Matt Rum

01/01/00

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Freshman Year (2009-10)
Provided valuable minutes as a reserve guard during his rookie campaign, and appeared in all 33 games for the College … Averaged 12.2 minutes, 2.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, while shooting 88.5 percent from the free throw line … Turned an impressive CAA Tournament, averaging 16.3 minutes per game off the bench to go along with 3.7 points, 3.7 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game … Tallied career-highs in assists with five in the quarterfinals vs. James Madison (3/6) and in the championship game against Old Dominion (3/8) … In 49 minutes at the CAA Tournament, dished out 11 assists compared to zero turnovers … Scored six point and had a rare 4-point play in the Tribe’s semifinal win over Northeastern (3/7) … Hit a pair of big free throws in the final minute of the Tribe’s regular season win over Northeastern (2/13) and added a career high three steals to go along with a pair of assists … Played 20-plus minutes off the bench in seven games this season … Tied his career-high with three rebounds against Delaware (2/10) … Saw a season-high 23 minutes of action against Drexel (1/31) and finished with a bench-high seven points and a career-best two steals … Scored a career-high eight points against VCU (12/5) and was clutch down the stretch, connecting on 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the second half … Gave W&M the lead for good in two recent wins with a second-half 3-pointer against Hampton (11/25) and a pair of first-half free throws at Wake Forest (11/28) … Finished with five points vs. the Pirates and followed with four, all from the free throw line, at Wake Forest … Tallied a pair of assists at Manhattan (11/21) … Canned a pair of important 3-pointers during the first half against Richmond (11/19), including one during W&M’s closing 11-0 run … Played 22 minutes off the bench against UR and while adding six points, registered his first career rebound, assist and steal … Saw the first action of his W&M career with 12 minutes off the bench … Knocked down his first collegiate 3-pointer in the second half at Harvard.

Prep
One of the top players in the Baltimore area … Became the 13th player in Loyola Blakefield history to score 1,000 points in his career … Averaged 17 points per game as a senior and prior to the 2008-09 campaign was named one of the Baltimore Sun Times Players to Watch… Named First-Team All-Baltimore Catholic League for the second straight season as a senior … Earned an invitation to participate in the 9th annual Charm City Challenge and won the 3-point shootout at the event … Scored a career-high 32 points in a double-overtime win over Mt. St. Joseph’s in 2009 … Marked the second time during his senior season he eclipsed the 30-point mark as he tallied 31 in Loyola Blakefield’s first win over Towson Catholic in 11 years … As a junior, named to the All MIAA ‘A’ Conference, All-Baltimore Catholic League and All-Baltimore County … Led Loyola Blakefield to the semifinals of the BCL playoffs for the first time since 1998 as he averaged 15.7 points per game, 5.7 rebounds and knocked down 44 3-point field goals … Named the MVP of Gilman High School Holiday Tournament as a junior … Averaged 14.8 points per game, while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range as a sophomore … Highlighted his campaign by knocking down eight 3-pointers on his way to 30 points in a victory over Archbishop Curley … Played AAU basketball for Severna Park/Maryland 3D … Listed as a two-star recruit by Scout.com and rated the 122nd-best shooting guard in the country by ESPN.com … Grew up in Chapel Hill, N.C., prior to moving to Baltimore for high school … Played AAU for the North Carolina Gators out of Greensboro and helped the program to 13U and 14U state championships … Along with his athletic exploits, was involved with numerous community service projects … As a youth, was a ball boy at Duke University in 2000 when the Blue Devils had the likes of current and former NBA players Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Carlos Boozer, Shane Battier and Jason Williams … One of the first former Duke ball boys to earn a Division I scholarship to play basketball … Had the opportunity to play HORSE against ESPN college basketball guru and Hall of Famer Dick Vitale during his time as a Blue Devil ball boy.

Personal
The son of Steve and Carol Rum … His father, Steve, played professional baseball in Italy and Japan and is currently the senior associate vice president for development and alumni relations at Johns Hopkins Medicine.