2005-06 (M) Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Johnny Mathies
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Male
Bio
2004-05 (Junior)
Team’s second-leading scorer (11.8 ppg.) and team leader in steals (59) ...Named MVP of the State Farm MVC Tournament after averaging 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.7 steals in three wins en route to title ...Played in every game, including 23 starts ...Scored in double-figures in all but three of his starts ...Had 10 different games with three steals and one game with four swipes ...Had 18 points in an eight-minute stretch of Creighton’s win over Missouri (Nov. 23) ...Had 17 points, four rebounds and three steals in win over Wichita State (Feb. 1) ...Had 17 points and three assists in win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 9) ...Had 15 points in win at Wichita State (Feb. 16), including the team’s first eight points of the second half to spark a game-changing 13-0 run ...Ranked fourth in the MVC in steals per game while his 59 steals ranked second overall in the league ...Also finished ninth in the MVC in scoring in league games only ...Had a streak of 20 straight games with at least one three-pointer before it was snapped by Illinois State in the MVC Tourney (March 5) ...Made 18 straight free throws between Feb. 5-16 ...Scored a career-high 22 points vs. Evansville while also adding three steals (Feb. 22) ...Became first player in league history to earn Tournament MVP honors after not being named to any of the all-conference teams ...Played between 20 and 33 minutes in all but one game.
2003-04 (Sophomore)
Averaged 7.8 points, 1.8 assists and 1.6 rebounds while playing in all 29 games ...Started CU’s final 21 games in place of an injured Tyler McKinney ...Had just 33 turnovers in those 21 starts ...Tied for ninth in the MVC in steals per game (1.41) ...Had 15 points and tied season-best with five rebounds and four steals in NIT game vs. Nebraska (March 16) ...Hit game-winning free throw with 1.4 seconds left to win at Illinois State, 56-55 (Jan. 7) ...Made two free throws with 7.2 seconds left to ice 74-70 victory at Evansville on Feb. 1 ...Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Drake on Jan. 11 ...Opened the season by making 13-of-22 shots from three-point range (59.1 percent) ...Opened CU career with 13 points vs. San Diego (Nov. 22) and 10 points vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov. 29), becoming the first Bluejay to score in double-figures his first two games since Doug Swenson in 1997-98 ...Became first Bluejay since 1986 (Matt Roggenburk) to lead team in scoring in his first game at Creighton ...Led the team in steals with 41, including four vs. Wichita State to close the regular-season (March 1) ...Converted a pair of four-point plays, both vs. Missouri State (Feb. 28 and March 6).
Dixie State College
Played one season at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah ...Averaged 7.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists while playing 19.1 minutes per game for the Rebels ...Team finished 30-6 and took third at the national tournament ...Shot 44.1 percent from the floor (86-195), 39.7 percent from three-point range (23-58) and 82.2 percent at the free throw line (82.2) ...Ranked second on the club with 59 steals ...Led team with 20 points in first round of national tournament vs. Three Rivers CC ...Also scored 20 points vs. Luke Air Force Base and Community College of Southern Nevada ...Reached double-figures in points 14 times ...Team went 18-0 at home ...Ranked as 66th-best JUCO recruit nationally by CBS.Sportsline.com ...Will look to continue the tradition of several successful point guards from DSC, joining Marcus Banks (UNLV, first-round draft pick) and Kevin Woodberry (BYU) ...Coached by Jeff Kidder.
Louisville Male High School
Seventh Region champs as a senior, when he averaged 14.8 points, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game ...Named Seventh Region Player of the Year and second-team all-state ...Averaged 8.7 points as a junior for the Bulldogs ...Team reached the Kentucky state tournament his final three years, making the semifinals as a sophomore and senior and the finals his junior campaign ...Named fourth best in the state among his senior class by midsouth-hoops.com ...Named to King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic all-Tournament team ...Played in the Kentucky vs. Indiana All-Star game ...Played for coach Bryce Hibbard.
Personal
Son of Johnny and Angela Mathies ...Has two sisters, Asia (15) and A’dia (14), who he also lists as his favorite athletes ...Born November 4, 1984 in Louisville, Ky. ...Signed with Creighton in the spring of 2003 ...Worked with ESPN during the 2003 College World Series ...Nickname is “Blaze” ...Best player he’s ever faced is LeBron James ...Marketing major.
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