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Matthew Nicholson

Position: Center

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

Hometown: Clarkston, MI

High School: Clarkston HS

School: Northwestern (Men)

SUMMARY

2023-24

Career

PTS

5.3

4.7

TRB

4.3

3.9

AST

1.8

1.1

FG%

65.7

62.9

FG3%

FT%

52.5

49.0

eFG%

65.7

62.9

PER

17.9

19.6

2.5

6.0

Per Game

Season

Conference

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	SOS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	9	0	2.6	0.4	1.0	.444	0.4	1.0	.444	0.1	0.4	.250	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.7	1.0	11.76
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	15	0	4.4	0.6	0.9	.692	0.6	0.9	.692	0.6	1.1	.529	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.9	1.8	7.11
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	34	25	21.0	2.5	4.1	.614	2.5	4.1	.614	1.3	2.6	.478	2.2	3.3	5.4	1.2	0.6	1.2	0.9	2.0	6.3	8.71
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	29	24	22.3	2.3	3.5	.657	2.3	3.5	.657	0.7	1.4	.525	1.5	2.8	4.3	1.8	0.5	1.4	0.6	2.8	5.3	8.50
Career	Northwestern			87	49	16.7	1.9	3.0	.629	1.9	3.0	.629	0.9	1.7	.490	1.4	2.4	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.0	0.6	1.9	4.7	9.02

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	6	0	1.7	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.3	.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	9	0	4.0	0.3	0.6	.600	0.3	0.6	.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	20	19	21.9	2.4	4.0	.595	2.4	4.0	.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	18	13	23.2	2.4	3.7	.667	2.4	3.7	.667	0.7	1.4	.520	1.6	3.1	4.6	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.7	3.2	5.6
Career	Northwestern			53	32	17.0	1.8	2.9	.618	1.8	2.9	.618	0.8	1.7	.467	1.4	2.2	3.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	0.6	2.2	4.3

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Totals

Season

Conference

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	9	0	23	4	9	.444	4	9	.444	1	4	.250	4	2	6	1	0	1	2	6	9
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	15	0	66	9	13	.692	9	13	.692	9	17	.529	5	15	20	5	1	3	5	14	27
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	34	25	715	86	140	.614	86	140	.614	43	90	.478	74	111	185	41	22	40	30	68	215
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	29	24	646	67	102	.657	67	102	.657	21	40	.525	43	82	125	53	15	40	18	81	155
Career	Northwestern			87	49	1450	166	264	.629	166	264	.629	74	151	.490	126	210	336	100	38	84	55	169	406

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2020-21	Northwestern	Big Ten	FR	6	0	10	0	2	.000	0	2	.000	1	4	.250	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1
2021-22	Northwestern	Big Ten	SO	9	0	36	3	5	.600	3	5	.600	7	12	.583	3	5	8	4	0	1	2	9	13
2022-23	Northwestern	Big Ten	JR	20	19	437	47	79	.595	47	79	.595	21	49	.429	43	56	99	25	12	23	16	45	115
2023-24	Northwestern	Big Ten	SR	18	13	417	44	66	.667	44	66	.667	13	25	.520	28	55	83	29	9	22	13	58	101
Career	Northwestern			53	32	900	94	152	.618	94	152	.618	42	90	.467	75	116	191	58	21	47	31	115	230

Per 40 Minutes

Season

Conference

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	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	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	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	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	1.3	2.5	.525	7.7	3.3	0.9	2.5	1.1	5.0	9.6
Career	Northwestern			87	49	1450	4.6	7.3	.629	4.6	7.3	.629	2.0	4.2	.490	9.3	2.8	1.0	2.3	1.5	4.7	11.2

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	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	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	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	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	1.2	2.4	.520	8.0	2.8	0.9	2.1	1.2	5.6	9.7
Career	Northwestern			53	32	900	4.2	6.8	.618	4.2	6.8	.618	1.9	4.0	.467	8.5	2.6	0.9	2.1	1.4	5.1	10.2

Per 100 Poss

Season

Conference

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	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	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	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	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	2.0	3.8	.525	11.9	5.1	1.4	3.8	1.7	7.7	14.8	133.1	103.9
Career	Northwestern			87	49	1450	7.0	11.2	.629	7.0	11.2	.629	3.1	6.4	.490	14.2	4.2	1.6	3.6	2.3	7.2	17.2	123.4	98.8

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	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	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	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	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	1.9	3.6	.520	12.1	4.2	1.3	3.2	1.9	8.5	14.7	131.2	109.4
Career	Northwestern			53	32	900	6.4	10.3	.618	6.4	10.3	.618	2.8	6.1	.467	12.9	3.9	1.4	3.2	2.1	7.8	15.6	123.0	105.9

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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
Career	Northwestern			87	49	1450	19.6	.605	.629	.000	.572	448	10.0	17.8	13.8	13.7	1.6	7.4	14.1	14.4	3.4	2.6	6.0	.166	1.7	3.8	5.5

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
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	.167
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
Career	Northwestern			53	32	900	18.2	.591	.618	.000	.592	267	10.7	18.0	14.3	12.6	1.4	6.4	13.7	13.8	2.5	0.4	2.9	.130

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