Matt Niland

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Matt Niland
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Erie, PA
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Fairview
  • gp
    11
  • pts/g
    1.4
  • fg %
    26.3
  • 3pt %
    31.3
  • ft %
    -
  • reb/g
    0.7
  • a/g
    0.6
Bio

At Penn State Behrend

* Major is undecided 

Personal

* Son of Debra and Dave Niland
* Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Fairview High School
* Brother Andy played basketball at Penn State Behrend

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 11 7
Games started - -
Minutes 76 53
Minutes per game 6.9 7.6
FG 5-19 2-13
FG Pct 26.3 15.4
3PT 5-16 2-11
3PT Pct 31.3 18.2
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds 1 1
Def rebounds 7 4
Total rebounds 8 5
Rebounds per game 0.7 0.7
Personal fouls 11 10
Disqualifications - -
Assists 7 6
Turnovers 2 2
Assist to turnover ratio 3.5 3.0
Steals 5 4
Blocks 0 0
Points 15 6
Points per game 1.4 0.9
Points per 40 min 7.9 4.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 19 Hilbert W, 77-61
Feb 22 at Pitt-Bradford W, 65-51
Feb 25 Mt. Aloysius W, 65-52
Feb 28 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 73-68
Feb 29 at La Roche L, 62-61
Mar 4 Westminster L, 95-94
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 12 at Thiel W, 94-73 - 11 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Nov 20 Allegheny L, 78-71 - 8 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 23 Alfred St. W, 75-59 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 at Medaille W, 82-68 - 12 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 30 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 71-69 - 3 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 4 at D'Youville W, 82-56 - 7 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 7 at Carnegie Mellon L, 69-66 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 at Fredonia W, 76-60 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Mt. Aloysius W, 79-68 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Waynesburg W, 62-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Franciscan W, 81-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 78-47 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 La Roche L, 57-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 69-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Penn State Altoona L, 74-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 D'Youville W, 72-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Mt. Aloysius W, 66-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Franciscan L, 54-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Alfred St. W, 76-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at La Roche L, 96-92 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Medaille W, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Penn State Altoona W, 71-58 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 Hilbert W, 77-61 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Pitt-Bradford W, 65-51 - 16 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 Mt. Aloysius W, 65-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 73-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at La Roche L, 62-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Westminster L, 95-94 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 12 at Thiel W, 94-73 - 11 0 3 3 1 0 1 0
Nov 20 Allegheny L, 78-71 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 Alfred St. W, 75-59 - 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 26 at Medaille W, 82-68 - 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 30 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 71-69 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 4 at D'Youville W, 82-56 - 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Carnegie Mellon L, 69-66 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 at Fredonia W, 76-60 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 Mt. Aloysius W, 79-68 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Waynesburg W, 62-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Franciscan W, 81-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 78-47 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 La Roche L, 57-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 69-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Penn State Altoona L, 74-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 D'Youville W, 72-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Mt. Aloysius W, 66-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 at Franciscan L, 54-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Alfred St. W, 76-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at La Roche L, 96-92 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Medaille W, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Penn State Altoona W, 71-58 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 Hilbert W, 77-61 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Pitt-Bradford W, 65-51 - 16 1 1 2 2 1 3 0
Feb 25 Mt. Aloysius W, 65-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 73-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at La Roche L, 62-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Westminster L, 95-94 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 12 at Thiel W, 94-73 - 0 - -
Nov 20 Allegheny L, 78-71 - 1 - -
Nov 23 Alfred St. W, 75-59 - 2 - -
Nov 26 at Medaille W, 82-68 - 3 - -
Nov 30 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 71-69 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 4 at D'Youville W, 82-56 - 0 - -
Dec 7 at Carnegie Mellon L, 69-66 - 0 - -
Dec 11 at Fredonia W, 76-60 - 0 - -
Dec 14 Mt. Aloysius W, 79-68 - - - -
Dec 30 at Waynesburg W, 62-57 - - - -
Jan 4 Franciscan W, 81-71 - - - -
Jan 8 Pitt-Bradford W, 78-47 - 1 - -
Jan 11 La Roche L, 57-55 - - - -
Jan 15 at Hilbert W, 69-65 - - - -
Jan 18 at Penn State Altoona L, 74-63 - - - -
Jan 22 D'Youville W, 72-64 - - - -
Jan 25 at Mt. Aloysius W, 66-55 - - - -
Jan 29 Pitt-Greensburg W, 66-64 - - - -
Feb 1 at Franciscan L, 54-52 - - - -
Feb 5 at Alfred St. W, 76-58 - - - -
Feb 8 at La Roche L, 96-92 - - - -
Feb 12 Medaille W, 81-74 - - - -
Feb 15 Penn State Altoona W, 71-58 - 0 - -
Feb 19 Hilbert W, 77-61 - - - -
Feb 22 at Pitt-Bradford W, 65-51 - 3 - 2.0
Feb 25 Mt. Aloysius W, 65-52 - - - -
Feb 28 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 73-68 - - - -
Feb 29 at La Roche L, 62-61 - - - -
Mar 4 Westminster L, 95-94 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 11 6.9 0.5-1.7 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 1.4
2020-21 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 23 28.2 2.6-6.9 1.9-5.0 1.3-1.6 8.4
2022-23 27 26.6 2.6-6.2 1.8-4.4 1.3-1.4 8.1
Total 61 23.7 2.2-5.7 1.6-4.1 1.1-1.2 7.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 11 - 76 5-19 26.3 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 15
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 23 21 648 60-159 37.7 43-116 37.1 31-36 86.1 194
2022-23 27 27 719 69-167 41.3 48-118 40.7 34-39 87.2 220
Total 61 48 1443 134-345 38.8 96-250 38.4 65-75 86.7 429
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 11 76 6.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 23 648 28.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 27 719 26.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 61 1443 23.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 11 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.2
2022-23 27 0.2 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.0
Total 61 0.2 1.5 1.8 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 11 - 1 7 8 7 2 5 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 21 6 32 38 69 47 17 4
2022-23 27 27 6 55 61 63 33 15 0
Total 61 48 13 94 107 139 82 37 4
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 61 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 11 6.9 0.5-1.7 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 1.4
Conference 7 7.6 0.3-1.9 0.3-1.6 0.0-0.0 0.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 4 5.8 0.2-1.2 0.2-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.8
Away 7 7.6 0.6-2.0 0.6-1.7 0.0-0.0 1.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 8 7.8 0.5-1.8 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 1.5
Losses 3 4.7 0.3-1.7 0.3-1.3 0.0-0.0 1.0
Month
November 5 8.8 0.8-2.4 0.8-2.2 0.0-0.0 2.4
December 3 3.7 0.3-1.3 0.3-0.7 0.0-0.0 1.0
January 1 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 2 9.0 0.0-1.5 0.0-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 11 - 76 5-19 26.3 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 15
Conference 7 - 53 2-13 15.4 2-11 18.2 0-0 - 6
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 4 - 23 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Away 7 - 53 4-14 28.6 4-12 33.3 0-0 - 12
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 8 - 62 4-14 28.6 4-12 33.3 0-0 - 12
Losses 3 - 14 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Month
November 5 - 44 4-12 33.3 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 12
December 3 - 11 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
January 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
February 2 - 18 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 11 76 6.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 7 53 7.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 4 23 5.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 7 53 7.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 8 62 7.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 3 14 4.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 44 8.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 3 11 3.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 1 3 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 2 18 9.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 11 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0
Conference 7 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.0
Losses 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0
December 3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 11 - 1 7 8 7 2 5 0
Conference 7 - 1 4 5 6 2 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Away 7 - 1 6 7 6 2 5 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 - 1 7 8 7 1 5 0
Losses 3 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Month
November 5 - 0 4 4 3 1 2 0
December 3 - 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
January 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
February 2 - 1 1 2 2 1 3 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Men's Basketball Hosts Allegheny in Home Opener
  • Article
  • November 19, 2019
Men's Basketball Hosts Allegheny in Home Opener

The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team will host the Allegheny Gators in their home opener on Wednesday night in the Junker Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

  • November 19, 2019
Career Night Lifts Men's Basketball Over Thiel
  • Article
  • November 12, 2019
Career Night Lifts Men's Basketball Over Thiel

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team shot 57.4 percent from the floor to register a 94-73 win over Thiel in their non-conference season opener on Tuesday night.

  • November 12, 2019