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Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Pioneers

2016-17 Men's Basketball

44 Matej Buovac

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt
  • Hometown Zagreb, Croatia
  • Highschool La Lumiere School (New Mexico State University)

Biography

2015-16:

  • After missing the first three games of the season, appeared in the final 27, including making nine starts
  • Contributed 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 24.3 minutes per game
  • Ranked second on the team with 1.3 three pointers made per game on 33.6 percent shooting from beyond the arch
  • Had a career-high 18 points on December 12 versus Lafayette, draining a season-best 7-11 from the field and 4-8 from three-point range
  • Also made four three-pointers against Central Connecticut State on February 13 and versus Saint Francis U on February 27
  • 16-point effort against Saint Francis U came two days after scoring 16 against Robert Morris on February 25, where he was also one rebound away form a season-high with seven
  • Pulled down season-best eight rebounds three times

2014-15:

  • Buovac sat out the 2014-15 season as per the NCAA transfer rules. 

Before SHU:

  • Was a member of the New Mexico State team that has made consecutive NCAA tournament appearances
  • As a sophomore, Buovac appeared in 26 games off the bench
  • Internationally, he most recently played on the U20 Croatian National team at the 2013 European Division A Championships where he averaged 9.2 points and 3.6 rebounds over the nine game tournament
  • Prior to that, he captained the U18 team at the 2011 European Championships in Poland.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    20
  • 44

    2015-16Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 210 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2016-17Redshirt

    Forward
    6'7" 210 lbs
    44