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Statistically Speaking: Ranks 11th in JHU history in career blocks (64).
2014-15: Played 30 games and started six · averaged 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game · led team in blocks (39) and ranked fourth in the Centennial Conference · 39 blocks is tied for fifth most in school single season history · grabbed six rebounds in win over Keuka in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic title game · blocked a pair of shots in win at Ursinus · pulled five boards and had three blocks in loss to Franklin & Marshall · chipped in eight points with four boards and two steals in win at Gettysburg · scored a career high 15 points, going 6-of-7 from the floor, grabbed seven boards and blocked three shots in win over Muhlenberg · pulled five rebounds in win over 13th-ranked Centre · blocked a pair of shots and grabbed five rebounds in win at Washington & Lee in W&L Holiday Tournament title game · had a pair of blocks in win over Kenyon · blocked two shots, grabbed four rebounds and handed out two assists in win at Haverford · had three blocks in win over fourth-ranked Dickinson and Ursinus · chipped in 10 points in win over McDaniel · grabbed six rebounds in win over Gettysburg · pulled six rebounds in loss at 10th-ranked Dickinson · grabbed eight rebounds, scored six points and blocked three shots in NCAA First Round win over Keene State · just missed a double-double with nine rebounds and eight points in NCAA Second Round win over Skidmore · also blocked two shots versus Thoroughbreds · grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots in NCAA Sweet 16 at fourth-ranked Babson.
2013-14: Played 28 games and started one, averaged 11.7 minutes per game · averaged 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.75 blocks per game · shot 45.8 percent from the field and 72.0 percent from the line · chipped in six points and grabbed two boards in loss to Wesley · scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds at #21 Alvernia · went 6-of-6 from the line and tied then career-high with eight points and three blocks in win over Ursinus · scored a then career-high 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in win at Franklin & Marshall · scored a career-high 11 points to go with three blocks in loss to Gettysburg · made first career start, finished with eight points and four boards at Muhlenberg · blocked a pair of shots versus Case Western and Swarthmore · grabbed four rebounds and a steal in win at Ursinus · tied career-high with a game-high five rebounds in win over Swarthmore · grabbed three boards in win at Washington College · posted first career double-double with career highs of 11 points and 10 rebounds in win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference Semifinals · chipped in six points in CC Championship win over Dickinson · tied a school record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game with three in loss at Virginia Wesleyan.
2012-13: Played 11 games in rookie season and averaged 5.5 minutes per game · scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while also blocking four shots · chipped in seven points to go with five rebounds and two blocks in win at Goucher · finished with five points in just four minutes at Hampden-Sydney.
Personal: Matthew Billups · son of Richard and Louann Billups · earned First Team All-Union County Conference honors as a junior and senior · also earned UCIAC Union County Scholar-Athlete Award · captained team to state quarterfinals · interned at Waksman Institute of Microbiology in the Fermentation Facility at Rutgers University in 2013 · studied chemical engineering/process technology at Denmark Technical University in 2014 · currently researching brain-targeted drug delivery in the center for nanomedicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · member of Hopkins AND1 tutoring and mentoring program · majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering..