2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Matt Banas
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hershey, Pa.
- High School:
- Hershey
2015-16
Saw action in 9 games off the bench, including his first career start on Senior Day vs. Boston University ... totaled 10 pts. (4-11 FG), 7 reb. on the season ... played a career-high 13 min. in a home win over Navy, tallying 4 pts., 1 reb., 1 stl. ... had 2 career pts. before that outing.
2014-15
Appeared in 7 games and totaled 2 pts., 1 reb., 1 asst. ... scored first career points on a tip-in at Toledo ... picked up first career assist at Lehigh.
2013-14
Part of Bucknell’s frontcourt reserve unit ... played in 3 games ... made season debut in win over Saint Francis ... also appeared against Marist and Navy ... grabbed a rebound in the Marist game.
2012-13
Reserve forward ... appeared in 3 games, totaling 7 min. ... made collegiate debut vs. West Alabama and collected 2 reb.
Personal
Full name is Matthew Banas ... born Feb. 4, 1994 in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... son of Bernie and Lisa Banas ... has two sisters, Christina and Jennifer ... father played basketball at VMI ... 2012 graduate of Hershey High School ... two-year team captain ... two-time all-conference selection ... Patriot-News Big 15 selection ... helped lead Hershey to league and conference titles ... team finished 20-3 in 2011-12 ... averaged 14.7 ppg as a senior ... scored 1,084 career points, fifth-most in school history ... majoring in economics ... member of 2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
