11.5	.692	0.0	0.0		7.9	15.0	.529	17.6	4.4	0.9	2.6	4.4	12.3	23.8		116.0	97.2
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	34	25	715	7.4	12.1	.614	7.4	12.1	.614	0.0	0.0		3.7	7.7	.478	15.9	3.5	1.9	3.4	2.6	5.9	18.5		119.8	94.2
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	29	24	646	6.4	9.8	.657	6.4	9.8	.657	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.8	.525	11.9	5.1	1.4	3.8	1.7	7.7	14.8		133.1	103.9
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	15	15	340	4.9	8.3	.596	4.9	8.3	.596	0.0	0.0		3.3	7.0	.475	13.0	3.7	1.6	3.3	1.6	4.6	13.2		124.5	98.0
Career	Northwestern			102	64	1790	6.6	10.6	.624	6.6	10.6	.624	0.0	0.0		3.2	6.5	.487	14.0	4.1	1.6	3.5	2.2	6.7	16.4		123.6	98.7

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	6	0	10	0.0	11.6	.000	0.0	11.6	.000	0.0	0.0		5.8	23.3	.250	5.8	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	17.5	5.8		46.8	110.3
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	9	0	36	4.8	8.0	.600	4.8	8.0	.600	0.0	0.0		11.2	19.2	.583	12.8	6.4	0.0	1.6	3.2	14.4	20.8		125.4	106.3
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	20	19	437	6.6	11.1	.595	6.6	11.1	.595	0.0	0.0		3.0	6.9	.429	13.9	3.5	1.7	3.2	2.3	6.3	16.2		118.6	102.4
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	18	13	417	6.4	9.6	.667	6.4	9.6	.667	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.6	.520	12.1	4.2	1.3	3.2	1.9	8.5	14.7		131.2	109.4
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten		4	4	83	2.1	5.5	.375	2.1	5.5	.375	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.8	.571	15.9	3.4	1.4	2.8	2.1	3.4	6.9		106.3	108.0
Career	Northwestern			57	36	983	6.0	9.9	.606	6.0	9.9	.606	0.0	0.0		2.8	6.0	.474	13.2	3.9	1.4	3.1	2.1	7.4	14.8		121.9	106.1

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	9	0	23	10.4	.413	.444	.000	.444	10	20.3	10.0	15.2	9.6	0.0	5.4	15.5	29.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	.026		-14.1	-1.0	-15.1
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	15	0	66	20.4	.641	.692	.000	1.308	27	8.2	26.8	17.1	14.6	0.9	5.7	19.2	20.2		0.2	0.1	0.3	.175		-2.4	2.6	0.2
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	34	25	715	21.3	.588	.614	.000	.643	232	11.6	18.7	15.0	12.3	1.9	7.3	14.1	15.8		1.6	1.6	3.2	.179		2.5	4.0	6.4
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	29	24	646	17.9	.640	.657	.000	.392	178	8.2	16.3	12.2	15.2	1.4	7.7	12.9	11.8		1.6	0.9	2.5	.155		1.7	4.0	5.7
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	15	15	340	16.3	.568	.596	.000	.851	88	9.7	16.6	13.0	10.7	1.6	7.0	12.0	11.4		0.6	0.7	1.3	.157		1.4	3.6	4.9
Career	Northwestern			102	64	1790	19.0	.599	.624	.000	.614	536	10.0	17.6	13.7	13.1	1.6	7.3	13.7	13.9		4.0	3.4	7.3	.164		1.6	3.8	5.4

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	6	0	10	-6.9	.128	.000	.000	2.000	2	13.0	0.0	6.6	0.0	0.0	12.7	0.0	21.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	-.161
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	9	0	36	17.8	.607	.600	.000	2.400	15	9.6	18.4	13.7	20.7	0.0	3.5	15.7	18.1		0.1	0.0	0.2	.173
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	20	19	437	19.6	.562	.595	.000	.620	134	12.3	18.0	15.0	11.9	1.7	6.7	13.5	14.9		1.2	0.3	1.5	.138
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	18	13	417	17.4	.648	.667	.000	.379	117	9.2	18.5	13.8	12.9	1.3	6.2	14.3	12.1		1.2	0.1	1.3	.125
2024-25	Northwestern	Big Ten		4	4	83	13.2	.442	.375	.000	.875	16	11.4	26.6	18.2	9.7	1.4	6.2	20.9	8.7		0.1	0.0	0.1	.056
Career	Northwestern			57	36	983	17.8	.582	.606	.000	.606	283	10.8	18.8	14.6	12.3	1.4	6.4	14.2	13.4		2.6	0.4	3.0	.124

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