Matthew Dotson

6-8, 220, Junior, Forward
Centerville, Tenn. (Hickman County HS)

A skilled, hard-working forward who can score from a number of areas on the court ... Will be asked to showcase inside and outside game in 2007-08.

2006-07: Academic All-Conference ... Started every game but Senior Day ... Seven double figure scoring games ... Team’s third leading rebounder (148) ... Also third on team in made three point field goals (44) ... Led team in free throw percentage (.810) ... Made at least one three-point field goal in 24 of 33 games ... Five points and three rebounds in NCAA Tournament game vs. Georgetown (3/15/07) ... 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting in Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal vs. Gardner-Webb (3/1/07) ... Five or more rebounds in 13 games ... Nine points on three three-pointers in regular season finale at North Florida (2/24/07) ... Game-high 15 points vs. Mercer (1/7/07) ... 10 points at ETSU (1/2/07) ... 12 points and five rebounds vs. North Florida (11/30/06) ... First career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Fisk (11/20/07) ... 14 points at IUPUI (11/18/07) ... Career-high 19 points - all in the second half - vs. UNC-Wilmington (11/13/06), making 7-of-9 field goals ... Averaged double figure scoring into the holiday season ...

2005-06: Academic All-Conference … Played in 30 of 31 games (DNP, Kennesaw State (2/24/06) - illness) ... Valuable scorer and rebounder off the bench ... Versatile game; can score inside and outside as well as set-up teammates ... Made 23 three-pointers on the year ... Second on team in freshman scoring at 5.2 ppg ... Three double figure scoring games ... Averaged eight points per game over seven game stretch during conference play ... Scored career-high 14 points in just 14 minutes in overtime victory at Campbell (2/18/06) ... Tallied team-high 12 points in win over Jacksonville (2/9/06) ... Scored eight points in 21 minutes in win over Lipscomb (1/31/06) ... Scored 10 points in 22 minutes vs. Mercer (1/16/06) ... Sank two three-pointers in victory at Jacksonville (1/9/06) ... Had eight points in 14 minutes vs. Gardner-Webb (1/4/06) ... Scored six points in 16 minutes at Kansas State (12/29/05) ... Registered 9 points on 4-for-5 shooting in his first collegiate start at Ohio State (12/14/05) ... Scored seven points in 12 minutes vs. MTSU (12/10/05) ... Scored seven points and grabbed a team-high & career-high six rebounds at Oklahoma (11/26/05) ... Made first collegiate shot, a three-pointer vs. Wright State (11/19/05) ... Came to Belmont after committing initially to the Univ. of Tennessee (granted scholarship release).

Prior to Belmont: All-time leading scorer (1,991 points) and rebounder (1,043 rebounds) at Hickman County High School ... Also led team in points, rebounds, assists and blocks each year ... Averaged 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior ... Helped HCHS to District 11 AAA Championship as a junior ... Four-time team MVP ... Was named All-District II AAA and All-Region 6AAA four consecutive years ... During senior campaign, selected TSWA All-State and AP All-State Second-Team ... As a junior and senior was tabbed District Player of the Year ... 2004 Nike All-American Camp participant ... Was also a member of the golf team all four years, helping team to earn fifth place finishes at AAA State golf tournament as a sophomore and junior.

Personal: Major is History ... Son of Roger and Susan Dotson ... Born Matthew George Dotson on September 24, 1986 in Nashville, Tenn. ... Selected Best All-Around by Hickman County faculty ... Lists Matt Freije, Dirk Nowitski and Phil Mickelson as his favorite athletes.

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